Nick Angel, Peter Newman and Edward Rasp, Milbank LLP
This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Ad Hoc. The whole publication is available here.
Role and powers
Yen Sum and Lucy Cox, Sidley Austin
This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Ad Hoc. The whole publication is available here.
How many committees?
In a capital structure involving multiple external debt tranches, one of the first questions that arises is the number of committees that will be required.
On 9 November 2017, in a rare example of a contested recognition hearing, His Honour Judge Paul Matthews granted recognition of Agrokor’s extraordinary administration (EA) as a foreign main proceeding under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 (CBIR).
Insurance claims represent assets in insolvency which may be capable of realisation or assignment by an insolvency practitioner (IP). If properly managed, such claims can prove to be a significant source of recovery. However, in practice, the benefits of insurance are often lost for a variety of reasons, including:
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Director and parent company liability
Liability
Under what circumstances can a director or parent company be held liable for a company’s insolvency?
June 2017
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Introduction 1. Better accessibility to Singapore's corporate rescue and restructuring framework for foreign companies 2.Chapter 11 style - Rescue financing / DIP financing 3.Enhanced moratoriums with extra territorial effect 4.Increased disclosure, cram-downs and pre-packs 5. The adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law Conclusion Your contacts
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2017 Singapore Insolvency and Restructuring Reforms June 2017
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Yves Klein and Antonia Mottironi, Monfrini Bitton Klein – mbk.law
This case involved an application for security for costs against Mr Nogotkov who is, or claims to be, the Liquidator appointed by a Russian court of Dalnyaya Step LLC ("DSL").
These days, the threat of counterparty insolvency looms over the energy sector: whether it is a natural disaster or precipitous decline in the price of oil, perhaps no industry is more susceptible to the financial decline and potential default of contracting parties.
Last month the Insolvency Working Group released its second and final report, dealing with voidable transactions and Ponzi schemes. The Group's first report was released in July 2016 and dealt with regulation of insolvency practitioners and voluntary liquidations. In the second report, the Working Group make a number of recommendations on the voidable transaction regime and regarding protection from Ponzi schemes. In relation to voidable transactions, the primary recommendations were repealing the "gave value" part of the defence available to creditors with a view to incre