Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" preventing avoidance in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments has long been a magnet for controversy. Several noteworthy court rulings have been issued in bankruptcy cases addressing the application of the provision, including application to financial institutions, its preemptive scope, and its application to non-publicly traded securities.
Bankruptcy trustees and chapter 11 debtors-in-possession ("DIPs") frequently seek to avoid fraudulent transfers and obligations under section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and state fraudulent transfer or other applicable nonbankruptcy laws because the statutory "look-back" period for avoidance under many nonbankruptcy laws exceeds the two-year period governing avoidance actions under section 548.
HMRC has taken an increasingly active role in opposing restructuring plans with which it does not agree
Previously in this series, we explored whether restructuring plans present an alternative to formal insolvency, as well as the court's ability to exercise a cross-class cram down on opposing creditors.
"Job-Cuts", "Lay-Offs" and "Restructures" are all common words that have recently featured in global media reports. It is no different in New Zealand, with a number of companies making cost-saving measures including shrinking their pool of employees. Restructures and redundancies can be difficult and sometimes messy processes and are not easy for anyone involved. Even more so, New Zealand has robust employment legislation that includes multiple safeguards that should be considered before a lawful decision is made to disestablish a role.
The High Court has held that there is no common law rule preventing enforcement of a foreign judgment in England and Wales simply because it is not presently or fully enforceable in the relevant foreign jurisdiction.
I en komplex juridisk kontext där anställdas skyldigheter vid konkurs står i fokus, har Göta hovrätt nyligen avkunnat ett beslut som kan få långtgående konsekvenser för hur fordringar på lön och liknande ersättning ska hanteras i konkurs. Beslutet, som inte överklagades till Högsta domstolen, har väckt både diskussion och upprördhet inom rättsvärlden. Denna artikel granskar närmare det kontroversiella avgörandet, dess påverkan på konkursförvaltare och anställda samt avgörandets konsekvenser för konkursförfarandena i framtiden.
Anställdas lönegaranti vid konkurs
A version of this was first published in INSOL I-Read Student Newsletter, Issue 9, September 2023, and is republished with kind permission of INSOL International.
After a substantial industry consultation process, the Cayman Islands introduced the concept of Court-appointed restructuring officers into Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “Companies Act”) with effect from 31 August 2022.
Introduction
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on 18 September 2023 notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (CIRP Amendment Regulations) amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 (CIRP Regulations).
The key changes brought about by the CIRP Amendment Regulations are as follows:
Hat ein Erwerber von Geschäftsanteilen an einer Immobiliengesellschaft ein Sonderkündigungsrecht für bestehende Miet- oder Pachtverhältnisse?
On August 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. et al. that certain syndicated term loans2 at the center of a transaction involving JP Morgan Chase and other banks were not securities under state law. While the Second Circuit did not foreclose the possibility that syndicated term loans could be securities under different circumstances,3 for now Kirschner cements the long-standing view -- following Banco Espanol de Credito v.