In this article, partner Bertrand Géradin and managing associate David Al Mari from Ogier’s Restructuring and Insolvency team in Luxembourg provide a high level summary of the enforcement mechanisms related to share pledges in Luxembourg. This article first appeared in Chambers Expert Focus Guides.
Whether a solar system is a “fixture” sounds like a mundane legal issue – but it has significant implications for the residential solar industry and for the financing of residential solar systems. If a system is regarded as a “fixture” of the house to which it is attached, then the enforceability and priority of the finance company’s lien on the system will be subject to applicable real estate law.
DLA Piper Hong Kong Financial Services Dispute Quarterly Law Report – February 2024 2 DLA PIPER HONG KONG FINANCIAL SERVICES DISPUTE QUARTERLY LAW REPORT – FEBRUARY 2024 Foreword Welcome to the second edition of the DLA Piper Hong Kong Financial Services Dispute Quarterly Law Report.
On 7 December 2022, the EU Commission issued a proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law. In this article, we focus on insolvency avoidance rights from a Slovak law perspective and the impact of the Proposed Directive.
The EU Commission issued a proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law, EU (COM(2022) 702 final. Although still being discussed, the Proposal is unlikely to result in material amendments to existing Bulgarian insolvency avoidance actions, which follows the principles set out in the Proposal and in many ways affords creditors a greater level of protection. Nevertheless, certain time periods and rules on the implementation of the avoidance actions may need to be amended in the Bulgarian law.
The proposed EU Directive on the harmonisation of insolvency law aims to establish minimum conditions for exercising avoidance actions in insolvency proceedings in order to protect the bankruptcy estate against unlawful deprivation of assets prior to the opening of insolvency proceedings. In Slovenia, existing contestation rights provide a strict legal framework to prevent such transfers of assets and the proposed Directive is expected to strengthen them.
Scope of avoidance rules
According to a February 22 ruling by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, foreign banks with a U.S. branch or agency are ineligible for Chapter 15 recognition.
Winding up of a private limited company in Thailand takes longer time than registering it. The Civil and Commercial Code (“CCC”) of Thailand is the main legislation that sets out the requirements and procedures for winding up of the company as summarized below. The Articles of Associations of the company and the Shareholders Agreement (if any) made amongst the shareholders of the company may also set out requirements in addition to those under the CCC.
Dissolution
On March 11, 2024, the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (MUA)
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