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Following the making of a winding-up order by the Hong Kong Court, a provisional liquidator or a liquidator can decide whether to apply to the Hong Kong Court for appointment of certain creditors and contributories to form a...more
As financial pressures mount across industries—from real estate to retail to private equity—lenders, investors, and other stakeholders are increasingly turning to receiverships as an alternative to bankruptcy. A receivership...more
In a judgment handed down on 15 April 2025, Stevanovich v Matthew Richardson and another (as Joint Liquidators of Barrington Capital Group Ltd (in Liquidation) [2025] UKPC 18, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the...more
Our London Financial Restructuring team authored the UK chapter of the 8th Edition of The Legal 500’s “Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide". The guide provides information on the current issues affecting...more
The liquidation of a company is a pivotal process governed by legal regulations in the UAE. Understanding the intricacies of liquidation proceedings is essential for stakeholders involved in company dissolution. Federal...more
On 23 January 2024, Snowden LJ handed down the Court of Appeal's judgment in the Adler Restructuring Plan case - AGPS Bondco plc - overturning the sanctioning of the Plan by the High Court in April 2023....more
The decision represents the first appellate-level ruling on the Part 26A regime. On 23 January 2024, the Court of Appeal set aside the sanction of the Adler restructuring plan (RP) in the first appellate-level decision on...more
Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures and increasing interest rates have continued to have a negative impact on the global economy. This has caused a significant increase in the number of creditor...more
Trucking giant Yellow Corp. skuttled operations and filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Aug. 6, a mere three years after receiving $700 million in pandemic-era relief...more
Introduction - In two relatively recent offshore cases, the differing views of creditors and shareholders (and management) have been considered in the context of winding up pro- ceedings, including the criteria for the...more
In BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA and Others [2022] UKSC 25 (“Sequana”), the Supreme Court confirmed the existence of a duty owed at common law by company directors to consider the interests of its creditors, and also provided...more
Due to the recent challenging economic environment, the law’s treatment of creditors’ interests in a restructuring or insolvency has been a hot topic. From a creditor’s perspective, its objective will be straightforward: to...more
While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more
The influence of British rule immediately prior to the establishment of the State of Israel has left a lasting mark on Israeli corporate law. Even though Israel is commercially much closer to the U.S., the links to the...more