TGIF, right?! Before kick starting your weekend — here’s what you need to know about the recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the chapter 11 cases of SemCrude L.P. and its debtor affiliates.

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The latest in a line of fraudulent transfer decisions in the Madoff case has added to the case-law regarding what level of knowledge is needed to plead actual fraud in securities Ponzi scheme cases.

Section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code affords debtors flexibility to sell assets outside of the ordinary course of business after notice and a hearing.  This right is supported by 

After a busy term last Spring that saw the United States Supreme Court issue decisions in Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett and Baker Botts v.

In American Federated Title Corp. v. GFI Management Services, Inc., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 

The following is a broad overview of the duties and liabilities of directors when their company is in financial difficulties. It is a general guide only and there will be variations according to the specific laws in each jurisdiction.  

Gleave and others v The Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2008] EWHC 1099 (Ch)

The High Court ruled that calculations of employer debt by scheme actuaries cannot be challenged by insolvency practitioners unless there is evidence of fraud or error.

[2008] EWHC 1099 (Ch)

The High Court has ruled that calculations of employer debt by scheme actuaries cannot be challenged by insolvency practitioners unless there is evidence of fraud or error.

The 4th session of the committee of governmental experts on Intermediated Securities met in May 2007 to continue negotiation of the draft Convention. The Convention deals primarily with the rights of account holders in relation to intermediated securities - securities held through financial intermediaries.