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    Vorsatzanfechtung: Anforderungen an eine Liquiditätsunterdeckung beim Schuldner als Anzeichen für Gläubigerbenachteiligungsvorsatz
    2024-09-02

    Geld zurück trotz erbrachter Leistung wegen zu hoher Deckungslücke des Schuldners. Aber wann?

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, CMS Germany
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexandra Schluck-Amend
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    BGH: Verschärfte Haftung des Geschäftsführers bei Insolvenzverschleppung
    2024-08-26

    Der Bundesgerichtshof hat mit Urteil vom 24. Juli 2024 (II ZR 206/22) entschieden, dass ein aus dem Amt ausgeschiedener Geschäftsführer gemäß § 823 Abs. 2 BGB i.V.m. § 15a InsO grundsätzlich auch für Schäden von Neugläubigern haftet, die erst nach seinem Ausscheiden in vertragliche Beziehungen mit der Gesellschaft getreten sind, wenn die verschleppungsbedingte Gefahrenlage zum Zeitpunkt der Schadensentstehung noch fortbestand.

    Sachverhalt

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Heuking
    Authors:
    Daniel Froesch , Oscar Weller
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Heuking
    Directors Take Note: English Court Awards Substantial Judgment Under New "Trading Misfeasance" Law
    2024-08-20

    The £150 million judgment makes clear the full impact of the trading misfeasance offence for directors.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Jones Day
    Authors:
    Adam R. Brown , Ben Larkin
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Jones Day
    High Court highlights four distinct categories of control in "ownership and control" test under UK sanctions regulations
    2024-08-14

    The High Court has directed the trustees in a UK bankruptcy case to treat certain Russian bank creditors as not being subject to UK sanctions, unless new evidence suggests otherwise.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (UK)
    Authors:
    Ajay Malhotra , Kate Meakin , Elizabeth Head , Nihar Lovell , Ali Grodzki , Alexander Gridasov
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    Supreme Court Clarifies Exceptions to Fresh Start Principle in Canadian Bankruptcies
    2024-08-09

    The general rule in bankruptcy is that a debtor receives a “fresh start” and is discharged from prior debts, but this is subject to certain exceptions. Subsection 178(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) sets out eight classes of debts that are not released by an order of discharge including an exception for debts that arise out of fraud. In Poonian v.

    Filed under:
    Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie, Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta, British Columbia Supreme Court
    Authors:
    Michael Nowina , Anton Rizor
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Baker McKenzie
    'Insolvency deepening' activity - Risk for Cayman Islands Directors
    2024-09-02

    The recent English High Court decision of Wright v Chappell related to the collapse of British Home Stores provides a landmark ruling of which directors of Cayman Islands companies need to be aware. This is the first time damages have been awarded against directors for 'misfeasant trading'. Directors may be held liable for any 'insolvency deepening' activity in failing to file for insolvency when it would be in the creditors' interests to do so.

    Introduction

    Filed under:
    Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mourant, Insolvency
    Authors:
    Peter Hayden
    Location:
    Cayman Islands
    Firm:
    Mourant
    Anfechtungsrisiko für den Erwerber bei Unterwertverkauf von Grundstücken
    2024-08-26

    Gläubigerbenachteiligungsvorsatz bei der Vorsatzanfechtung im Rahmen von Grundstücksverkäufen (BGH, Urteil vom 22. Februar 2024 – IX ZR 226/20).

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, CMS Germany
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexandra Schluck-Amend
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    All the Single Debtors: Court Refuses to Expand Exceptions to the Single Debtor Rule Under Doctrine of Marshalling
    2024-08-20

    Insolvency and Restructuring Bulletin

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fasken, Debtor, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Gabrielle Motuz , Katherine Rubin , Jessica Cameron
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Fasken
    The Curious Case of Collective Wisdom of Committee of Creditors
    2024-08-14

    The promulgation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) introduced the categorization of creditors as either “financial” or “operational”. The rights and powers of creditors as either financial or operational creditors though treated equally at the stage of initiation of proceedings under IBC, undergo a sea change once proceedings under IBC stands initiated.

    Filed under:
    India, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dhir & Dhir Associates, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (India), National Company Law Tribunal
    Authors:
    Varsha Banerjee
    Location:
    India
    Firm:
    Dhir & Dhir Associates
    Director under the Canada Business Corporations Act updates policy on plans of arrangements: insolvency law cannot override the corporate law requirements of that Act
    2024-08-09

    Insolvency proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) are generally practical and solution-oriented. Creativity is rewarded and, if there is a conflict between insolvency law’s practical focus on achieving desirable commercial outcomes on the one hand, and the requirements—often technical in nature—under other statutes such as the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) on the other, courts often apply insolvency law in a manner that gives priority to achieving those commercial outcomes.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Torys LLP, Insolvency
    Authors:
    David Bish , Mike Noel
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Torys LLP

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