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The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
A General Overview of Maryland Workers' Compensation
Elements and Defenses to Claim Petitions
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Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Issues, Venue, and Jurisdiction by Kristhy Peguero and Jennifer Wertz
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Debtors and creditors have options when choosing where to pursue a restructuring – particularly with operations across jurisdictions and debt instruments issued under different laws. Local knowledge is key to navigate those...more
On March 11, 2025, the Committee to Enhance Singapore's Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime (the "Committee") published a report (the "Report") outlining its recommendations to further enhance and modernize...more
Manipulation of “center of main interest” to secure UK bankruptcy venue does not bar chapter 15 recognition so long as creditors are not disadvantaged. On February 24, 2025, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael E. Wiles granted...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
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
In the absence of a formal declaration or notification to UNIDROIT, Alternative A (as adopted domestically by Sweden) is deemed to have no international effect and no applicability in U.S. bankruptcy case. Although Sweden...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
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
One year ago, we wrote that 2022 would be remembered in the corporate bankruptcy world for the "crypto winter" that descended in November 2022 with the spectacular collapse of FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research, and...more
In a radical departure from settled case law, the English High Court has eroded the protections of English law creditors guaranteed by the Rule in Gibbs....more
Third-Party Releases are common in English law schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans, and US courts have so far indulged that approach in granting recognition. If Prospero’s plea to the audience at the...more
The arrangements in Israel’s Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, enacted in 2018, include a series of special characteristics that must be taken into account when engaging with an Israeli corporation....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
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Debtors and investors have an enhanced choice of restructuring venues as the EU Restructuring Directive is rolled out in Member States - A number of key European jurisdictions have now implemented the EU Preventive...more
In Re Lamtex Holdings Limited, the Hong Kong Companies Court recently ordered the winding-up of a Bermuda-incorporated Hong Kong-listed company. While the winding-up in Hong Kong of a foreign-incorporated company is not...more
Many of us have a basic understanding of U.S. bankruptcy filings under chapters 7, 11, and 13, but we may not know very much about chapter 15. Jackson Walker Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery attorneys Kristhy Peguero and...more
In Re Zetta Jet Pte Ltd (2019), the Singapore High Court held that the Centre of Main Interest (COMI) of a Singapore-incorporated company was the US. It noted that a company’s jurisdiction of incorporation could be displaced...more
In a recent cross-border insolvency case, Judge Glenn of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recognized an insurance company rehabilitation proceeding in Curaçao as a “foreign main...more
In determining whether a U.S. bankruptcy court should provide the representative of a foreign debtor with various forms of assistance in a case under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, the court must consider, consistent with...more
Germany—Major German insolvency law reforms designed to facilitate corporate group insolvencies will become effective on April 21, 2018. When the reforms come into force, they will supplement and complement the Recast...more