Following an overhaul of the Singapore insolvency regime which came into force on 30 July 2020, the insolvency and restructuring framework was consolidated in the omnibus Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018...more
In Re Tantleff, Alan [2022] SGHC 147, the Singapore High Court considered for the first time whether the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (30 May 1997) (the...more
Lock-up agreements typically involve the company's creditors committing in advance to vote at the relevant class meeting in favour of the contemplated scheme. Lock-up agreements serve an important commercial purpose of either...more
The automatic stay under the version of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency adopted by Singapore ("Singapore Model Law") is an accessible and powerful tool for protection under the Singapore restructuring regime...more
9/3/2021
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UNCITRAL
On September 14, 2020, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recognized the Indonesian court-supervised restructuring plan for the Indonesian Duniatex textiles group ("Duniatex Group") under Chapter...more
The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (the "IRDA") came into force on 30 July 2020. The consolidation of all personal and corporate insolvency and debt restructuring legislation into a single statute, along...more
9/5/2020
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Cramdown ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Insolvency ,
Ipso Facto Clauses ,
Judicial Management ,
Liquidation ,
New Legislation ,
Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA) ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Singapore ,
Third Party Funding ,
Wrongful Trading
The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (the "IRDA") came into force on 30 July 2020. The consolidation of all personal and corporate insolvency and debt restructuring legislation into a single statute, along...more
8/25/2020
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Corporate Restructuring ,
Distressed Debt ,
Exclusions ,
Financial Distress ,
Insolvency ,
Ipso Facto Clauses ,
Loan Agreements ,
Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA) ,
Singapore ,
The Insolvency
For further information, please visit the White & Case Coronavirus Resource Center. The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (the "Act") was enacted on 7 April 2020. The Act provides temporary relief to businesses and...more