In the current environment of heightened geopolitical tension, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and impacts on regional oil and gas infrastructure, global supply chain disruption and volatility in energy markets, force majeure provisions are more important than ever.

Der EuGH stärkt die Rangordnung im deutschen Insolvenzverfahren. Für Geschäftsleiter steigt der Druck, für Verwalter die Schlagkraft.Wenn die Rechtswahl in der Krise nicht mehr rettet

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In a significant ruling for shareholders, companies and directors, the Supreme Court has confirmed that unfair prejudice petitions under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) are not caught by statutory time limits imposed by the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980).

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in TAQA Bratani Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 1669 (“TAQA”) has reshaped the risk landscape for directors operating within corporate group structures, particularly complex ones.

Die Sicherstellung einer flächendeckenden, leistungsfähigen Krankenhausversorgung ist eine der zentralen Aufgaben der Landkreise und Kommunen in Deutschland. In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich die wirtschaftliche Lage vieler privater Krankenhäuser jedoch dramatisch verschlechtert. Ursachen sind unter anderem der anhaltende Fachkräftemangel, steigende Kosten durch Inflation und Tarifabschlüsse, ein Investitionsstau sowie strukturelle Veränderungen im Gesundheitswesen und die noch nicht in Gänze umgesetzte Gesundheitsreform.

Cash pressure rarely starts with one dramatic event. More often, it shows up in missed supplier payments, covenant breaches, unpaid salaries, weak receivables, partner tension, and creditors who stop waiting. That is usually the point when business owners begin asking how to restructure distressed business operations before the problem becomes a full legal crisis. In the UAE, timing matters. Delay can reduce your options, increase liability, and weaken your position with banks, landlords, suppliers, employees, and shareholders.

Overview

When a company enters financial distress, contractual enforcement rights are often among the first to be affected. The ipso facto stay under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) restricts the enforcement of certain rights that arise because of an insolvency event. These events include voluntary administration, the appointment of a managing controller over the whole or substantially the whole of a company’s property, and proposals for schemes of arrangement.

In Thailand, the intersection of corporate insolvency and director liability raises critical questions for company leaders. While the law does not impose a duty on directors to commence formal insolvency proceedings, it does create potential liabilities for failing to address a company’s deteriorating financial health. Moreover, directors who continue to operate a business while insolvent may face exposure if their actions are found to be fraudulent.

Broadly, the dissolution options for a solvent Cayman Islands company are either a voluntary liquidation or a strike-off. The appropriateness of either method will depend on the business history of the particular company and its current financial position.

Preliminary steps

Before commencing the formal dissolution process, it may be necessary to take some preliminary steps, including ensuring that: