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In re Americanas SA: Is Chapter 15 The New Way Around the US Supreme Court’s Ruling Prohibiting Third Thirty Releases?
By: David Cook, Lynn Harrison and Sam J. Alberts, Dentons US LLP1 On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize any non-consensual third party releases (other than regarding asbestos liabilities). Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 144 S.Ct. 2071 (2024).
In a nod to comity, Supreme Court limits discovery in international arbitrations | JD Supra
In a unanimous decision in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, LTD., 142 S. Ct 2078 (2022) (ZF Automotive), the Supreme Court settled the longstanding circuit split on whether an international arbitral tribunal constitutes a “foreign or international tribunal” under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a).
A Tale of Two Cities: Discharge of US-Denominated Debt in Chapter 15 | JD Supra
In recent years the world’s major financial hubs have placed an increased emphasis on cross-border communication and cooperation when it comes to the insolvency and restructuring of international enterprises. Singapore, for example, has implemented a new insolvency regime and the UK, for its part, has added a new scheme of arrangement comparable in some respects to Chapter 11 in the US.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: The Single Point of Entry and Chapter 15 | JD Supra
Recently, there has been a divergence of opinion when it comes to whether a foreign liquidator must commence a Chapter 15 case before seeking comity in the United States (the “US”). In Moyal v. Münsterland Gruppe GMbH & Co. KG1, a plaintiff commenced an action in New York state court, which was eventually removed to the Southern District of New York, seeking damages from a defendant arising from a breach of a distribution agreement.
Jasper's Life Mattered
By Lynn Harrison "Jasper, my ginger Tonkinese boy was born on 1st March 2021 and came to live with me on 1st May - near the start of lockdown. As I was working from home and going out was limited, I basically spent all my time with Jasper. From day one, we bonded and became inseparable. He was my shadow. He would try and join in with my work zoom calls and even try and get involved with my daily online exercise routine. He was extremely loving and purred contentedly as I petted him.
Singapore’s new insolvency law: a status report on the progress of the new regime | JD Supra
Insolvency laws used to be a strictly territorial matter. However, given the increasing interconnectedness of the world, Courts have adopted a more universalist approach and have begun to recognise the insolvency laws of other jurisdictions. As a reflection of its cosmopolitan and global outlook, the laws and the Courts of Singapore have adopted a more international approach towards the application of insolvency laws.
Fairfield Sentry: A look into the application of the US safe harbor provisions and the Hague Convention to foreign claims | JD Supra
What happens when avoidance claims under foreign insolvency law face off against US bankruptcy law’s safe harbor provisions? Can service on non-US parties be proper even when conceded to be inconsistent with the Hague Convention?1 On December 14, 2020, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) issued a memorandum decision in In re Fairfield Sentry Ltd.
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