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With Updated Interpretation in Zezas Ruling, The Times They Are A-Changin’

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We lawyers and judges may be Dylan’s “writers and critics who prophesize with your pen.” Then, as now, the times for us are a-changin’, as U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn C. Ferguson recognized in her opinion in In re...more

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The Right of Set-off in Insolvency Proceedings

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The right to set off a claim is a legal concept through which reciprocal claims between a creditor and a debtor company are settled against each other reducing or extinguishing the smaller claim and leaving only a balance...more

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Australian High Court: No Statutory Set-Off Against Unfair Preference Claims

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In Short - The Situation: Historically, creditors pursued by liquidators under the unfair preference regime could rely on a statutory set-off as a defence to the claim, reducing or eliminating their liability to repay...more

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Setoff

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This practice note discusses the use of setoff by creditors as a mechanism to limit loss when a debtor has filed bankruptcy. In bankruptcy, setoff is governed by and subject to the limitations imposed by Section 553 of the...more

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Set Aside: Australian Creditors Unable to Rely on Statutory Set-Offs to Defend Unfair Preference Claims

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Background - During a winding up, the statutory duty of a liquidator is to gather in the estate of the company, which includes recovering any amounts owing to the company. Creditors then submit proofs of debt and receive...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Third Circuit Confirms Triangular Setoffs Unenforceable in Bankruptcy

The Third Circuit’s recent decision in In re Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., 990 F.3d 748 (3d Cir. 2021) holds that section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, which governs creditor setoffs, requires “strict bilateral mutuality.” As a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Devil’s Triang(ular Setoff), Revisited – Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Corporate Parent’s Attempt to Set Off Debt Owed to...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently became the first circuit court to address the question of whether a corporate parent can set off an obligation that it owes to a bankrupt company against a claim owed...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Devil’s Triang(ular Setoff) – Delaware Judge Rejects Corporate Parent’s Attempt to Set Off Debt Owed to Subsidiary

Few issues in bankruptcy create as much contention as disputes regarding the right of setoff. This was recently highlighted by a decision in the chapter 11 case of Orexigen Therapeutics in the District of Delaware. Judge...more

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Court of Appeal overturns Hamersley Iron v. Forge Group Power – set off rights in liquidation restored

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In July 2017, we wrote about the case of Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v Forge Group Power Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (receivers and managers appointed), in which the Western Australian Supreme Court held that rights of set off...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: August 2017 - Setoff and Recoupment in Bankruptcy: A Brief Overview

This article provides a brief overview of the somewhat related doctrines of setoff and recoupment in the Chapter 11 context. Setoff is recognized in the Bankruptcy Code to offset the claims of creditors and the debtor in a...more

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Section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code Preserves Rather Than Creates Setoff Rights

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In Feltman v. Noor Staffing Grp., LLC (In re Corp. Res. Servs. Inc.), 564 B.R. 196 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2017), the bankruptcy court considered whether section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code creates a right of setoff when no such...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Creditors’ Rights Clarified By Interpretation II of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the...

Understanding your rights as a creditor while navigating under China’s bankruptcy laws is becoming a must these days, especially for foreign creditors. As many foreign companies engage in business with Chinese companies,...more

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