We are seeing attempts by the Chinese Government to provide the market with more sophisticated tools for dealing with unprofitable companies.
China is attempting to align its insolvency regime to international standards and introduce additional tools for dealing with the country's rising debt load.
Australian lenders with exposures to these debts (particularly in the coal, steel, manufacturing, cement, shipbuilding, solar, heavy machinery, mining and property sectors) should reassess insolvency risk and understand their options.
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.
2017年1月07日,在《人民法院报》最新公布的 “2016年度人民法院十大民事行政案件”中,金杜律师事务所代理的江苏舜天船舶股份有限公司(简称“舜天船舶”)破产重整案名列其中。该案不仅是适用最高人民法院和证监会之间会商机制的首个案例,也是上市公司重整同时完成重大资产重组的首个案例,在案件处理的参考性以及对于市场和社会的整体影响方面均意义重大。每年由《人民法院报》编辑部评出的十大案件均为在过去一年中全国各级法院审判的具有重大社会影响力、案情疑难复杂或审判结果有重大突破和借鉴作用的典型案件。
舜天船舶是一家从事船舶和非船舶贸易的国有控股上市公司。受航运及船舶市场持续低迷的影响,自2014年起舜天船舶的经营危机和债务危机开始显现,且日趋严重,渐至资不抵债,面临严峻的退市风险。最终舜天船舶于2016年2月5日被南京市中级人民法院(简称“南京中院”)裁定进入破产重整程序。南京中院通过公开选任方式,经过层层选拔,最终确定金杜为本案管理人,负责开展相关重整工作。
2017年1月07日,在《人民法院报》最新公布的 “2016年度人民法院十大民事行政案件”中,金杜律师事务所代理的江苏舜天船舶股份有限公司(简称“舜天船舶”)破产重整案名列其中。该案不仅是适用最高人民法院和证监会之间会商机制的首个案例,也是上市公司重整同时完成重大资产重组的首个案例,在案件处理的参考性以及对于市场和社会的整体影响方面均意义重大。每年由《人民法院报》编辑部评出的十大案件均为在过去一年中全国各级法院审判的具有重大社会影响力、案情疑难复杂或审判结果有重大突破和借鉴作用的典型案件。
舜天船舶是一家从事船舶和非船舶贸易的国有控股上市公司。受航运及船舶市场持续低迷的影响,自2014年起舜天船舶的经营危机和债务危机开始显现,且日趋严重,渐至资不抵债,面临严峻的退市风险。最终舜天船舶于2016年2月5日被南京市中级人民法院(简称“南京中院”)裁定进入破产重整程序。南京中院通过公开选任方式,经过层层选拔,最终确定金杜为本案管理人,负责开展相关重整工作。
作为2016年整个航运界最震憾的事件,世界第七大集装箱航运商韩国韩进海运的破产案件最进又有了新进展。据外媒报道,在经历了近半年的重整努力后,2017年2月17日,韩国首尔中区法院正式裁定韩进海运破产。至此,这起航运史上最大的破产案件终于尘埃落定。据悉,韩进海运大部分的资产已经被拍卖用于偿债。
韩进海运在2016年9月进入重整程序后采取了哪些自救措施?这桩全球航运业有史以来最大的破产案涉及哪些航运企业跨境破产法律问题?我们将在下文逐一分析。
特殊的运营模式对航运企业的保护作用
为规避法律风险,现代航运企业多采取单船公司结构,单船公司之间彼此互不隶属。另外,除购买外,航运企业多采取租赁方式扩大商船运力。据报道,在韩进海运的全部运力中,仅有不足10%是由其自有船舶完成的。换言之,我们看到的航行在大洋上的、涂有HanJin Shipping字样的船舶里超过90%其实并不是韩进海运公司的财产。
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破产重整,实践中也称之为司法重组、法庭内重组、破产保护,是在人民法院主导下进行的企业重组活动,是《企业破产法》规定的三种程序之一。与破产清算程序不同,破产重整程序旨在帮助限于困境的企业脱离困境、实现重生。自《企业破产法》于2007年6月1日实施以来,沪深两市已有49家上市公司实施了破产重整,其中47家已完成重整。此外,部分从沪深两家交易所退市的公司也实施了破产重整。从实践来看,破产重整的上市公司或者退市公司多数具有债务负担沉重、持续经营能力较弱、盈利能力较差的特点。从结果来看,破产重整程序确实起到了拯救困难企业的积极作用。长航凤凰(SZ,000520)、长航油运5(400061)是近年来通过破产重整程序实现企业脱困复兴的典型案例。
[ABSTRACT] Article 31 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law provides that if an enterprise transfers its property at a manifestly unreasonable price within one year of entering bankruptcy proceedings, the administrator shall be entitled to motion the People’s Court to revoke the transfer. The purpose of such revocation is to recover the property for the benefit of all creditors of the bankrupt enterprise.
On 31 March, 2015, the Supreme People’s Court issued four model cases, including Shagang LLC. (Shagang) v. Kaitian LLC.(Kaitian), a case in relation to an objection to enforcement of a distribution plan. In the case, the Court has referred to the Deep Rock Doctrine originated from the United States, states for the first time that shareholders whose capital contribution is insufficient shall be subordinated to external creditors of the company with respect to their payable debts.
财政部国家税务总局关于个人非货币性资产投资有关个人所得税政策的通知)
On March 30, 2015, the Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) and the SAT jointly released Caishui [2015] No. 41 (“Circular 41”) to expand nationwide the tax payment installment policy applicable in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to income derived from non-monetary asset investment made by individuals.
Circular 41 defines non-monetary asset investment and includes the contribution of non-monetary assets to establish a new company, to participate in company capital increase, private placement of stock, stock exchange and corporate restructuring.