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    Australia's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Reform - Creditors Schemes
    2016-05-24

    Insolvency reform: let’s not forget about the scheme of arrangement regime (again!)

    In brief

    Filed under:
    Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Bankruptcy, Moratorium (law)
    Authors:
    Andrew Rich
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal clarifies the law in respect of shareholders’ petitions to wind up foreign companies on just and equitable grounds
    2015-11-12

    In its landmark decision of Kam Leung Sui Kwan v Kam Kwan Lai & Ors FACV 4/2015, issued yesterday, the Court of Final Appeal has brought some closure to the long running Yung Kee restaurant matter by making a winding up order against Yung Kee Holdings Limited (YKHL) with a 28-day stay to allow the parties to consider possible buy-out opportunities.  This reverses the previous decisions in the Court of First Instance and the

    Filed under:
    Hong Kong, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Shareholder, Liquidation
    Authors:
    Richard Norridge , Gareth Thomas , Julian Copeman , Dominic Geiser , Damien Whitehead
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Distressed M&A: be diligent
    2015-04-08

    In brief

    The low oil price and limited capacity for oil and gas producers to further reduce operating costs is presenting challenges for producers of all shapes and sizes. In 2015 we expect that a number of producers will conduct strategic reviews which may lead to the sale of 'non-core' assets.

    Filed under:
    Australia, Corporate Finance/M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Warranty
    Authors:
    Peter A. Smith
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    An important decision for liquidators of trustee companies – there is a power of sale
    2014-06-26

    In brief

    Filed under:
    Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Liquidation, Liquidator (law), Trustee
    Authors:
    David John
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Court of Appeal finds company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on basis fraud attributable to company
    2013-08-23

    The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld an order refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, which had been the vehicle for a VAT fraud, against its former directors and overseas suppliers alleged to have been involved in the fraud.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Fraud, Value added tax, Liquidation, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Authors:
    Tom Henderson
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    To ask or not to ask? That is the question (2)
    2021-11-15

    As discussed in our previous blog post, the decision for provisional liquidators to apply for directions on the distribution of funds can be a difficult one to make.

    Filed under:
    Hong Kong, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Authors:
    Gareth Thomas , Jojo Fan , Alexander Aitken , Peter Ng
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Hong Kong’s final appellate court clarifies the law on validity of transactions disposing of a company’s property after commencement of winding up
    2021-06-03

    The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (the “CFA“) has clarified in a recent judgment the application of section 182 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (“CWUMPO“) and when the court will grant a validation order.

    Filed under:
    Hong Kong, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Authors:
    Gareth Thomas , Alexander Aitken , Peter Ng
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Cross-border insolvencies in the UK and the EU - a quick guide
    2021-02-04

    At 11pm on 31 December 2020, the UK left the European single market at the end of the transition period agreed as part of the 2019 Withdrawal Agreement. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement that was reached on Christmas Eve made no provision for continued recognition of, or co-operation in, insolvency and restructuring proceedings. This briefing considers the implications of this and we examine how:

    Filed under:
    European Union, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
    Authors:
    John Whiteoak , Kevin Pullen , John Chetwood , Andrew Cooke
    Location:
    European Union, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Nuevas medidas concursales y societarias para hacer frente a la crisis generada por el Covid-19 (España)
    2020-10-02

    El pasado 20 de septiembre de 2020, entró en vigor la Ley 3/2020, de 18 de septiembre, de medidas procesales y organizativas para hacer frente al COVID-19 en el ámbito de la Administración de Justicia.

    Según se establece, estas nuevas medidas concursales y societarias se llevan a cabo con una triple finalidad:

    Filed under:
    Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Authors:
    Javier de Carvajal , Marta Rey
    Location:
    Spain
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    High Court holds s.236(3) of the Insolvency Act 1986 does not have extra-territorial effect, except where the EU Insolvency Regulation applies
    2020-06-23

    The High Court has held that s.236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 1986”) does not have extra-territorial effect, so that the court is not generally permitted to make an order requiring a person outside the UK to produce books and papers and give an account of their dealings with an insolvent company: Re Akkurate Ltd (in Liquidation) [2020] EWHC 1433 (Ch).

    Filed under:
    European Union, Global, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brexit, UNCITRAL, Court of Justice of the European Union
    Authors:
    Natasha Johnson , Andrew Cooke
    Location:
    European Union, Global, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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