Overview
Insolvency practitioners will be familiar with section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Act") and what is commonly termed the 'use it or lose it' provisions. But what exactly is meant by a trustee in bankruptcy being informed or becoming aware of a bankrupt's interest in a property for the purposes of section 283A(5) of the Act?
At first instance, a bankrupt's claim that she had informed her trustee or that her trustee had become aware of such an interest was dismissed. The bankrupt appealed.
Introduction
はじめに
Effective debt recovery is crucial for businesses to maintain financial stability, and Poland provides a robust legal framework to help creditors recover owed funds efficiently. Whether you're a creditor pursuing payment or a debtor responding to claims, understanding Poland's debt recovery process is essential to navigating legal, pre-court, and enforcement proceedings successfully.
In SME Care Pte Ltd v Jannie Chan Siew Lee [2025] SGHC 27, the Singapore High Court ("Court") held a bankrupt ex-director of a company personally liable to the company for failing to take steps to recover sums owed by third parties to the company.
介绍
英属维尔京群岛（“BVI”）的清算可以是：
1) 破产清算，因此受《2003年破产法》（经修订）（「破产法」）管辖；或者
2) 有偿付能力的清算，因此受英属维尔京群岛商业公司法（经修订）（「公司法」）管辖。
《公司法》经《2022 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司（修订）法》及《2022 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司（修订）条例》修订。
本简报列出了与英属维尔京群岛破产清算相关的一些要点。另一份简报涵盖了与英属维尔京群岛自愿（有偿付能力）清算相关的问题。
无力偿债清算的目的
We're often asked to advise on what is the appropriate level of liquidated damages for delay in a building contract. Whilst this is a commercial issue and therefore outside the remit of legal advice there are some principles relating to the application of liquidated damages that we can bring to the parties' attention.
With ruling No. 3450 of January 11, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court clarified, through an important decision, the concept of “expired debt,” placing it within the specific legal issue presented in the case. Specifically, the Court ruled that the bankruptcy clawback action under Article 67, paragraph 1, No.
“[T]his Court finds that the exceptions to discharge under §523(a) only apply to individuals in Subchapter V.”
- Spring, et al. v. Davidson and Blok Industries, Inc. (In re Davidson; In re Blok Industries, Inc.; Jointly Administered), Adv. No. 23-3005, Doc. 87, at 15 (Bankr., N.D. Fla., decided February 14, 2025).
Facts
The lines continue to blur between arrangements under corporate and insolvency statutes.
In Xplore Inc. (Re), 2024 ONSC 5250, the Court broke new ground by granting the first reverse-vesting order (“RVO”) in a corporate plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”).