Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto of 2014-11-06
Insolvency proceedings – Creditors of the insolvent debtor – Termination of proceedings – No need to adjudicate on the action
The insolvency administration is authorized to sell the production unit of the insolvent company Antibióticos, S.A.U. to Black Toro Capital S.A.R.L.
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice No 15/2014, published in Diário da República (Portuguese official gazette) No 24 of 2014-12-22
Insolvency – Insolvency Administrator – Presumption of bad faith
Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto of 2014-11-06
Insolvency proceedings – Creditors of the insolvent debtor – Termination of proceedings – No need to adjudicate on the action
The insolvency administration is authorized to sell the production unit of the insolvent company Antibióticos, S.A.U. to Black Toro Capital S.A.R.L.
Portaria (Ordinance) No 261/2014 - Diário da República (Portuguese official gazette) No 242/2014, Series I of 2014-12-16
Amending for the first time the Regulation of the Local Support and Micro-company Incentive Scheme.
Reviewing the legal framework of urban lease.
The insolvency system established under Royal Decree-Law 5/2005 applies to interest rate swap agreements if they are subject to a contractual compensation agreement, even when there is only a financial transaction under that agreement. Any claims arising from these agreements that might have accrued after the declaration of insolvency will be charged against the insolvency estate.
The Madrid Provincial Court applied the doctrine of the Supreme Court judgment of April 30, 2014, no. 100/20148, and declared the rescission of a personal guarantee granted by the insolvent company to secure the loan granted by a credit institution to a related company.
Claims secured with an in rem guarantee continue to accrue default interest charged to the encumbered asset and are classified as privileged.
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