Corporate Structures Newsletter - June 2016 Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam For more information please contact: Ilona de Schipper Associate +31 20 551 7806 Director Disqualification Act enters into force on July 1, 2016 On July 1, 2016, the Director Disqualification Act (in Dutch: Wet civielrechtelijk bestuursverbod) will enter into force. The purpose of this act is to combat bankruptcy fraud and prevent managing directors from continuing mala fide activities through existing or new legal entities. Similar legislation is already in place in at least 11 other European Union member states.
In a nutshell, arbitration must fulfil two main aims to be attractive to its potential users: enforceability of the award must be certain and proceedings must be efficient. In light of those aims, the year 2015 brought two major changes to arbitration proceedings in Poland. Firstly, the amendment of the Bankruptcy Law put an end to all the doubts that arose with regard to the effect of the bankruptcy proceedings of a party to an arbitration agreement on the validity of such agreement.
The government's proposed changes to Australia's insolvency laws as part of the NISA are:
Dispute Resolution Beijing/Hong Kong/Shanghai Client Alert Creditors Petitioning for Bankruptcy Beware: Absconding Bankrupts May Walk Free After Staying Away from Hong Kong for 4 Years Recent developments The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”)1 has ruled unconstitutional a provision under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (“Ordinance”) that prevents the period of bankruptcy from commencing when a bankrupt is not in Hong Kong.
Commercial Dispute Resolution Jakarta Client Alert September 2015 Supreme Court Ruling on Bankruptcy of Bumi Asih Jaya On 9 September 2015, the Republic of Indonesia Supreme Court gave its ruling on the cassation application submitted by the Financial Services Authority ("OJK") regarding the bankruptcy petition against PT Asuransi Jiwa Bumi Asih Jaya ("BAJ"), one of the oldest insurance company in Indonesia. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of OJK and approved the bankruptcy petition against BAJ. Under the previous regime, Law No.
The People’s Republic of China (“PRC“) recently launched two initiatives in relation to enterprise bankruptcies. These initiatives will provide significant benefits to both applicants and creditors when they seek to exercise their respective rights during the enterprise bankruptcy process.
On 21 November 2016, the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 (Bill) was tabled in Parliament. The Bill will rename the Bankruptcy Act 1967 to the Insolvency Act 1967 and will have important implications, in particular to financial institutions and corporates whose loans / debts are secured by personal guarantees, once their amendments are incorporated in the existing Bankruptcy Act 1967 (Act) and are passed and in force.
In Esfahani v. Samimi, 2018 ONCA 516 the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that a plaintiff pursuing a fraudulent conveyance or preference must recognize that the legal landscapes changes with a bankruptcy and that the effects of a bankruptcy filing cannot be ignored.
31/10/2016 Pensions Update October 2016 http://bakerxchange.com/rv/ff002b980788f142ab3974e23146b6f2e393d02b 1/4 Pensions Update October 2016 In this issue Court of Appeal clarifies treatment of pensions on bankruptcy PPF publishes consultation on 2017/2018 levy DWP consults on valuing pensions for the advice requirement Regulator declares rule change void Next steps in leaving the European Union Committee publishes new evidence on regulation of pension schemes Regulator launches blog Government cancels plans t
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The statutory regulation of cryptocurrency in Russia is yet to be made compatible with the current dynamics of digital assets.