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Arbitration and Insolvency: A Comparative View from England & Wales, Singapore and Hong Kong

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If the agreement between a creditor and debtor refers disputes to arbitration, what limits should be placed on the creditor to pursue winding-up proceedings based on an unpaid debt under that agreement? Should a court simply...more

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Release Me From My Bands Or Else My Project Fails Third Party Releases in Schemes

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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

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Is My Contract Void? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - October 11, 2022

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Ohio- Implied Warranty Banks v. Shark Auto Sales LLC, 11th Dist. Trumbull, No. 2022-Ohio-3489- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District reversed the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiff on her vehicle...more

Downey Brand LLP

Blast from the Past – Trusts Subject to Medi-Cal Reimbursement

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We begin the year with a case, Riverside County Public Guardian v. Snukst (2022) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, involving an elder with dementia who received Medi-Cal benefits. The case, a blast from the past, illustrates how the...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules that Bankruptcy Blocking Right in Debtor's Corporate Charter Violates Federal Public Policy

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Courts sometimes disagree over whether provisions in a borrower's organizational documents designed to prevent the borrower from filing for bankruptcy are enforceable as a matter of federal public policy or applicable state...more

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The “Golden Share”: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

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A recent, highly anticipated ruling by a Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has reilluminated the concept of a "golden share". While an appeal of the ruling seems likely, this latest ruling by Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Mary F....more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Are Bankruptcy Blocking Provisions in Corporate Governance Documents Enforceable?

It has long been the law that creditors are rarely entitled to contractually prohibit a debtor from filing for bankruptcy, whether such restriction is contained in the debt instruments or in the corporate governance...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Corporate Charter Provision Requiring Shareholder Consent for Bankruptcy Filing Is Enforceable but...

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In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a bankruptcy court order dismissing a chapter 11 case filed by a corporation without obtaining—as required by its corporate...more

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English Court of Appeal Clarifies the Ambit of the Rule Against Reflective Loss

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In the recent decision in Carlos Sevilleja Garcia v Marex Financial Limited,1 the Court of Appeal helpfully summarised the justifications for the English law rule against claims for reflective loss and confirmed that the rule...more

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Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin Issue 3 - January 2018: Takata's Japanese Bankruptcy Case Survives Public Policy Objection

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As has been widely reported, over the last several years Takata Corporation and its various worldwide subsidiaries (together “Takata”) have been involved in a multitude of governmental investigations, class actions and...more

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Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin Issue 2 - 2017: U.S. Court recognizes a Russian bankruptcy case

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The Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York recently addressed objections to the recognition of a Russian bankruptcy case as a foreign main case under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and to the...more

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US Bankruptcy Filing Limitations - How Far Can You Go?

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In order to file for bankruptcy, a corporate entity must be legally authorized to do so. Whether the bankruptcy petition has been duly authorized is governed by state law and often depends on the entity’s governance...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Bankruptcy Restrictions in Operating Agreement Held Unenforceable

In In Re Lexington Hospitality Group, LLC, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky thwarted a lender’s efforts to control whether its borrower could file bankruptcy. As a condition to the loan,...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies the Litigation Waiver of the One-Action Rule

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Nevada has a one-action rule which, with limited exceptions, requires a creditor seeking to recover a debt secured by real property to proceed against the security first prior to seeking recovery from the debtor personally....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Supreme Court of Nevada Holds That Legal Malpractice Claim Was Impermissibly Assigned

Tower Homes, LLC v. Heaton, ___ P.3d ___, 2016 WL 4273578 (Nev. 2016) - Brief Summary - The Supreme Court of Nevada held that a bankruptcy trustee's stipulation and court's order permitting creditors to pursue the...more

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Bankruptcy Courts Closing In – Will An Agreement Requiring Unanimous Consent To File For Bankruptcy Be Effective?

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We’ve all seen it. The business opportunity looks enticing but is laced with risk about a potential bankruptcy filing down the road. As bankruptcy lawyers we are often asked how deals can be structured to prevent a...more

Burr & Forman

Intervention Energy: The Case Where the Golden Share Lost its Shine

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In connection with out-of-court restructurings, workouts and forbearance agreements, creditors often seek to include provisions that purport to limit the ability of a debtor to file for bankruptcy relief. However, bankruptcy...more

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Arbitration Clause Of A Loan Agreement Containing A Class Action Waiver Was Not Void As Being In Violation Of Public Policy

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In Baldwin v. Regions Financial Corp., 98 So. 3d 1201 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012), the District Court of Appeal of the Third District of Florida held that an arbitration clause of a loan agreement, containing a class action waiver,...more

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