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    New Insurance Risks for Directors & Officers in Germany
    2018-11-28

    The Situation: Claims brought by insolvency administrators under Section 64 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act are not only among the most common, but also the most financially significant, claims faced by the directors of distressed German companies.

    The Development: In a landmark decision, the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf recently determined that claims brought under Section 64 of the GmbHG are not covered by insuring provisions found in many D&O insurance policies.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Jones Day
    Authors:
    Tyrone R. Childress , Jason B. Lissy , Dr. Ralf Ek
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Jones Day
    Epic fails bei Restrukturierungen / #5: Verhandlungen mit dem falschen Betriebsrat
    2018-12-13

    In unserer Blogserie „Epic fails“ haben wir bereits über einige Fallstricke bei Restrukturierungen berichtet, wie beim Abschluss eines Rahmeninteressenausgleichs oder zuletzt beim fehlenden

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ius Laboris
    Authors:
    Henrik Lüthge
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Kliemt Arbeitsrecht <small>(part of Ius Laboris)</small>
    Liquidation procedures in Germany
    2018-10-11

    Use the Lexology Navigator tool to compare the answers in this article with those from other jurisdictions. 

    Liquidation procedures

    Eligibility

    What are the eligibility criteria for initiating liquidation procedures? Are any entities explicitly barred from initiating such procedures?

    Filed under:
    Germany, Global, Insolvency & Restructuring, Advant Beiten, Shareholder, Limited liability company, Debt, Liquidation
    Authors:
    Heinrich Meyer , Dr Moritz Handrup
    Location:
    Germany, Global
    Firm:
    Advant Beiten
    Insolvency administrator's right to sell leased assets in Germany
    2018-11-06

    Background

    The German Insolvency Act says an insolvency administrator may sell a "moveable object" on which a right to separate satisfaction (Absonderungsrecht) exists if such object is in his possession. The right to separate satisfaction entitles creditors with such a right to be satisfied ahead of all other creditors from the proceeds of selling a separate pool of assets within the insolvent estate

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Elena Chertkova
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Evaluierung des ESUG - im Wesentlichen ganz erfolgreich!!?
    2018-11-06

    Der frisch veröffentliche Bericht zur Evaluation des ESUG stellt fest, dass die durch das ESUG eingeführten Änderungen insgesamt positiv aufgenommen worden sind, aber an vielen Stellen noch Verbesserungsbedarf besteht. Sollte tatsächlich Anfang 2019 die EU-Restrukturierungsrichtlinie verabschiedet werden, hätte der Gesetzgeber die Möglichkeit in einem (großen) Wurf, die ESUG Regelungen zu verbessern und die Anforderungen der EU an ein vorinsolvenzliches Sanierungsverfahren umzusetzen.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Hogan Lovells
    Authors:
    Christine Borries , Dr. Maximilian Baier
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    New rules on directors’ liability in Germany
    2018-11-08

    The German Federal Court of Justice has tightened its grip on company directors again. In a recent judgment on directors’ liability in insolvency situations, the Court clarified the scope of sections 60- 61 of the German Insolvency Act.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Debtor in possession, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Daniel Kunz , Leopold Bauer
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Evaluation of the ESUG - essentially a success!?
    2018-11-09

    The recently published report on the evaluation of the ESUG, the German law to facilitate the restructuring of companies, states that the changes introduced by the ESUG have been received positively overall, but that there is still room for improvement in many areas. Should the EU Restructuring Directive actually be adopted at the beginning of 2019, the legislator would have the opportunity to improve the ESUG legislation and implement the EU requirements for pre-insolvency restructuring proceedings in one bill.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Hogan Lovells
    Authors:
    Christine Borries , Dr. Maximilian Baier
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Epic fails bei Restrukturierungen / #4: Kein Background-Check vor der Einigungsstelle
    2018-11-12

    In unserer Blogserie „Epic Fails bei Restrukturierungen” haben wir zuletzt über mögliche Fehler beim Interessenausgleich, beim Sozialplan und bei der

    Filed under:
    Germany, Arbitration & ADR, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ius Laboris
    Authors:
    Dr. Markus Janko
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Kliemt Arbeitsrecht <small>(part of Ius Laboris)</small>
    Kein D&O-Versicherungsschutz für insolvenzrechtswidrig geleistete Zahlungen nach § 64 GmbHG
    2018-07-20

    Seit einer unveröffentlichten Entscheidung des OLG Celle vom 01. April 2016 (8 W 20/16) wird intensiv darüber diskutiert, ob Ansprüche gegen Geschäftsführer nach § 64 GmbHG wegen Zahlungen nach Insolvenzreife unter der D&O-Versicherung versichert sind. Mit Urteil vom 20. Juli 2018 hat nunmehr auch das OLG Düsseldorf entschieden, dass eine D&O-Versicherung grundsätzlich nicht die GmbH-Geschäftsführerhaftung gemäß § 64 GmbHG wegen nach Insolvenzreife getätigter rechtswidriger Zahlungen deckt.

    Kernaussagen der Entscheidung des OLG Düsseldorf

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Advant Beiten, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Florian Weichselgärtner
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Advant Beiten
    Restructuring of promissory notes
    2018-07-23

    Boom in promissory note market

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Noerr PartGmbB
    Authors:
    Dr. Nikolai Warneke , Dr. Florian Becker e
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Noerr PartGmbB

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