The EU directive 2012/30/EU proposed in November 2016 (“Proposed Directive”) aims to avoid the adverse effects of insolvency on companies through a more flexible regime of restructuring.
In our update this month we take a look at a case in which a non-party costs order was made against a major shareholder in the insolvent claimant company. The court found that the shareholder was the real party to the litigation; it funded the litigation, it was exercising control over the litigation and it would have been the main beneficiary had the litigation succeeded. We cover this, and other issues affecting the insolvency and fraud industry:
Montpelier Business Reorganisation Ltd v Jones & Others (2017)
Background
What is the GDPR?
| De belastingplichtige houdt indirect aandelen in een BV. De BV heeft een schuld aan de bank in verband waarmee de belastingplichtige zich tot een bedrag van € 150.000 borg heeft gesteld. Nadat de BV in 2010 failliet gaat, vormt de belastingplichtige een voorziening van € 150.000 in verband met de borgstelling. In 2011 betaalt de belastingplichtige uiteindelijk, tegen finale kwijting, € 30.000 aan de bank. Volgens de inspecteur valt € 120.000 van de gevormde voorziening belast vrij in 2011. |
Applicable law
EU requirement for national insolvency registers to be established in all Member States (Recast Insolvency Regulation 2015 ((EU) 2015/848))
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2017Q4 (Oct-Dec)
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Germany’s plans to grant Air Berlin a temporary €150 million bridging loan. The measure will allow for the orderly winding-down of the insolvent airline without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market.
La Commissione europea ha approvato, in base alle regole comunitarie in materia di aiuti di Stato, il piano della Germania per concedere ad Air Berlin un prestito temporaneo di 150 milioni di euro. La misura permetterà una ristrutturazione ordinata della compagnia aerea insolvente senza distorcere indebitamente la concorrenza nel mercato unico.
BANKING
ECON votes to adopt draft report on proposed BRRD Insolvency Hierarchy Directive
The INSOL International Channel Islands Seminar took place on 13 September 2017 in Guernsey, where tensions rose high as jurisdictions battled it out for the crown of the "go-to" jurisdiction for cross border restructurings.