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    中英企业交易中的“五行”元素——第四部分:火
    2019-10-23

    在与向英国供货的国际公司合作的过程中,我们发现了一些常见问题。在上一篇文章中,我们研究了客户可能面临的破产程序类型。在“五行”系列第四篇文章中,我们围绕“火”元素来说明破产执业者在进入破产程序时拥有的重大权力:调查不当行为,并将资产收回统一偿还债权人。

    火:破产执业者对债权人欺诈性交易的重大权力

    破产执业者(不论是清算人或管理人)可以向法院申请撤销在公司进入破产程序前进行的特定交易。通过这种方式,可以收回资产或资金,统一向债权人偿付。下列情形属于“先前的”或“可审查”的交易:

    1. 公司的资产或财产被低价出售;
    2. 公司在进入破产程序前给予某债权人优先权,使其处于比其他债权人更有利的地位;
    3. 公司订立了敲诈性信贷交易(交易条款有严重的敲诈性);
    4. 公司设立了无效浮动抵押,即为已发放的贷款或已提供的货物及服务的成本提供担保;
    5. 公司订立的交易具有欺诈债权人的明确目的,即:使公司的资产脱离破产执业者和债权人的控制范围。

    不同类型的可审查交易有不同的时间要求。例如,低价出售必须发生在公司进入破产程序前的两年内。

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons
    Authors:
    Dorothy Murray
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Amanda Eilledge considers the recent decision in Discovery (Northampton) Limited v Debenhams [2019] EWHC 2441 (Ch)
    2019-10-14

    2018 was seen by many as the ‘year of the CVA’ and the year of the so -called ‘Retail CVA’ in particular. Such CVAs have been used in an attempt by companies operating in the retail and casual dining sector with burdensome leases to reduce the cost of their premises whilst continuing to trade.

    2019 was widely expected to be the year in which there was a challenge by a landlord under s.6 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (‘the Act’) to the use of CVAs to force a rent reduction, without comparable cuts to other creditors and so it has proved.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Gatehouse Chambers, Local government, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK)
    Authors:
    Amanda Eilledge
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Gatehouse Chambers
    The warning signs to learn from the failure of Thomas Cook
    2019-10-14

    Recently, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) warned that economic conditions are weakening and businesses are struggling, following a survey they have conducted of 6,600 companies employing 1.2 million workers. Their research found that domestic and export sales are falling, and services firms have seen a decrease in work in the three months to September. This has prompted fears that the UK’s economy may fall into recession.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Keystone Law, HM Revenue and Customs (UK)
    Authors:
    Stephen Young
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Keystone Law
    The Truth about Dishonesty in Fraudulent Trading under English Law
    2019-10-15

    Summary

    Case:Pantiles Investments Ltd & Anor v Winckler [2019] EWHC 1298 (Ch)(23 May 2019)

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Trade & Customs, Morrison & Foerster LLP, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Insolvency Act 1986 (UK)
    Authors:
    Howard Morris , Sonya L. Van de Graaff , Edward Downer
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Company Voluntary Arrangements - A Successful Lease Restructuring Tool?
    2019-10-16

    In a recent case the High Court has addressed how Company Voluntary Arrangements affect landlords when balancing the needs of a commercial tenant to restructure its debts.

    In September 2019, Debenhams Retail Limited entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with its creditors, with the aim of restructuring its debts. The CVA contained a number of provisions affecting Debenhams' landlords (themselves potentially creditors) in respect of its various department store leases.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, VWV
    Authors:
    Michelle Bendall
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    VWV
    Five Elements for Chinese Companies trading with UK counterparts
    2019-10-16

    Five Elements for Chinese Companies trading with UK counterparts Part 1: Gold

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, King & Wood Mallesons, Brexit, HM Revenue and Customs (UK)
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons
    中英企业交易中的“五行”元素(I)
    2019-10-16

    中英企业交易中的“五行”元素——第一部分:金

    在与向英国供货的国际公司合作的过程中,我们发现了一些常见问题。本系列五篇文章围绕“五行”的各个元素展开探讨,指出了供应商在和英国客户做生意过程中面临的关键风险,以及供应商如何才能最好地保护自己,从而确保其商务活动和商业关系的和谐。第一个元素“金”确保供应商得到应得的货款,避免或尽量减少风险、困难和难以解决的困境。

