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In re Fullerton Capital Ltd [2025] SGCA 11, a BVI-incorporated company entered into insolvency proceedings in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). The liquidators sought recognition of the BVI liquidation as a "foreign main...more
As chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code quickly approaches its 20th anniversary in a global economy, the volume of cross-border bankruptcy cases has rapidly escalated. With multinational companies having affiliates throughout...more
On April 21, 2025, Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a memorandum opinion in In re Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção S.A., Case No. 25-10482 (MG), addressing...more
In May 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (RL Management) and fourteen of its affiliates (collectively, Red Lobster), including Red Lobster Canada Inc. (Red Lobster Canada), commenced proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy...more
Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code (which is based upon the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency) is designed to facilitate cross-border cooperation and coordination among courts during a pending bankruptcy or...more
Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and...more
The British Virgin Islands has, as of 18 September 2024, extended the list of ‘Relevant Foreign Countries’ for the purposes of Part XIX of the BVI Insolvency Act, which governs Orders in Aid of Foreign Proceedings. These...more
Several cases this year have demonstrated the continuing trend of U.S. courts’ respect toward foreign insolvency proceedings. Recent decisions from the Third and Eleventh Circuits, Southern District of New York and other...more
The Singapore International Commercial Court (the "SICC"), a division of the General Division of the High Court and part of the Supreme Court of Singapore, was established in 2015 as a trusted neutral forum to meet increasing...more
"Comity" is a principle of jurisprudence whereby, under appropriate circumstances, one country recognizes within its borders the legislative, executive, or judicial acts of another nation. Many recent court rulings have...more
Determining a foreign debtor's "center of main interests" ("COMI") for purposes of recognizing a foreign bankruptcy proceeding in the United States under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code can be problematic in cases...more
To file bankruptcy in the U.S., a debtor must reside in, have a domicile or a place of business in, or have property in the United States. 11 U.S.C. § 109(a). In cross border chapter 15 cases, courts have considered whether...more
The Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") has handed down its first insolvency-related ruling. The court granted recognition and full force and effect to Indonesia's flagship airline's restructuring plan. That...more
In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more
For a foreign proceeding to be recognized under the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (“Model Law”) and its offspring, chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, the foreign proceeding must be either a foreign main...more
En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés Mejía conversa con María Alejandra Mercado Donato, abogada del equipo de derecho corporativo e insolvencia, sobre la caída de los decretos especiales...more
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - Cumulative, through April 2023 - 1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court denies injunction against actions involving debtors’ affiliates. Shortly after filing...more
In In re Global Cord Blood Corp., 2022 WL 17478530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2022), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied without prejudice a petition filed by the joint provisional liquidators...more
1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major...more
2022 has been a year which has seen significant developments in court-led corporate rescue and insolvency law reform in Hong Kong. In light of the lingering COVID19 pandemic, it was all the more important that the Hong Kong...more
Judicial comments cast doubt on the ability to compromise US law-governed debt effectively based on Chapter 15 recognition alone. A recent first instance decision in Hong Kong has highlighted an important...more
Procedure - Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 2005 and represents the United States’ adoption of the “Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency so as to provide effective mechanisms for dealing...more
In a significant decision, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court (Shenzhen court) has ordered formal recognition in the mainland for Hong Kong appointed liquidators. This is the first occasion on which a mainland court has...more
In a noteworthy decision handed down on 17 December 2021 (“Decision”), the High Court of Hong Kong recognised the Mainland China bankruptcy administrator (“Administrator”) of Peking University Founder Group Limited (PKU) and...more