Despite the tremendous growth and development of oil and gas resources in recent years, the industry is expected to be a boon for bankruptcy lawyers. This article explores how the current low price environment hurts developers and their lenders, whose ... Read full article
The new Scottish bankruptcy law which will take effect in April contains some great acronyms, including BADAS and BRO. Unfortunately, the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 ("BADAS") is missing the second "s" which would ... Read full article
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
Rubin & Lan v Eurofinance led us to say in August 2010 that the Court of Appeal had taken a novel approach founded on the principles of modified universalism, developing the common law and allowing enforcement of a foreign insolvency judgement when an ... Read full article
Mercer & Hole's Chris Laughton is in Venice hosting this morning's INSOL Europe's Annual Congress 2011. Here's what Chris is expecting over the next couple of days. "My final job as President of INSOL Europe is to host this ... Read full article
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman of Ferrari, today graphically described the strengths of Italian industry in terms of its people and their passion. Likening a Ferrari to a beautiful woman, he also said that German cars are great - like a freezer - ... Read full article
Chris Laughton, President of INSOL Europe, today launched the European Insolvency Regulation Case Register at www.insolvencycases.eu. ... Read full article
My final job as President of INSOL Europe is to host this year's conference in Venice. The last few days of preparations have been busy, but have brought home just how much has gone on. I can't pre-empt conference announcements, but to touch on ... Read full article
Fellow partner at Mercer & Hole, Chris Laughton, has been appointed President of INSOL Europe, the pan-European members organisation for insolvency professionals. ... Read full article
Rubin & Lan v Eurofinance led us to say in August 2010 that the Court of Appeal had taken a novel approach founded on the principles of modified universalism, developing the common law and allowing enforcement of a foreign insolvency... ... Read full article
Rubin & Lan v Eurofinance involved a "novel, though we believe inevitable and desirable, development of the common law" (according to Lord Justice Ward). Founded on the principles of modified universalism (insolvency proceedings are ... Read full article
In a post last year entitled " North Of The Border: Reorganization Under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, " I discussed the various types of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings available under Canadian law. Included in ... Read full article
