Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency Between Singapore and Malaysia
By Lee Shih (Lim Chee Wee Partnership) and Ashok Kumar (BlackOak LLC)
I. Introduction
The close economic ties between Singapore and Malaysia have led to an increasing number…
A survey of insolvency practitioners in Singapore: How Singapore can become more competitive as an international / Asian restructuring hub
By Dawn Tan, Tristan Teo (Ashurst ADTLaw) and Tony Grundy (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Singapore) LLP)…
Court of Appeal confirms Guy Lam applies to an arbitrable petition debt, set-off or cross-claim
By Richard Keady and Grace Lee (Dentons Hong Kong)
The Court of Appeal recently issued two judgments in Re Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK)…
‘Good’ and ‘bad’ reasons for the opening of parallel restructuring proceedings
By Ilya Kokorin (Leiden University)
Introduction
It is often the case that financial distress of a firm is addressed in several proceedings opened in different…
UK restructuring plans: What does the future hold following the English Court of Appeal’s landmark ruling in Adler?
By James Stonebridge, Mark Craggs, Matthew Thorn, and Helen Coverdale (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Introduction
Almost four years after…
No More Automatic Stays for Winding-Up Petitions Involving an Arbitration or Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause
By Kate Stephenson (Kirkland & Ellis)
At a Glance
The Privy Council — the court of final appeal for UK overseas territories — recently…
Garuda Indonesia’s restructuring recognised in Singapore: The SICC delivers its first insolvency judgment
By Scott Atkins and Charles Nugent-Young (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Introduction
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), which…
Recent Developments in DIP Financing for International and Domestic Debtors
By Richard J Cooper, Lisa M Schweitzer and Richard C Minott (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton)
Chapter 11 has gained a strong foothold as a possible pathway for…
Latest developments in Hong Kong restructuring law
By Heidi Chui (Stevenson, Wong & Co)
Introduction
As a special administrative region of China under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, Hong Kong retains a common law legal system that…
The European Commission’s proposed directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law: What does it say and where does it stand?
By Omar Salah, Koen Durlinger, Rik van der Laan, Bas van Hooijdonk, Enes Altintop, Jan de Wit, Alexander Govers,…