Singapore insolvency and restructuring lawSingapore Restructuring & Insolvency Yearbook 2023
By Smitha Menon, Lionel Leo, Stephanie Yeo, Joel Chng, Daniel Liu, Tan Kai Yun, Clayton Chong, Adnaan Noor, Eden Li, Muhammed Ismail Noordin (WongPartnership)
Introduction
2023 was a…
Insolvency and corporate groupsUK to Adopt UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency
By Eugenio Vaccari (Royal Holloway)
On 7 July 2022, the UK Government published a consultation on changing UK law to implement two model laws in the field of insolvency, which have been…
Singapore insolvency and restructuring lawThe Use of Pre-Packed Parallel Schemes: Case Study of Century Sunshine
By Darius Tay, Shu Kit, Samuel Loh, and Sukritta Panutrakul (BlackOak LLC)
The BlackOak team advised Century Sunshine Holdings Group Ltd (the “Company”) on the Singapore law…
Foreign and comparative lawArgentina’s out-of-court restructuring proceedings (APE) after 20 years
By Tomás M Araya (BOMCHIL)
The legal framework
In Argentina, companies in distress seeking to restructure their financial obligations have the option to pursue:
an…
Foreign and comparative lawThe EU Adaption of Important Chapter 11 ProvisionsBy Ken Baird, Katharina Crinson, Guilhem Bremond, Michael Broeders, Charlotte Ausema, Jan-Philip Wilde, Ana López, Silvia Angós, Mark Liscio and Samantha Braunstein (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)…
Insolvency and alternative dispute resolutionThe Law Applicable to the Effects of Insolvency in Arbitration: UNCITRAL’s Work in Progress
By Manuel Penades (King’s College London)
For the last couple of years Working Group V at UNCITRAL has been working on a project dedicated to the…
Cross-border insolvencyWhen is a Cayman Islands liquidation not a foreign proceeding?
By Francisco Vazquez and Michael Berthiaume (Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP)
United States courts have typically concluded that offshore liquidations are “foreign proceedings” eligible…
Cross-border insolvency, Singapore insolvency and restructuring lawRecognising Foreign Proceedings under Singapore’s Restructuring and Insolvency Regime: Court of Appeal Clarifies Whether Company Must be Insolvent
By Sim Kwan Kiat, Sheila Ng and Walter Yeo (Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)
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Foreign and comparative lawEnglish High Court sanctions German real estate group’s “wind-down” restructuring plan
By Charles Balmain, Ben Davies, Christian Pilkington, John Rogerson, Cecily Higham, and Robbie Powell (White & Case LLP)
The English High Court has…
Foreign and comparative lawThe international restructuring of Steinhoff under the Dutch WHOA
By Omar Salah and Jan de Wit (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Introduction
On 21 June 2023, the District Court of Amsterdam (the WHOA Court) granted its judgment in one of the largest…