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Norton Rose Fulbright’s global restructuring group releases the Q2 2023 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
International Restructuring Newswire Q2 2023Our global restructuring team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire. Our new issue features articles from Hong Kong, Australia, the US, the UK and Canada to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe.… Continue Reading

No amendment to the ranking of security rights under the Dutch Scheme (WHOA) procedure

By Bas van Hooijdonk on Posted in Europe, Global
The Rotterdam District Court, the Netherlands, has ruled that an amendment to the ranking of security rights is not possible under the Dutch Scheme procedure (WHOA), without the consent of the relevant secured creditors. While there is still ambiguity about the (im)possibilities of amending creditors’ rights under the WHOA, the ruling is a welcome clarification… Continue Reading

Australian corporate insolvency reform: What can we expect in 2023?

By NRF Australian Restructuring Team on Posted in Australia, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Overview There has been a growing appetite for corporate insolvency law reform in Australia in the last 18 months. In 2021, public consultations were completed on improvements to creditors’ schemes of arrangement and the treatment of insolvent trusts, and there was an independent review of the laws providing directors with a safe harbour from insolvent… Continue Reading

US Bankruptcy Court dismisses Ch. 15 case, bars foreign representative from appearing before it

By Michael Berthiaume (US) and Francisco Vazquez (US) on Posted in Bankruptcy Courts, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code was enacted to, among other things, foster cooperation between courts of the United States and courts of foreign countries “involved in cross-border insolvency cases.” 11 U.S.C. § 1501(a). In furtherance of this mandate, Section 1518 of the Bankruptcy Code requires a foreign representative to inform the US court of… Continue Reading

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global restructuring group releases the Q1 2023 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
International Restructuring Newswire Q1 2023Our global restructuring team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire. Our new issue features articles from Canada, Germany, the US, France and China/Hong Kong to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe.… Continue Reading

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global restructuring group releases the Q4 2022 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Our global restructuring team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire. Our new issue features articles from the US, Australia and Canada to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe. Alto Maipo: Delaware ruling poses jurisdictional challenges for Chapter 11 debtors Financial crime in an economic downturn: tracing… Continue Reading

Global bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency group releases the Q3 2022 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Global bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency group releases the Q3 2022 issue of International Restructuring NewswireOur global bankruptcy financial restructuring and insolvency team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire.   Our new issue features articles from the US, the Netherlands, Germany/the UK and Australia to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe. Hong Kong Court comments on the interplay between the Rule in Gibbs and… Continue Reading

Insolvency insights in South Square Digest special edition with INSOL International

By Scott Atkins (AU), Noel McCoy (AU) and Lee Pascoe (AU) on Posted in Australia, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global, UK
This special edition of the South Square Digest features collaborative articles with members of INSOL International, with a particular emphasis on transaction avoidance. Read the latest insights from Scott Atkins, Partner and President of INSOL International; Noel McCoy, Partner and member of INSOL International; and Lee Pascoe, Special Counsel and member of INSOL International. Evidence gathering… Continue Reading

Global bankruptcy financial restructuring and insolvency group releases the Q2 2022 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Australia, Bankruptcy Courts, Europe, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global, Singapore, US
Our global bankruptcy financial restructuring and insolvency team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire. Our new issue features articles from Singapore, the US, the Netherlands, Canada, Italy and Australia to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe.   Recent case law developments in Singapore’s restructuring and insolvency laws show… Continue Reading

Omar Salah appointed to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Global
Prof. Omar Salah, a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Amsterdam office, has been appointed as expert to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts. P.R.I.M.E. Finance stands for the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance, an innovative collaboration launched in January 2012, and established to help resolve, and to assist judicial systems in the… Continue Reading

Omar Salah discusses WHOA in International Insolvency Institute’s Global Perspectives podcast

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
On January 1, 2021, the Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans, also referred to as the “Dutch Scheme” or “WHOA” (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord) entered into force. On this episode of Global Perspectives, Omar Salah, a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Amsterdam office, discusses the reasons for the enactment of the WHOA, its key… Continue Reading

Global bankruptcy financial restructuring and insolvency group releases the Q1 2022 issue of International Restructuring Newswire

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Canada, Europe, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global, UK, US
Our global bankruptcy financial restructuring and insolvency team has released its quarterly International Restructuring Newswire.   Our new issue features articles from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, the US and the UK to help you stay current on recent developments in restructurings in various jurisdictions around the globe. Steinhoff restructuring: The Dutch suspension of payments as an… Continue Reading

The use of mediation to improve global restructuring outcomes in a post-pandemic world

By Scott Atkins (AU) on Posted in Australia, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global, Singapore, UK, US
Jurisdictions across the world have been seeking to simplify their domestic insolvency processes and create flexible restructuring alternatives to enable viable entities experiencing financial distress to have better prospects of recovery. In an article co-authored by Scott Atkins and Debra Grassgreen and published in the Global Restructuring Review, the authors discuss the potential uses of mediation… Continue Reading

John Martin appointed President of the International Insolvency Institute

By NRF Digital Team on Posted in Australia, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Norton Rose Fulbright is delighted to announce that restructuring and insolvency partner, John Martin has been appointed President of the International Insolvency Institute, succeeding Debra Grassgreen. Having been a Board member of the International Insolvency Institute since 2016, John most recently served as a Vice President. At the Institute’s annual conference in New York this… Continue Reading

Outer Space: The New Frontier for Restructuring and Insolvency

By Scott Atkins (AU) and Dr. Kai Luck (AU) on Posted in Australia, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Global
Activities in outer space have increased significantly over the last few years and there is a river of untapped potential in the modern ‘space economy’. In an article written for International Corporate Rescue, Scott Atkins and Dr Kai Luck explore the intersection between outer space activities and restructuring and insolvency. Read the article here.… Continue Reading