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The Year in Bankruptcy: 2024

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The first full year of the post-COVID-pandemic era was characterized in the United States by continued economic recovery, persistently high consumer interest rates—despite three cuts in the benchmark federal funds rate in...more

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Understanding Non-Dischargeable Debts Under the Bankruptcy Code: A Guide for Creditors

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When a debtor files for bankruptcy, creditors often fear their claims will be wiped away. However, under Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, certain debts are categorized as non-dischargeable, meaning the debtor cannot...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 23 No. 2 | March–April 2024

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Established in 2015 as a trusted neutral forum to meet increasing demand for effective transnational dispute resolution, the Singapore International Commercial Court (the “SICC”) is a division of the General Division of the...more

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Changes to Confirmed "Toggle" Chapter 11 Plan Required No Additional Disclosure and Voting Where Creditors' Rights Not Materially...

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Even after a bankruptcy court has confirmed a chapter 11 plan, changed circumstances prior to the plan's implementation and "substantial consummation" might make alterations to the plan necessary. If a proposed change is...more

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New Mexico Court Reminds that Prosecuting Prepetition Claims in Bankruptcy May Still Violate the Automatic Stay

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There is more than one way that a creditor of a bankrupt entity (or debtor) can directly prosecute its claims in bankruptcy. If the creditor is involved in prepetition litigation with the debtor, it could request relief from...more

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Supreme Court Resolves the Appealability of Orders Denying Relief from the Automatic Stay

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code provides for an automatic stay of almost all proceedings to recover property from the debtor. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). A party in interest can seek an order exempting...more

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Equity v. Statute: In Bankruptcy, the Code Prevails (The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. The Archdiocese of Saint...

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Garrison Keillor once said, “Sometimes I look reality straight in the eye and deny it.”[1] Being that the case arose in Minnesota, perhaps Circuit Judge Michael Melloy channeled Keillor, one of that state’s great humorists,...more

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