This week’s TGIF considers the recent Federal Court decision in Alfonso, in the matter of Pinnacle Fire Protection Pty Ltd (in liq) v Woods [2021] FCA 1402, where liquidators sought Court approval to enter a long-term settlement agreement.
Key Takeaways
Fabio Guzmán-Saladín and Pamela Benzán Arbaje, Guzmán Ariza
This is an extract from the 2022 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
In summary
Richard J Cooper, Lisa M Schweitzer, Jessica Metzger and Richard C Minott, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
This is an extract from the 2022 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
In summary
I recently had the pleasure of working with my colleagues Benny Roshan and Jillian Berk on an appeal before the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (B.A.P), which tested the ever-evolving intersection between bankruptcy law and probate law.
The High Court recently extended the bankruptcy period of an Irish businessman to a total of 13 years.
The usual bankruptcy term is one year, however this can be extended in cases of non-cooperation or non-disclosure of assets with the maximum term being 15 years.
Se amplía la moratoria concursal hasta el 30 de junio de 2022
El 24 de noviembre se publicó en el Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) el Real Decreto-ley 27/2021, de 23 de noviembre, por el que se prorrogan determinadas medidas económicas para apoyar la recuperación. Dicha norma recoge, entre otros aspectos, la extensión, hasta 2022, de la aplicación de ciertas medidas favorables a las empresas, en materia concursal, societaria, administrativa y de avales y ayudas públicas.
According to a recent decision by the High Court in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court, an Administrator is an officer of a company in administration for the purpose of collective redundancy rules.
This means an Administrator can be prosecuted personally for failing to notify the Insolvency Service of collective redundancies being made by the company in administration.
Background law
Selección de las principales resoluciones sobre reestructuraciones e insolvencias.
Homologada la refinanciación del Grupo Naviera Armas
Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil núm. 1 de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria de 27 de octubre de 2021
Debtor's Right to Consensual Sale of Seized Property
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, the Law numbered 7343 on the Amendment of Enforcement and Bankruptcy Code and Some Other Codes were promulgated in the Official Gazette numbered 31675 and entered into force on the date of promulgation in accordance with Article 5 of the same code.
Although several changes have been made regarding mentioned code, in the compulsory enforcement system for the first time. The debtor is authorized to consensually sell the seized property.
5. Yargı Paketi kapsamında 30.11.2021 tarih ve 31675 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanarak yürürlüğe giren 7343 sayılı İcra ve İflas Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun (“7343 sayılı Kanun”) ile, 4721 sayılı Türk Medeni Kanunu ve 5395 sayılı Çocuk Koruma Kanunu gibi diğer kanunların yanı sıra, 2004 sayılı İcra ve İflas Kanunu’nda (“İİK”) pek çok önemli değişiklik yapılmıştır.