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    When proving unfair preference claims can be unfair for liquidators
    2024-08-12

    In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New South Wales regarding unfair preference claims - In the matter of Pacific Plumbing Group Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2024] NSWSC 525 – Justice Black provides guidance to liquidators on what is required to recover payments made to a third party on behalf of an insolvent company as unfair preferences.

    In particular, the case highlighted that a liquidator has the burden of proof to show that:

    Filed under:
    Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Russell Kennedy, Liquidation, Insolvency, New South Wales Supreme Court
    Authors:
    Walter MacCallum , Ben Dabscheck
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Russell Kennedy
    Voidable Transactions in the British Virgin Islands
    2024-08-27

    Introduction

    In certain circumstances, the liquidator of a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) company may be able to set aside certain transactions which took place in the lead up to the company’s liquidation. It is important for those concerned with the affairs of a BVI company that they are aware of the statutory powers available to the liquidator.

    Filed under:
    British Virgin Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Loeb Smith Attorneys, Liquidation, Insolvency
    Authors:
    Gary Smith , Robert Farrell , Ivy Wong , Elizabeth Kenny , Faye Huang , Vivian Huang , Yun Sheng
    Location:
    British Virgin Islands
    Firm:
    Loeb Smith Attorneys
    Does A Canadian Retirement Plan Qualify For A Bankruptcy Exemption Tied To I.R.C. Requirements (Green v. Leibowitz)
    2024-08-22

    Question: Can a retirement fund organized under Canadian law qualify for a state law exemption requiring that it “qualify as a retirement plan” under the Internal Revenue Code?

    This question gets all the way to the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of appeals, which issues a “No” answer, in Green v. Leibowitz, Case No. 23-2841 (decided 7/16/2024).

    Filed under:
    Canada, USA, Nebraska, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Koley Jessen PC, Internal Revenue Code (USA), Financial services corporate
    Authors:
    Donald L. Swanson
    Location:
    Canada, USA
    Firm:
    Koley Jessen PC
    制裁措置がスキーム・オブ・アレンジメントに与える効果をケイマン裁判所が明示
    2024-08-16

    昨今、ケイマン諸島の判決で、債権者との間のスキーム・オブ・アレンジメントを取り扱ったRe In the Matter of E-House (China) Enterprise Holdings Limited [1]において、セガル裁判官が米国、英国、ヨーロッパにおける制裁措置がスキーム・オブ・アレンジメントにどのような潜在的な法的影響をもたらすか、また、当該スキームが国際的にどのような法的効果を有するのかを明確にする判断を示しました。

    現在のマクロ経済環境およびグローバル市場の激動状況に照らせば、誠実な企業再建実施後も継続した企業の事業活動が可能となるような方策を模索することにつき、柔軟で積極的な役割を果たす意思が裁判所にあることを確認したものです。

    なお、ケイマン諸島が企業再建における最先端の法域であることは、裁判官による会社債権者との調整案策定のために会社を代理するリストラクチャリング・オフィサーの選任にかかる第一号事例からも示されています。この事例については「ケイマン諸島における新たな企業再建の幕開け」をご参照ください。

    背景およびスキーム・オブ・アレンジメントの提案

    Filed under:
    Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier
    Authors:
    Jeremy Snead
    Location:
    Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, USA
    Firm:
    Ogier
    Verlaagd griffierecht voor onvermogende rechtspersonen
    2024-08-12

    Wanneer een juridisch geschil wordt voorgelegd aan de rechter, zijn er griffierechten verschuldigd. Griffierecht is de vergoeding die door de gerechtelijke instantie wordt geheven voor het in behandeling nemen van de zaak. De hoogte van deze kosten hangt bijvoorbeeld af van de aard van de zaak, het inkomen van een rechtszoekende, en of een natuurlijk persoon of rechtspersoon procedeert. Onder omstandigheden kan een (rechts)persoon in aanmerking komen voor het verlaagd griffierecht voor onvermogenden.

    Verlaagd griffierecht voor onvermogenden

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fruytier Lawyers in Business
    Authors:
    Eline Wit
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Fruytier Lawyers in Business
    Britain’s Renowned Higher Education Institutions Face Financial Headwinds, Potential Insolvency
    2024-08-27

    British universities facing financial challenges and shifting enrollment patterns are considering restructuring plans in light of potential insolvencies.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Universities and research institutions
    Authors:
    John Houghton , Rachel Whittaker , Nazmul Miah
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Greenberg Traurig LLP
    ミャンマー:倒産実務家の登録費用等及び最低賃金の実質引き上げに関する告示
    2024-08-21

    ※    本ニューズレターは、2024 年 8 月 19 日現在の情報に基づいています。

    2024 年 8 月 9 日に、The Supreme Court of the Union(ミャンマーの最高裁判所)から、insolvency practitioner(「倒産実務家」)の登録フォーム及び費用に関する告示(Notification  No.998/2024、「本倒産告示」)が公布されました。また、同日、National Committee for Setting Minimum Wage(国家委員会)から、最低賃金の実質的な引き上げに関する告示(Notification No.1/2024、「本賃金告示」)が交付されましたので、その概要をお伝えします。

    1. 倒産実務家の登録フォーム及び費用に関する告示

    2020    年に施行された倒産法上、会社の清算手続は清算人により遂行される必要がありますが、かかる清算人は、倒産法に従って登録され、所定の資格を有する倒産実務家である必要があるとされていましたが、倒産実務家の具体的選任は進んでおりませんでした。

    Filed under:
    Myanmar, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nishimura & Asahi
    Authors:
    Yusuke Yukawa , Takefumi Suzuki , Tomoko Nakashima
    Location:
    Myanmar
    Firm:
    Nishimura & Asahi
    U.S. Supreme Court’s Purdue Pharma 4-Justice Dissent: How Did This Opinion Not Get A Fifth Vote?!!
    2024-08-15

    Four U.S. Supreme Court justices (Kagan, Kavanaugh, Roberts and Sotomayor) provide the following summary of their Purdue Pharmadissent in the Purdue Pharma case.

    Wrong & Devastating

    Today’s five-justice majority opinion is wrong on the law and devastating for more than 100,000 opioid victims and their families:

    Filed under:
    USA, Nebraska, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Koley Jessen PC, Bankruptcy, Dow Corning, Supreme Court of the United States
    Authors:
    Donald L. Swanson
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Koley Jessen PC
    Navigating Turbulence: a comparative analysis using GARI of Chapter 11, UK schemes and domestic procedures
    2024-08-12

    With many airlines having weathered the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic, one common theme with airline restructurings has been a clear reliance on the United States’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings – particularly over their domestic jurisdictions or other viable jurisdictions (such as a UK scheme of arrangement or UK restructuring plan). But when seeking to restructure, why have many airlines tended towards Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as an internationally recognised restructuring procedure and shied away from the UK schemes?

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, USA, Aviation, Insolvency & Restructuring, Watson Farley & Williams
    Authors:
    Michael Keightley
    Location:
    United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Watson Farley & Williams
    No surprises: preparing for an exit
    2024-08-27

    Preparing a business for an exit can be a complex and time-consuming task.

    Filed under:
    Australia, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Patents, Real Estate, Trademarks, Hall & Wilcox, Due diligence
    Authors:
    Steve Johns , Suzie Leask , Eliza Unger
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Hall & Wilcox

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