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    German insolvency administrator grossly negligent for breach of duty in investigating contestation claims
    2024-01-16

    In a recent case before the Federal Court of Justice, an insolvency administrator was found to have neglected his duties of investigation in a particularly serious and reproachable manner.

    Decision

    The insolvency administrator had contested the offsetting of an investment subsidy by the creditor bank to balance the debtor’s accounts.

    The focus of the decision was whether the insolvency administrator had made the contestation claim within the statutory limitation period. In Germany, this is usually three years and starts:

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Insolvency, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Rembert T. Graf Kerssenbrock
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Harmonisation of insolvency avoidance in Europe
    2024-01-10

    This article continues our Law-Now series "Harmonisation of Insolvency Laws in the EU" in which we provide an overview of the articles addressing insolvency avoidance actions of the draft EU directive.

    As explained in the first part of the series, the differing national insolvency regulations of the 27 EU member states creates risks for investors, who will have to consider their investments in light of possible business failures and the resulting exposure to monetary losses.

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, CMS Germany, Insolvency, European Commission, Insolvency Regulation (1346/2000) (EU)
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexandra Schluck-Amend , Dr. Jana Julia Hübler , Kuno von Gizycki
    Location:
    European Union, Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    Pflichten in der Krise - Gläubiger- vor Gesellschafterinteressen?
    2023-12-20

    Muss die Geschäftsführung in der Krise die Belange der Gläubiger stets vorrangig vor den Gesellschafterinteressen („shift of fiduciary duties“) behandeln?

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, CMS Germany
    Authors:
    Rolf Leithaus , Julia Menke
    Location:
    European Union, Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    2023 recap - what’s new for creditors in Germany on insolvency claw-back?
    2023-12-19

    As the festive season approaches, it is time to take stock of the three 2023 most important decisions of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) on claw-back issues in insolvency.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, ESG, Insolvency, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Susanne Hoerrmann , Lars Westpfahl , Patrick Schroeder , Kristina Weiler , Sonja Vidal , Dr. Tom Dittmar
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    The Right of Set-off in Insolvency Proceedings
    2023-12-15

    December 2023

    The Right of Set-off in Insolvency Proceedings

    MAYER BROWN | THE RIGHT OF SET-OFF IN INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

    Filed under:
    Germany, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mayer Brown, Insolvency, Federal Court of Justice
    Location:
    Germany, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Mayer Brown
    Ein riskanter Job: Aufsichtsrat im Unternehmen
    2023-12-12

    Der Aufsichtsrat ist ein Kontrollorgan. Er überwacht die Geschäftsführung. Unterlaufen ihm Fehler, haften die Mitglieder des Aufsichtsrats persönlich.

    Aufsichtsräte gibt es in deutschen Unternehmen seit über 150 Jahren. Das Gesetz, betreffend die Kommanditgesellschaften auf Aktien und die Aktiengesellschaften vom 11. Juni 1870 bestimmte:

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, CMS Germany
    Authors:
    Dr. Felix Fuchs
    Location:
    European Union, Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    Abweichende Anforderungen an die Fortführungsprognose für Start-ups? OLG Düsseldorf bestätigt eigene Rechtsprechung
    2023-11-22

    Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Düsseldorf hat mit einem aktuellen Urteil (27.07.2023 – 12 U 59/22) seine eigene Rechtsprechung bestätigt, nach der die regulären Anforderungskriterien an die Überschuldungsprüfung bei Start-ups nicht uneingeschränkt Anwendung finden können.

    Hintergrund – Kriterien der Überschuldungsprüfung

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Start-up companies
    Authors:
    Tobias Rhode
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    German Court lowers threshold for approval of an insolvency plan
    2023-11-14

    The Federal Court of Justice has lowered the threshold for the approval of an insolvency plan by the insolvency court.

    Background

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Insolvency, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Christoph von Campenhausen
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    "Unternehmen begeben sich deutlich zu spät in Beratung"
    2023-11-13

    Konjunktur. Der ökonomische Motor Europas – die deutsche Wirtschaft – schwächelt. Insolvenz- und Sanierungsberater Professor Georg Streit nennt im Gespräch mit ANWALT AKTUELL die wesentlichsten Gründe, warum es nicht so rund läuft wie früher.

    Anwalt Aktuell: Herr Professor Streit, befindet sich die deutsche Wirtschaft in einer Rückwärtsentwicklung?

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Heuking
    Authors:
    Georg Streit
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Heuking
    Decision of the German Court Causes Waves For Investors but is Welcomed by Creditors of Insolvent Companies
    2023-10-20

    In September 2023, the insolvency administrator of the insolvent Wirecard AG began reclaiming dividend distributions for 2017 and 2018 from shareholders. This is following a judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in March 2023 (BGH judgment of March 30, 2023 – IX ZR 121/22). In that judgment the BGH ruled that in the event of a company’s insolvency, the insolvency administrator can demand back dividend payments made to shareholders for up to four years pursuant to section 134 (1) of the Insolvency Code (InsO).

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Squire Patton Boggs, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr Andreas Fillmann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs

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