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    German legislator facilitates confiscation orders and asset recovery
    2017-06-30

    After having implemented stricter anti-bribery and corruption regulations in late 2015 and mid2016, new criminal law provisions regarding confiscation orders and asset recovery will enter into force on 1 July 2017. The present legislation was considered to be insufficient. Further, the law implements European provisions into national law. The law provides new rules for compensation of damaged parties and lower prerequisites for confiscations.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, White Collar Crime, DLA Piper
    Authors:
    Daniel Zapf , Florian Gero Kirstein
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    DLA Piper
    Reform der Insolvenzanfechtung (endlich) beschlossen - Mehr Rechtssicherheit im Umgang mit kriselnden Geschäftspartnern
    2017-07-04

    Auf der Zielgeraden haben Bundestag und Bundesrat die Reform der Insolvenzanfechtung verabschiedet. Durch das Gesetz, welches mit Verkündung im Bundesgesetzblatt am 04. April 2017 in Kraft getreten ist, werden die Risiken der Insolvenz für die Geschäftspartner kriselnder Unternehmen verringert. Die von der Rechtsprechung geforderten strengen Anforderungen, die Zahlungsfähigkeit der Geschäftspartner zu überprüfen, werden damit entschärft.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Avocado Rechtsanwälte, Bundestag
    Authors:
    Michael Pauli
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Avocado Rechtsanwälte
    Gerichtsgebühren im Insolvenzverfahren: Standortnachteil München?
    2017-07-04

    Der Wert der Insolvenzmasse ist Berechnungsgrundlage sowohl für die Vergütung des Insolvenzverwalters als auch die Gerichtsgebühr im Insolvenzverfahren. Obwohl die Regelungen hierzu gleich lauten, legt sie das OLG München unterschiedlich aus. Die Folge im aktuellen Fall ist eine knapp sechsfach höhere Bemessungsgrundlage zugunsten der Gerichtskasse. Die Mehrheit der Oberlandesgerichte teilt diese Sichtweise nicht. Damit begründet die Rechtsprechung des OLG München einen deutlichen Standortnachteil für Betriebsfortführungen im Insolvenzverfahren im Bezirk des Oberlandesgerichts München.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells
    Authors:
    Christine Borries
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Germany: Claw-back reform improves the position of suppliers and service providers in German insolvency proceedings
    2017-07-05

    1. Background of the claw-back reform

    German insolvency law allows claw-back for actions made by the debtor during a period of up to 10 years prior to insolvency proceedings. Until the new rules entered into effect in April 2017, this long look-back period also applied to so-called coverage transactions, meaning payments to which the creditor was entitled under contract or law. The insolvency administrator only needed to prove that when making the payment the debtor willfully disadvantaged its other creditors, and the recipient of the payment was aware of this.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie
    Authors:
    Dr. Holger Ellers
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Baker McKenzie
    Germany introduces legislation to facilitate corporate group insolvencies (Konzerninsolvenzrecht)
    2017-07-07

    Germany's major legal reform aiming to facilitate group insolvencies comes into effect on April 21, 2018 (full German text). The new law allows insolvency proceedings over companies within a corporate group to be concentrated at a single German insolvency court and/or to be administered by one insolvency administrator.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, DLA Piper, Debtor
    Authors:
    Florian Bruder M.Jur. , Tom H. Braegelmann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    DLA Piper
    Corporate Insolvency reforms with a particular focus on group insolvencies published
    2017-09-01

    The German Bundestag has recently passed a new law as a result of a long running drive to reform how group insolvencies are to be dealt with in the jurisdiction. The reforms were suspended whilst the European Union formulated the Recast Insolvency Regulation, but, the German legislation has been finalised and the reforms effective from 21 April 2018.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ashfords LLP, Bundestag
    Authors:
    Alan Bennett , Olivia Bridger , Sarah Shrimpton
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Ashfords LLP
    Germany: Insolvency Claw-back Reform Provides Some Relief for Creditors
    2017-05-17

    The reform of claw-back rights in German insolvency proceedings which provides for more legal certainty for creditors has become effective on 5 April 2017.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Latham & Watkins LLP, Bundestag
    Authors:
    Frank Grell , Jörn Kowalewski , Ulrich Klockenbrink , Janina Keßler
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Aktuelle Entwicklungen
    2017-05-22

    Reform des Insolvenzanfechtungsrechts

    Das Gesetz zur Reform des Insolvenzanfechtungsrechts ist am 05.04.2017 in Kraft getreten. Im Fokus steht mit § 133 InsO die sogenannte Voranfechtung, die bislang in ihrer Ausprägung durch die Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichtshofs in der Kritik stand. Im Ergebnis musste ein Gläubiger so bereits dann mit einer Insolvenzanfechtung durch den Insolvenzverwalter rechnen, wenn er seinem Schuldner eine Ratenzahlung gewährte.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Clyde & Co LLP
    Authors:
    Dr. Henning Schaloske , Dr Tanja Schramm , Dr Kathrin Feldmann , Daniel Kreienkamp , Dr. Isabelle Kilian
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Clyde & Co LLP
    Cross Border Restructuring and Insolvency Update - March 2017
    2017-04-03

    Budniok v Adjudicator, Insolvency Service [2017] EWHC 368 (Ch)

    Chief Registrar Baister overturned the Adjudicator's decision in refusing to grant a Bankruptcy Order where the Debtor's COMI was an issue.

    Mr Budniok, a German citizen who had recently moved to London, applied online for a Bankruptcy Order in England. After several requests for further information, the Adjudicator was not satisfied Mr Budniok's centre of main interests ("COMI") was in England and as such refused the application. Mr Budniok appealed.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ashfords LLP, Court of Appeal of England & Wales, High Court of Justice (England & Wales)
    Authors:
    Alan Bennett
    Location:
    Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Ashfords LLP
    German Federal Court of Finance (Bundesfinanzhof) dismisses tax privilege for restructuring profits
    2017-04-06

    Summary

    The German Federal Court of Finance (BFH) has recently decided on the tax treatment of profits resulting from debt waived in the course of a company´s restructuring (case file no. GrS 1/15, 28 November 2016).

    The BFH:

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Tax, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexander Senninger
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing

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