The Insolvency Service released the quarterly insolvency statistics for July - September 2023 on 31 October, painting a picture of growing corporate distress. This period saw a total of 6,208 company insolvencies, which together with Q2 2023 marks the highest number of quarterly insolvencies since the midst of the financial crisis in 2009.
Although a comparison with Q2 figures shows a slight reduction of 2% in overall insolvencies, the figures for Q3 showed a marked rise in both compulsory liquidations (14% up on Q2) and administrations (11% higher than Q2).
In a judgment that will be welcomed by insolvency professionals, the Supreme Court has today confirmed that administrators cannot be personally criminally liable for failing to notify the Secretary of State about plans for collective redundancies. This judgment follows an appeal by Robert Palmer against a finding that he was criminally liable for his failure to submit form HR1 in his capacity as the joint administrator of West Coast Capital (USC) Limited (USC).
What is the obligation?
The recent news on the BBC about the rise in insolvencies makes for tough reading. But those who are in business already know how difficult it is out there as they try to weather the trading conditions. Inflationary pressures are increasing the costs of providing goods and services to customers, eroding profitability.
The volatility of the global economy is something that is hard to ignore in day-to-day life. Whether it is the price at the pump, cost of groceries or interest rate considerations when buying a home or a vehicle – we have all been impacted in one way or another. These impacts are not only felt by individuals or households, but companies too have been put under increased strain with the rising cost of debt and liquidity constraints.
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第１ 事案の概要
X（原告）は、協同組合であるY（被告）の組合員であったとこ ろ、令和2年1月に民事再生手続開始の決定を受け（以下「本 件再生手続」といいます。）、同年9月にYを脱退する旨の意思 表示をしました。
本件は、Xが、Yに対し、XのYに対する出資金501万円に係る 返戻請求権（以下「本件出資金返戻請求権」といいます。） は、脱退の効力が発生する令和3年3月末の事業年度の終了 日において組合財産が存在することが同年6月のYの総代会 において確認されたことにより停止条件が成就した旨を主張 して、本件出資金返戻請求権に基づき、出資金501万円及び これに対する遅延損害金の支払を求めた事案です。
再生債権者であるYが本件出資金返戻請求権の停止条件 不成就の利益を放棄して行った、再生債権（YのXに対する貸 付金残元金の債権1，008万4，057円及びこれに対する遅延 損害金）を自働債権とし、本件出資金返戻請求権を受働債権 とする相殺（以下「本件相殺」といいます。）が、民事再生法92 条1項によって許容されるか否か等が争われました。
第２ 本件の争点と判断概要
１ 争点
In the November 2023 edition of the Restructuring Department Bulletin, we highlight recent decisions and developments impacting the restructuring arena and share the latest news on the Paul, Weiss Restructuring Department.
Key Takeaways
The changes proposed seek to address the existing issues and safeguard the interests of stakeholders. The comments on the proposals and the draft regulations may be shared by November 10, 2023.
The sixteen proposals put forward by the Board are as follows: –
No verification of prospective bidders
The Financial Conduct Authority (“the FCA”) issued a Final Notice against London Capital & Finance plc (“LCF”) for contravening regulatory requirements (pursuant to section 205 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“the Act”)). The Final Notice contained a statement censuring LCF for failing to ensure that its financial promotions were fair, clear and not misleading.