Directors are facing difficult decisions in the current climate but, while the impact of COVID-19 will continue to be felt, it does not follow that companies should be forced out of business. Our publication 'Saving viable businesses – a look at restructuring options in the current environment' serves as reminder of rescue procedures available under Irish law.
The oil and gas industry in Texas is currently facing a double whammy from the recent oil price shock and COVID-19 related demand reductions. While exploration and production operators in Texas are proactively taking self-help measures to reinforce their financial frameworks — reducing capital spending, operating expenses, overhead and dividends — the outlook remains highly uncertain.
Directors of Hong Kong companies under cashflow pressure or financial distress should be aware that as their companies approach insolvency, their duties are increasingly owed to the creditors of their companies rather than to the shareholders of their companies. Pressure from suppliers and other creditors to make payments can place directors in a difficult position of incurring personal liability.
1.Why use an electronic signature?
2.What is e-signing?
3.Is e-signing valid?
4.What types of document can be signed electronically?
5. Are there any restrictions/protocols relating to electronic signatures?
6. What is the position with overseas entities?
7. E-signing with a secure platform
8. E-signing without a secure platform
Why use an electronic signature?
An edited version of this article first appeared in Smart Company. By Special Counsel Katherine Payne and partners Mark Petrucco and
The confirmed number of persons in Russia infected with SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 (Corona) exceeds 32,000. Many people and enterprises are affected by non-working days, lock down measures and the resulting direct and indirect impact on work, business and finances. This summary highlights some recent legal issues in connection with the Corona crisis in Russia.
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Year in Review – Latin America in 2016
Argentina
Sovereign debt restructuring: On April 22, 2016, after Congress approved a settlement proposal, Argentina issued US$16.5bn of new debt securities in the international capital markets, and applied US$9.3bn of these proceeds to satisfy settlement payments on agreements with holders.
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments
Recent Developments
Small business is undoubtedly the lifeblood of economies, more so where those economies are emerging and developing. The promotion and nurturing of entrepreneurship is a key factor in economic success, not just for those entrepreneurs, but for the wider society, which, as stakeholders, benefits from the generation and distribution of wealth through economic and social policy. One unresolved question, however, is how to treat MSMEs (micro-, small- and medium-enterprises) in insolvency.
Both the corporate voluntary arrangement and judicial management, together with the Companies (Corporate Rescue Mechanism) Rules 2018 (“Rules”), came into force earlier this year on 1 March 2018 with the gazetting of notice P.U. (B) 106/2018.
We have previously discussed the insolvency law policy and procedure, touching briefly on judicial management and corporate voluntary arrangement. We will now look at the rules applicable for the application for these two rescue mechanisms.
Corporate Voluntary Arrangement