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The Insolvency and Financial Rehabilitation Law came into effect in 2019. The new law added a new cause of action for imposing personal liability on a director or CEO of a corporation in insolvency in respect of damages...more
A company or group's financial distress causes significant turmoil for its owners, directors, managers, employees and often its suppliers and other creditors. For directors in particular, there are significant...more
For over a century, U.K. company law has enabled a company to propose, to its creditors or shareholders, a compromise or arrangement of their rights which, if approved by the requisite majority and then by the court, is...more
With the significant strain placed on market participants as a result of the combined impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the oil price war and the ensuing liquidity and credit crunches, we expect that a number of...more
Note: This Insight has been updated since originally published on March.24.2020 with the title "COVID-19 - Protecting Directors from personal liability during uncertain times". We are amid a black-swan event that is...more
The Safe Harbour reforms that became law on 19 September 2017 aim to create a better environment for the effective corporate rescue of distressed companies. By removing the perceived fear of insolvent trading from directors...more
Australia has long been known for its “have a go” attitude and it appears that this sentiment has been behind major reform in Australia’s restructuring and insolvency laws over the past year. Originally published in INSOL...more
California Fitness’s closure has left many consumers who have purchased prepaid packages without any remedies. On 20 July, California Fitness, which was once fronted by action movie star Jackie Chan, announced that it...more