I. Overview and Background

COVID-19 continues to disrupt normal business operations, creating liquidity problems and negative working capital for many companies. As fund sponsors take actions to help their portfolio companies navigate through this time, they should also sensitize directors to insolvency issues and the associated litigation risks.

Wir beziehen uns auf das Schreiben vom 19. Oktober 2020 betreffend die Eröffnung der Vernehmlassung zum Entwurf der Verordnung zur Anpassung des Bundesrechts an Entwicklungen der Technik verteilter elektronischer Register und bedanken uns bestens für die Gelegenheit zur Stellungna

Wir beziehen uns auf das Schreiben vom 19. Oktober 2020 betreffend die Erffnung der Vernehmlassung zum Entwurf der Verordnung zur Anpassung des Bundesrechts an Entwicklungen der Technik verteilter elektronischer Register und bedanken uns bestens fr die Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme.

The Australian government has taken swift action to enact new legislation that significantly changes the insolvency laws relevant to all business as a result of the ongoing developments related to COVID-19.

Introduction

Towards the end of 2020, while businesses were reeling from the challenges of grappling with a global pandemic, the end of the Brexit transition period and LIBOR transition, the Law Commission published a paper analysing the current law underlying intermediated securities - Intermediated securities: who owns your shares? A Scoping Paper.

It is safe to say that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC” or “Code“) and the regime it has spawned, has effected a complete turnaround in the way insolvency and liquidation proceedings were dealt with in India. The IBC has quickly become the preferred route for creditors and debtors alike, with stakeholders lauding the efficiency of the Code. The standout factor that has contributed to the success of the Code is the strict timeline prescribed and followed during the insolvency resolution process.

INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE DISPUTES

2020 REVIEW

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INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE DISPUTES 2020 REVIEW

Contents

Preface

Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) hat mit Urteil vom 18. November 2020 (IV ZR 217/19) entschieden, dass Ansprüche gegen GmbH-Geschäftsführer auf Ersatz von Zahlungen, die nach Insolvenzreife vorgenommen wurden, vom Versicherungsschutz der D&O-Versicherung umfasst sind. Mehrere Oberlandesgerichte hatten dies zuletzt noch anders beurteilt. In der Praxis hatte dies zu einer erheblichen Unsicherheit geführt, nicht zuletzt mit Blick auf die infolge der COVID-19-Pandemie vorübergehend geänderten Insolvenzantragspflichten.

Hintergrund der Entscheidung

Obtaining a County Court Judgment (CCJ) is the first step in enforcing a debt against the debtor. Once a CCJ has been obtained, the judgment creditor will need to take the necessary steps to enforce their Judgment to recover the monies owed to the judgment creditor, unless the debtor pays the full judgment debt after receiving the judgment. During COVID-19, the Government has put legislation in place to protect people from being affected by the consequences of their debts.

In the landmark case of Re China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited [2020] HKCFI 2940, Mr Justice Harris recalibrated the Hong Kong winding-up jurisdiction and its application to an offshore incorporated, Hong Kong-listed entity.

In particular, the decision explains why the Hong Kong court may be unable to wind up an offshore incorporated, Hong Kong-listed company where all of the company’s operating assets are in the Mainland.

The material facts