1. Introduction

Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code is a mechanism for debtors to have foreign insolvency proceedings recognized in the U.S. and to have the orders entered by a foreign court in those insolvency proceedings abroad given effect in the U.S.

Key Issues

RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN MAIN PROCEEDING

The UK Supreme Court’s recent decision in El-Husseini and another v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 has clarified the circumstances in which section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the Act) provides protection against attempts by debtors to “defeat their creditors and make themselves judgment-proof.” This is a critical decision for insolvency practitioners, any corporate or fund which is involved in distressed deals and beyond to acquirers who were not aware they were dealing in distressed assets.

•The limitation law concerns the primary concept of ascribing a fixed time frame within which all legal contentions are required to be raised by parties; the law in this regard is governed primarily by The Limitation Act.

•S. 238A of IBC, 2016 provides:-

“238A. The provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 shall, as far as may be, apply to the proceedings or appeals before the Adjudicating Authority, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, the Debt Recovery Tribunal or the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.”

在当前的经济条件下，在开曼群岛（“开曼”）或英属维尔京群岛（“BVI”）注册成立的离岸公司（包括作为投资基金开展业务的公司）的股东越来越多地被迫考虑，在董事对公司事务管理不善负有责任时，其对该等董事所享有的权利。尤其是，小股东特别希望了解是否有救济措施，使其能够克服“违法者控制”的局面。换言之，通常董事会的组成和管理是由大股东控制的。在本篇文章中，我们简要介绍了在开曼和BVI两个司法管辖区，董事所承担的职责以及股东可获得的救济措施。

董事职责的范围是什么？

开曼群岛

开曼公司董事的职责规定在普通法中，包括：(i)以公司的最佳利益善意行事的职责；(ii)为适当目的行使其权力的职责（而不得为未授权的目的行使其权力）；以及(iii)不得牟取秘密利润的职责。

英属维尔京群岛

On 21 March 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that a taxpayer is allowed to deduct a liquidation loss on its participation in a liquidated subsidiary that transferred losses to group companies under the Irish group relief regime in the years prior to the liquidation. This Supreme Court judgment provides a favorable outcome for taxpayers.

Background

Set-off is simply put a reduction or discharge of a debt by setting against it a claim in favour of the debtor (or the person otherwise having to pay).

The applicability of the principle of set-off under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IB Code) is no longer res integra and the draconian view of the inapplicability of set-off under insolvency proceedings has not found Thankfully, judicial favour.

Background

介绍

2004 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司法（「BCA」）修正案于2023 年1 月1 日生效，改变了英属维尔京群岛（「BVI」）公司除名、解散以及随后恢复到公司注册处的情况（「登记」）。本简报回顾了目前的情况，旨在为恢复过程提供一些实用的见解。提及 BCA 时指的是经修订的 2004 年 BVI 商业公司法。

2023 年1 月1 日之前被取消和解散的公司

Overview

Insolvency practitioners will be familiar with section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Act") and what is commonly termed the 'use it or lose it' provisions. But what exactly is meant by a trustee in bankruptcy being informed or becoming aware of a bankrupt's interest in a property for the purposes of section 283A(5) of the Act?

At first instance, a bankrupt's claim that she had informed her trustee or that her trustee had become aware of such an interest was dismissed. The bankrupt appealed.