Die Immobilienbranche steht aktuell vor großen Herausforderungen: Explodierende Baustoffpreise, hohe Inflation, etc. vergrößern die wirtschaftlichen Risiken.
Die Immobilienbranche gilt als eine der akuten Krisenbranchen in Deutschland. Die Corona-Pandemie, der Ukraine-Krieg, die Inflation und die Zinswende haben zu einem Einbruch der Bauaufträge, der Flächennachfrage und der Immobilienpreise geführt. Die Baukosten sind enorm gestiegen, während die Investoren* zurückhaltender geworden sind.
Immobilienkrise in Zahlen
Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 4, 2023.
In AssessNet Inc. v. Ferro Estate, the Court set aside an order dismissing the action, finding that the summary judgment motion judge had erred in determining the issue of discoverability of a claim against a trustee in bankruptcy.
Torgersrud v Lightstone is a family law decision where the Court dismissed an appeal from an order setting aside a marriage contract entered into in Quebec in 1988.
Where a creditor believes that a debtor is insolvent, any “third-party application” that it makes for the insolvency of the debtor must be well substantiated.
Decision
The District Court of Hamburg recently considered an application for insolvency on grounds of illiquidity due to default in social security contributions.
A landmark decision of the German Federal Court (13 June 2006 – IX ZB 238/05) held that the illiquidity of a company could be assumed where it was in default for more than six months of social security contributions.
A proposed amendment to the Insolvency Act, has been approved by the government and is currently under discussion in the Czech Parliament. It is expected to significantly alleviate the situation for debtors seeking debt relief. The previous government had intended to introduce similar changes; however, the legislative process was halted by the end of its term.
Current position
Currently, debtors can achieve debt relief only after 5 years of "good conduct", unless they:
In Poland, pre-pack insolvency sales have been available since 1 January 2016. The legal framework regulating pre-pack insolvency sales was introduced into Polish insolvency law as part of a major reform of insolvency legislation that was aimed at preserving the value carried by the assets of insolvent entities and to ensure higher satisfaction for creditors.
Good afternoon. Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 28, 2023.
I hope everyone is enjoying the last long weekend of the summer.
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) is a 125-page decision dealing with the claim of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation to submerged lands in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The claim was mostly unsuccessful.
In a recent case, the High Court has had one of its first opportunities to consider BTI v Sequana [2022] UKSC 25 (see our previous update here), in which the Supreme Court gave important guidance on the existence and scope of the duty of company directors to have regard to the interests of creditors (the so-called “creditor duty”, which arises in an insolvency scenario).
Dlouho očekávaný zákon o preventivní restrukturalizaci čeká na podpis prezidenta a v následujících dnech nabude účinnosti. Nabídne podnikatelům nové nástroje, jak zavčas řešit své finanční potíže a vyhnout se úpadku.
Dne 23. srpna 2023 schválil Senát návrh zákona o preventivní restrukturalizaci, kterým se značným zpožděním dochází k transpozici směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady (EU) 2019/1023 ze dne 20. června 2019 o restrukturalizaci a insolvenci („Zákon“ a „Směrnice“).
Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) hat am 29. Juni 2023 entschieden, dass ein Rechtsanwalt wegen Beratungsfehlern zu Zahlungen nach Insolvenzreife gegenüber dem Geschäftsführer haften kann, auch wenn er das Unternehmen und nicht die/den Geschäftsführer persönlich berät (IX ZR 56/22, ZInsO 2023, 1642).