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Appleby
This Restructuring Officer (RO) regime came into force in August 2022 and since then we have seen a handful of petitions for the appointment of ROs come before the Grand Court.
Harneys
We sat down with Hong Kong Partner Calvin Chow, who recently joined Harneys from a local onshore firm to get to know him a bit better.
Mayer Brown
Insolvency litigation witnessed intriguing developments across multiple aspects in Hong Kong in 2023, ranging from the court's updated Practice Direction on Bankruptcy and Winding-Up Proceedings...
Mayer Brown
The pilot measure for mutual recognition and assistance of insolvency proceedings between the courts of three pilot areas in Mainland China and Hong Kong was agreed in mid-2021...
Conyers
In the case of Re China Properties Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2023] HKCFI 2346, the Hong Kong Court has shown its commitment to providing assistance to local liquidators...
Herbert Smith Freehills
Two recent cases, Re Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation [2023] HKCFI 1340 (the "GOCC Case") and Re Trinity International Brands Limited [2023] HKCFI 1581 (the "Trinity Case")...
Mayer Brown
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) recently handed down its judgment in the case of Guy Kwok-Hung Lam v Tor Asia Credit Master Fund LP [2023] HKCFA 9, upholding the Court of Appeal's earlier...
Herbert Smith Freehills
If a debt arises from a contract that contains an exclusive jurisdiction clause (EJC) in favour of a foreign court, how will the Hong Kong court deal with a bankruptcy petition based on that debt?
Mayer Brown
Battered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in passengers travelling to Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has become the latest carrier to undergo a debt restructuring.
Horizons Corporate Advisory Co Ltd
Sono a Shanghai, Xiamen e Shenzhen i tribunali titolati in Cina a seguire i procedimenti fallimentari.
Conyers
In October 2022, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the Z Trust case of Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) v Halabi (in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Mdam Intisar Nouri)...
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Hong Kong Airlines has announced that it is seeking to implement a restructuring of its aircraft lease obligations and other liabilities by court action in the UK and Hong Kong.
Herbert Smith Freehills
A recent Hong Kong Court of Appeal decision examined a creditor's right to commence bankruptcy/insolvency proceedings where the petition debt arises from an agreement containing an exclusive...
FTI Consulting
The private credit market has not been popular in Asia until recent years when the public markets started to run out of steam. While investors struggle to identify value in the global markets and borrowers...
Mayer Brown
On 30 August 2022, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal overturned the Court of First Instance's decision in the case of Guy Kwok-Hung Lam v Tor Asia Credit Master Fund LP and held that a creditor's bankruptcy petition presented in Hong Kong should not be allowed to proceed.
Herbert Smith Freehills
Historically, the common law has only recognised foreign insolvency proceedings commenced in the jurisdiction in which the company is incorporated.
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has taken a practical approach in interpreting the second core requirement, out of three needed, for a Hong Kong Court to exercise its discretion to ...
Ogier
On 22 February 2022, Doyle J made a winding up order and appointed joint official liquidators in respect of GTI Holdings Limited (Company), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
Herbert Smith Freehills
In a further development to cross-border insolvency cooperation between Hong Kong and Mainland China, the Hong Kong Court has issued a letter of request to a Mainland Court requesting recognition and assistance of...
Appleby
Schemes of Arrangement are often used as a successful restructuring tool, whether by way of a scheme promulgated in a company's home jurisdiction or overseas.
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