In the Eleventh Circuit (In re Al Zawawi), section 109(a)’s debtor eligibility requirements do not apply to chapter 15 cases, reinforcing a split between the Second and Eleventh Circuits.
The Eleventh Circuit held that...more
Although bankruptcy courts frequently grant chapter 15 recognition to proceedings initiated by Cayman provisional liquidators, recognition is not automatic.
Instead, in considering a petition for recognition of a Cayman...more