The Supreme Court of New South Wales has clarified the circumstances in which a liquidator may recover deposit funds paid to a third party and the extent to which a counterparty may rely on the good-faith defence under section 588FG of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

１　はじめに

　会社について債権放棄を伴う私的整理や法的整理を行う 際、経営者の保証債務については経営者保証ガイドライン （以下「GL」）を利用した保証債務整理を検討するところ、保 証人である経営者が金融機関の個人ローンやクレジットカー ドローン等の個人借入を行っていたという場合があります。本 稿では、保証人個人の借入に関するGL上の取扱いをご説明 いたします1 。

２ 固有債権者のGL上の取扱い

GLにおける対象債権者とは、「中小企業に対する金融債 権を有する金融機関等であって、現に経営者に対して保証 債権を有するもの」と定められており、具体的には、金融機 関、信用保証協会、サービサー等を指します（GL1、 GLQ1-1）。固有債権者は、本来的な対象債権者ではありま せん。 しかし、GLでは固有債権についても債務整理の対象にす ることを禁止しておらず、「弁済計画の履行に重大な影響を 及ぼす恐れのある債権者については、対象債権者に含める ことができる」（GL7(3)④ロ）とされています2 。すなわち、固有 債権者の同意があれば、固有債権を含めて債務整理を行う ことができます。

３ 固有債権者との協議

Can section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986 serve as a fast-track route for administrators to secure vacant possession of property from trespassers? That was the question before the High Court in the recent case of Maher v Investalet Ltd [2025] EWHC 3133 (Ch).

The facts

Usually, a Fixed Charge Receiver will not be liable to pay business rates. However, there are some exceptions and in some important areas the law is unclear.

Occupied Property: Limited Exposure

To be liable for business rates a party must be in occupation of the Property. This is a matter of fact and degree. Generally, the position is clear although there can be issues for example where more than one party is entitled to occupation.

The University of Georgia, through the University’s athletic association (UGAA), is seeking damages totaling $390,000 against a former football player, Damon Wilson II, after he elected to transfer to Missouri following the 2024 season. The demand stems from a clause in Wilson’s NIL contract that required him to forfeit the balance of his agreement if he transferred to another school.

Creditors’ statutory demands are a very powerful, and commonly used weapon by creditors.  They are cheap and easy to issue, and the consequences for not dealing with one appropriately can be extremely serious – i.e. liquidation.

Because of this, the courts enforce strict compliance with the requirements imposed on a party seeking to rely on one, so creditors should ensure they are up to date on those requirements.

An insolvency practitioner (IP) can pursue a wide range of claims when appointed as the administrator or liquidator of a company. 

These include claims that already existed at the point that the company entered an insolvency process (Pre-existing Company Claims), and ones that arise on insolvency (IP Claims see below).

An IP pursues Pre-existing Company Claims as agent for and in the name of the company, and these types of claims typically include claims for debt, breach of contract, breach of duty or recovery of property.