BlockFi Inc. and eight of its affiliates followed the paths of crypto platforms Voyager, Celsius and FTX by filing for bankruptcy protection. The case, commenced in the District of New Jersey, on November 28, 2022, is off to a fast start. BlockFi filed a plan of reorganization on the first day of its case. The plan proposes a standalone restructuring but allows the company to toggle to a sale of all or substantially all of the company’s assets. The company had its first day hearing in New Jersey on November 29th and expressed an interest in exiting bankruptcy expeditiously.
Our review of 2022 brings you right up-to-date with the latest developments in restructuring and insolvency law in Hong Kong and the mainland.
Part 1 – Celsius Bankruptcy
Introduction
The UK Supreme Court has recently delivered a landmark decision in the case of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25. The decision is of great importance as the Supreme Court considered in detail whether the trigger for the directors’ duty to consider creditors’ interest is merely a real risk, as opposed to a probability of or close proximity to, insolvency.
Background
What we've been up to?
In the six months since our last full newsletter, the UK has witnessed some monumental events, the most significant of course being the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II – followed by no less than three different occupants at Nos. 10 & 11 Downing Street, a UK record summer temperature of 40.3C, inflation hitting a 41 year high, startling increases in energy & food prices (exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine) and, as of this month, the UK economy officially falling into recession.
簡介
英國最高法院最近在BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25一案中頒下了重要裁決，其重要之處在於最高法院深入探討了董事考慮債權人權益的責任，是只需出現真正的無力償債風險便已觸發，還是在相當可能或瀕臨無力償債時才觸發。
背景
本案的第二及第三答辯人為AWA公司（「該公司」）的董事。於2009年5月，他們安排該公司向該公司唯一股東（「第一答辯人」）派發1.35億歐元的股息（「該股息」），以抵銷第一答辯人結欠該公司的債務。該公司在支付該股息時，其資產負債表及現金流均處於具償債能力的狀況。然而，該公司有一項與污染相關而金額未定的長期或然負債，導致該公司產生未來可能無力償債的真正風險。
Die produzierende Industrie in Deutschland wird derzeit durch massive Materialpreis- und Energiekostenerhöhungen aufgrund der mittelbaren Folgen der Corona-Pandemie, gestörten Lieferketten und dem Ukrainekrieg erheblich in Mitleidenschaft gezogen.
曾為全球第二大加密幣交易所FTX於2022年11月11日聲請破產，旋即爆發大量投資人擠兌，據悉三星電子、淡馬錫控股等機構的投資人都成受災戶，另初估有超過50萬以上的臺灣投資人受害。
就此，金管會銀行局林志吉副局長提出三大說明。第一，金管會重申，鑑於虛擬資產交易資訊相對不透明、價格波動較大且投資風險較高，投資人無論透過境內外虛擬資產平台或私底下進行交易，都務必提高警覺，審慎判斷相關資訊真偽並評估投資風險。第二，目前除了具證券性質的虛擬通貨（STO）是證券交易法所稱的「有價證券」，應遵循證交法相關規定外，其他種類虛擬通貨或衍生的其他商品都不是金管會核准發行的金融商品。第三，FTX是在境外的加密貨幣交易平台，並非金管會核准設立或監督管理的機構，相關商品也是在境外交易，但金管會仍將持續關注後續發展，並了解國際上相關主管機關對此事的看法及處理方式。
The manufacturing industry in Germany is currently being severely affected by massive increases in material prices and energy costs due to the indirect consequences of the Corona pandemic, disrupted supply chains and the Ukraine war.
Online claims-trading platform Xclaim Inc. came under scrutiny this past summer in the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Inc. bankruptcy case pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Since at least 2019, Xclaim has executed agreements with at least five notice and claims agent firms to synchronize their proofs of claim registers with Xclaim’s website where such claims are posted for sale.