Displaying with Topic International Insolvency

Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.

The statutory basis for permanent relief under today’s chapter 15 was found in former Section 304, which chapter 15 superseded.

Delaware district judge permits remand when the suit was subject to mandatory abstention.

District judge decides that he lacked jurisdiction to enforce a cross-border protocol against foreign liquidators.

Madoff feeder fund allowed to conduct primary liquidation in the Cayman Islands.

Allegedly repudiating U.S. dollar obligations won’t preclude a finding of property in the U.S., Judge Lane rules.

Non-debtor, third-party release enforced along with granting international comity.

O.W. Bunker makes law again, this time on standing to appeal, not on maritime liens.

Court supervision and participation by creditors aren’t required for recognition under chapter 15.

Judge Chapman delves into the murky realm of an individual’s ‘COMI’ and ‘establishment.’