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    Germany: cash-flow insolvency
    2018-03-01

    In a recent judgment, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) took the opportunity to clarify its position on sec. 17(2) German Insolvency Act (Insolvenzordnung, InsO). According to sec. 17(2) InsO a debtor is deemed insolvent if he is unable to pay his debts as they fall due (Zahlungsunfähigkeit).

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Daniel Kunz , Leopold Bauer
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    German court rules on managing directors' payments to employees of insolvent company
    2022-06-09

    Background

    German insolvency law prohibits managing directors from making payments on behalf of the company after it has become illiquid or over-indebted. This does not apply to payments made when acting with the due care and diligence of a prudent business manager. Such payments are privileged as they do not reduce the insolvency estate and do not disadvantage creditors if they allow the business to continue and enable corporate recovery.

    Decision

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    German Federal Court of Justice extends limited partner liability
    2021-04-08

    The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that a limited partner is not liable for debts incumbent on the insolvency estate incurred by an administrator in insolvency proceedings.

    However, it was unclear who would be liable for debts incumbent on the insolvency estate pursuant to section 55(4) of the German Insolvency Act (the Act) incurred in preliminary insolvency proceedings. A recent BGH ruling on 28 January 2021 (IX ZR 54/20) now provides clarity.

    Case summary

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Insolvenzrechtliche Privilegierung von Darlehen aufgrund von Corona
    2020-04-03

    Seit dem 1. März 2020 ausgereichte Darlehen unterliegen dank neuer Gesetzgebung Privilegierungen im Hinblick auf insolvenzrechtliche Anfechtungs- und Haftungstatbestände.

    Am 27. März 2020 wurde das Gesetz zur vorübergehenden Aussetzung der Insolvenzantragspflicht und zur Begrenzung der Organhaftung bei einer durch die COVID-19-Pandemie bedingten Insolvenz (COVID-19-Insolvenzaussetzungsgesetz – COVInsAG) verkündet. Dieses trat rückwirkend zum 1. März 2020 in Kraft.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies an important question in the context of up- and cross-stream securities
    2018-02-06

    Background

    In cases where upstream or cross-stream securities are granted by a German limited liability company (”GmbH“), the German capital maintenance rules need to be considered. Under these rules assets that are required for the maintenance of GmbH’s registered share capital may not be paid out to the shareholders. This payout prohibition concerns not only payments, but also granting of securities in favour of loans granted to the shareholders. The managing directors of a GmbH are personally liable for payouts made in violation of these rules.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Elena Chertkova
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Explosion der Baukosten - folgt nun die große Pleitewelle?- 2.0
    2022-05-05

    Update unseres Leitfadens zum Umgang mit Materialkostenerhöhungen und Lieferverzögerungen

    Die aktuelle Entwicklung bei Baukosten und Materiallieferungen

    Filed under:
    Germany, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Datenschutz im Insolvenzverfahren
    2021-03-19

    Im (vorläufigen) Insolvenzverfahren ist es die Aufgabe des Insolvenzverwalters, für den Schutz personenbezogener Daten zu sorgen. Er übernimmt anstelle des ursprünglichen Geschäftsführers/Inhabers die Führung des Unternehmens und wird damit gemäß Art. 4 Nr. 7 Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) datenschutzrechtlich verantwortlich. Das gilt nicht nur, wenn personenbezogene Daten für die Zwecke des Insolvenzverfahrens verarbeitet werden, sondern betrifft alle Verarbeitungsvorgänge im schuldnerischen Unternehmen. Ein „Insolvenzprivileg“ kennt das Datenschutzrecht dabei nicht.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Stabilisierungsmaßnahmen und Beteiligungen der öffentlichen Hand an Unternehmen - unsere Expertise
    2020-03-27

    Im Zuge der „Corona-Krise“ benötigen viele betroffene Unternehmen dringend staatliche Unterstützung, um akute Liquiditätsengpässe zeitnah abwenden zu können und um ihre Eigenkapitalquote zu stärken. Der Bund hat dazu nun das Gesetz zur Errichtung eines Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WStFG) erlassen. Das WStFG sieht die Errichtung eines Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WSF) zur Stützung der Realwirtschaft vor (Ausführliche Informationen zum WSF wie bspw. zu Antragsberechtigungen, Voraussetzungen und Zuständigkeiten finden Sie u.a.

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Tax, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Michael Brüggemann , Clemens Niedner , Dr. Martin Heidrich
    Location:
    European Union, Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    German company directors: watch out
    2017-12-05

    German insolvency proceedings expose company directors to high risks of personal liability. Claims brought on the basis of sec. 92(2), 93(3) German Companies Act (Aktiengesetz, AktG) and sec. 64 German Limited Liability Companies Act can have disastrous financial consequences. Damages can be in the millions. Therefore many company directors purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurances (D&O insurance) to protect their personal assets.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Michael Malitz
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Payment of salary to employee by insolvent third party not protected from German claw-back claims
    2022-04-07

    Background

    Under German insolvency law, employees are generally protected from claw-back claims. The payment of wages is considered a "cash transaction" if the employer pays the salary within three months of the work being performed. A “cash transaction” can only be contested in limited circumstances. Where a third party pays the salary, the cash transaction privilege remains if it is not clear to the employee that a third party made the payment (s.142(2) and s.3 InsO).

    A recent German Federal Court of Justice ruling shows that this protection has limits.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing

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