You've been appointed as chapter 7 trustee in a case involving a well-known, high-flying debtor whose schedules reflect substantial unsecured liabilities, nominal non-exempt assets, and potential avoidance claims.
A public and competitive process
2023 closed with a significant rise in the number of insolvencies in France. With a total of 56,200 insolvency proceedings (redressement judiciaire and liquidation judiciaire), mainly in the retail sector, the opportunities for taking over a business at the bar of a court are multiplying.
However, these takeovers are governed by a strict timetable and formalities, requiring a thorough understanding of the workings of insolvency law.
On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States released its highly anticipated decision in William K. Harrington, United States Trustee, Region 2, Petitioner v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al. (Purdue). At issue was whether the U.S. bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to confirm a plan that provided for releases in favour of non-debtor parties, including parties providing a significant monetary contribution in support of the plan itself.
Introduction
What happens when monies are loaned for a specific purpose but that purpose fails? Should those monies fall within the general assets of the recipient upon bankruptcy or insolvency?
In a decision delivered by Delhi High Court on June 24, 2024 in the case of The National Sewing Thread Company Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (2024 DHC 4771-DB) it was held that once a resolution plan is approved by the adjudicating authority, the claims not included in the resolution plan stand extinguished, and the same is binding on all stakeholders, including the Central and State governments.
They say every man needs protection, they say that every man must fall.1
Monthly Newsletter July 2024
Restructuring and Insolvency
Les hpitaux aux urgences La procdure concordataire comme possible outil d'assainissement
Josef Caleff, Olivia Wipf
Key Take-aways
1. De plus en plus d'hpitaux suisses se trouvent dans une situation financire difficile en raison de l'augmentation des cots.
2. Le conseil d'administration, en tant qu'organe de direction suprme d'un hpital organis sous forme de socit anonyme, est tenu d'examiner et, le cas chant, si ncessaire, de prendre des mesures d'assainissement.
File your proof of claim before the bar date. That’s a principle every creditor in a bankruptcy case should adhere by. But on June 7, 2024, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York may have increased the degree of diligence parties need to conduct to determine whether they are a potential creditor in a case and therefore required to file a proof of claim.
Monthly Newsletter July 2024
Restructuring and Insolvency
Spitler auf der Notfallstation das Nachlassverfahren als mgliches Sanierungsinstrument
Josef Caleff, Olivia Wipf
Key Take-aways
1. Immer mehr Schweizer Spitler befinden sich aufgrund steigender Kosten in einer finanziellen Notlage.
2. Der Verwaltungsrat als oberstes Fhrungsorgan eines als Aktiengesellschaft organisierten Spitals ist verpflichtet, Sanierungsmassnahmen zu prfen und ntigenfalls zu ergreifen.
Monthly Newsletter July 2024
Restructuring and Insolvency
Hospitals in the emergency room debt restructuring proceedings as a possible restructuring instrument
Josef Caleff, Olivia Wipf
Key Take-aways
1. More and more Swiss hospitals are finding themselves in situations of financial distress due to rising costs.
2. It is the duty of the board of directors as the highest management body of a hospital organized as a Swiss stock corporation to assess and, if necessary, adopt restructuring measures.