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Global economy proves resilient to geopolitical volatility, but key markets are threatened by shifts in international trade

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The international restructuring landscape is evolving rapidly. In the EU, efforts to harmonize member states’ legal regimes continue. In the Middle East, maturing legal frameworks are creating greater certainty for...more

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Germany Turns To Restructuring To Strengthen Corporate Resilience

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After several years of weak growth in the German economy, restructuring is emerging as a strategic tool to revitalize the country’s under-pressure businesses. Here we explore how the use of StaRUG, Germany’s preventive...more

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Court rulings on “fair” treatment of creditors reshape UK restructuring landscape

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The UK courts are redefining the standards for creditor treatment under the country’s restructuring plans. Amid developing case law around “fairness” in court-sanctioned processes, market participants are exploring...more

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Dutch Restructuring Framework Continues To Evolve While Providing Flexible Platform to support complex domestic processes

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Funding, enforcement and cross-border recognition will play a prominent role in Dutch restructurings in 2026, while WHOA—the Dutch restructuring tool—continues to evolve as court practice and wider adoption refine its key...more

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Oakwise Principles in Action: Recent Appointment of Receivers Over a Cayman Segregated Portfolio

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In Biostar Pharma, Inc. v. LFM Oversea Investment Fund SPC and LFM Stable Income Fund SP [2025] CIGC (FSD) 118, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands appointed receivers over LFM Stable Income Fund SP (the “SP”), the...more

Hogan Lovells

Business interruption insurance: lessons from Covid-19, five years on

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With the limitation clock running down for covid-19 business interruption (BI) claims in the UK, Hogan Lovells partner Lydia Savill, counsel Sara Bradstock and associate Sophie Warren offer key insights for insurance...more

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Italy set for a busy year of restructuring activity in 2026

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Italy’s rescue-first approach under its restructuring and insolvency code, the CCII, is driving earlier corporate turnarounds and will create a broader range of distressed M&A opportunities for investors over the coming...more

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Mainland China and Hong Kong markets continue to experience distress, with further “second round” restructurings expected

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Mainland China and Hong Kong are grappling with ongoing market distress and continued pressure on their real estate sectors. As restructuring activity intensifies, we look ahead to how these deals are likely to play out over...more

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U.S. restructuring 2025 review and 2026 outlook

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U.S. bankruptcies and restructurings are expected to remain broadly steady in 2026, providing ample opportunity for restructuring and special situations investment. In the meantime, the U.S. market is assessing the...more

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Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead

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Australia’s restructuring prospects are being shaped by higher refinancing costs and pressures in the country’s energy system. Deal execution will also depend on regulatory clearance, workforce liabilities and how confidently...more

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New law on rehabilitation and bankruptcy: bringing Vietnam’s bankruptcy regime closer to international practice

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Vietnam has overhauled its decade-old bankruptcy legislation and enacted Law on Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy No. 142/2025/QH15 (RBL 2025), which will take effect on March 1, 2026 and replace the existing Law on Bankruptcy...more

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Bankruptcy Court Denies Stay in Class Action Alleging $100 Million Special Needs Trust Fraud

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On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida denied American Momentum Bank’s request to stay an adversary class action accusing the bank of aiding and abetting the theft of more than $100...more

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Financial Services Industry 2025 Digital Assets Year in Review

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In 2025, the U.S. digital asset landscape evolved more dramatically than in any year since the industry’s inception. A pro‑innovation White House, an active Congress, and key regulators — including the U.S. Securities and...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

When Taxes Don’t Go Away: Bankruptcy, Willful Evasion, and the Limits of a Fresh Start

A recent decision from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York offers a stark reminder that bankruptcy is not a cure-all—particularly when unpaid tax liabilities are the result of deliberate...more

Adams & Reese

What’s In a Name? A $500,000.00 Secured Claim, According to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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A recent decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”), In re East Texas Machining & Manufacturing, LLC, Adversary No. 24-06043, Case No. 23-60629, (Bankr. E.D. Tex. Jan. 29,...more

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Top 5 British Virgin Islands Publications of 2025

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The most-read publications out of our British Virgin Islands office in 2025 reflect readers’ continued interest in the evolving legal, regulatory and commercial landscape of the jurisdiction....more

White & Case LLP

How to prepare for a downturn as a private credit lender

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Despite a complex operating environment, persistent inflation and tariff-related economic disruption, private credit lending has remained robust, and portfolios have proven resilient. At the end of October, trailing...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

What Is the Proper Venue for Filing Financing Statements and Judgment Liens When the Entity Involved Was Formed Out of State?

Q: I am a receiver for a Delaware LLC who’s business is operated in California and Nevada. A creditor of the LLC has contacted me demanding   that I turnover the proceeds of receivables I have collected, contending it has a...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Affirms Single-Proceeding Model: Royalty Arrears Claims Must Be Pursued First in Insolvency Proceedings

On January 26, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (ABKB) held that the Alberta Department of Energy and Minerals (Alberta Energy) is required to first advance its claim for royalty arrears owed by an insolvent energy...more

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'Void' Judgments Are Not Void After All

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Supreme Court decisions regarding bankruptcy cases usually affect only bankruptcy litigation, but the recent decision in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. vs. Burton alters the landscape for all federal litigation. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Has the Texas Two-Step Become the Thames Two-Step?

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In the first of its kind, a US company with no prior connection to the United Kingdom, has financially restructured via a Part 26A Companies Act (UK) Restructuring Plan (the RP), in respect of which it also achieved Chapter...more

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Insolvency Disputes: Spain as a Bellwether for European Restructuring Litigation

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Over the past three years, Spain has operated as a real-time test market for the EU’s shift towards court-backed, pre-insolvency restructuring. Economic uncertainty, higher interest rates, and sectoral distress have...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Setting the Precedent: 2025's Legal Landmarks and the Path Ahead

From "multi-Crown" class actions to the corporate attribution doctrine, Davies litigators explore the judicial shifts from 2024-2025 that business leaders need to know - Although 2025 is now in the rearview mirror, the...more

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Bankruptcy remoteness for Cayman drop-down SPVs: A practical refresher for fund finance

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Cayman bankruptcy remote features must be tailored to each vehicle type with mitigation measures including constraints on voluntary winding up throughout the facility’s life. Exempted companies, LLCs and ELPs each...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

2025 Chambers Insolvency Global Practice Guide Chapters: Law and Practice – USA

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An overview of the U.S. insolvency framework, addressing core principles, creditor rights, restructurings, and cross-border issues....more

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