    金:及时获得全额付款,让您的业务和商业关系发展壮大

    在协助我们的国际贸易客户处理的各种事项中,最常见的是追款。因此,我们建议所有供应商在签订合同或根据标准商业条款向客户供货时,确保在客户违约的情况下尽可能让自己处于最有利的境地。

    对供应商而言,最有利的索赔是财产索赔。根据所有权保留条款,在客户未付清货款前,供应商仍对交付给客户的货物拥有所有权。如果客户破产,供应商有权收回货物(或收取货款)。

    其他合同保护措施包括:

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, King & Wood Mallesons, Brexit
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons
    中英企业交易中的“五行”元素(III)
    2019-10-16

    在与向英国供货的国际公司合作的过程中,我们发现了一些常见问题。前几篇文章探讨了供应商可采用的合同付款保护措施。在“五行”系列第三篇文章中,我们将以“水”元素为主题,阐释当客户面临财务困难带来的不确定性及正式破产程序的严冬时会出现什么情况。

    水:了解在客户破产情况下的情势及此时供应商享有的权利

    在我们提供法律服务的供应商中,其大多数客户都是英国有限公司。供应商的客户在遭遇财务困难后会根据英国法律进入破产程序。因此,对我们的国际客户而言,明白自己的客户破产对自己意味着什么,这非常重要。

    客户进入管理程序,意味着有机会保持业务的持续经营。在此种情况下,客户公司受管理人控制,管理人的目标之一是满足公司债权人的要求。并不能保证所有债权人都能得到全额偿付,因为这主要取决于公司资产的价值。然而,部分债权人(如员工和税务机关——英国税务海关总署)会优先于无担保债权人受偿。如果在任何时候确定无法继续保持业务的持续经营,则管理程序可转为清算程序。许多管理程序以出售业务和资产告终,这可以通过一个“预打包”过程予以实现(即在任命管理人前安排出售,以促成这笔交易)。在此种情况下,债务仍由公司承担,从出售所得中偿还,但不可能对新的资产所有者进行追索。

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons
    中英企业交易中的“五行”元素——第三部分:水
    2019-10-17

    在与向英国供货的国际公司合作的过程中,我们发现了一些常见问题。前几篇文章探讨了供应商可采用的合同付款保护措施。在“五行”系列第三篇文章中,我们将以“水”元素为主题,阐释当客户面临财务困难带来的不确定性及正式破产程序的严冬时会出现什么情况。

    水:了解在客户破产情况下的情势及此时供应商享有的权利

    在我们提供法律服务的供应商中,其大多数客户都是英国有限公司。供应商的客户在遭遇财务困难后会根据英国法律进入破产程序。因此,对我们的国际客户而言,明白自己的客户破产对自己意味着什么,这非常重要。

    客户进入管理程序,意味着有机会保持业务的持续经营。在此种情况下,客户公司受管理人控制,管理人的目标之一是满足公司债权人的要求。并不能保证所有债权人都能得到全额偿付,因为这主要取决于公司资产的价值。然而,部分债权人(如员工和税务机关——英国税务海关总署)会优先于无担保债权人受偿。如果在任何时候确定无法继续保持业务的持续经营,则管理程序可转为清算程序。许多管理程序以出售业务和资产告终,这可以通过一个“预打包”过程予以实现(即在任命管理人前安排出售,以促成这笔交易)。在此种情况下,债务仍由公司承担,从出售所得中偿还,但不可能对新的资产所有者进行追索。

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Five Elements for Chinese Companies trading with UK counterparts Part 3: Water
    2019-10-17

    In our work with international companies supplying goods to the UK, we see a number of common issues arising regularly. In our previous articles we looked at contractual payment protections for our clients. In this third of five articles based on the five elements of the Wu Xing, we take the theme of Water and explain what happens if a customer faces the fluid uncertainties of financial difficulties and descends into the winter of a formal insolvency process.

    Water: understand what happens and your rights if your customer enters insolvency.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    King & Wood Mallesons

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