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Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

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How High Will the Looming Debt Wall Be? Wall Street, Berlin Wall or Great Wall of China? Pick A Wall, Any Wall…

So much ink has already been spilled writing about the looming debt wall that pundits (including the Weil BFR Blog) are running out of adequate puns to describe the volume of debt maturing in the coming 24 months. In the first report of a series

Jordan E. Bublick

Jordan E. Bublick is an associate of the Law Office of Paul J. Burkhart, PL in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and may be reached at (561) 880-0155. The firm's website is www.paulburkhart.net. Jordan E. Bublick, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach

Why It Is Important to Plan Ahead Your Bankruptcy Filing

Many consumers don’t realize that you can plan filing for bankruptcy months and even years ahead of time. It is not only a wise idea but it may help you avoid common challenges that keep debtors from completing the filing process successfully

Timing Implications of the SEC Rules on Compensation Committees and Advisers

Today, the SEC rules on the independence of compensation committees and advisers were published in the Federal Register. As we described in our memo, the listing exchanges have 90 days to propose implementation, and then a year from today to finalize

Timing Implications of the SEC Rules on Compensation Committees and Advisers

Today, the SEC rules on the independence of compensation committees and advisers were published in the Federal Register. As we described in our memo, the listing exchanges have 90 days to propose implementation, and then a year from today to finalize

The Daily Docket: Stockton Votes for Bankruptcy Budget

Associated Press Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston speaks with a city worker prior to a meeting of the City Council Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Stockton, Calif. The city of Stockton, Calif., voted Tuesday night to adopt a new budget that will allow it to

Hedge Fund Liability for Inadequate Due Diligence

Due diligence is not just for the buyer, auditor, or investor anymore. It is for everyone, including the hedge fund investing in sub-hedge funds. One court recently found a hedge liable for failing to conduct adequate due diligence and then

Lien Stripping, Congress and the Supremes: The Glacier or the Snail?

It's that second mortgage that's causing all the problems. Values have taken a nosedive in the last 5 years and many of those junior liens are now completely underwater. Say the home is worth $250,000, the first mortgage is $300,000 and the second

Timing Implications of the SEC Rules on Compensation Committees and Advisers

Today, the SEC rules on the independence of compensation committees and advisers were published in the Federal Register. As we described in our memo, the listing exchanges have 90 days to propose implementation, and then a year from today to finalize

Timing Implications of the SEC Rules on Compensation Committees and Advisers

Today, the SEC rules on the independence of compensation committees and advisers were published in the Federal Register. As we described in our memo, the listing exchanges have 90 days to propose implementation, and then a year from today to finalize

Why Don't Economists Read the Legal Literature?

When I read economics articles, I'm often struck by the absence of citations to the legal literature. Citations to legal works, even when very much on point, are frequently missing from literature reviews and citation lists. I don't think this is

Hedge Fund Liability for Inadequate Due Diligence

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Due diligence is not just for the buyer, auditor, or investor anymore. It is for everyone, including the hedge fund investing in sub-hedge funds. One court recently found a hedge liable for failing to conduct adequate

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan Payments Can be Lowered if Your Income Decreases

When a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan gets confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, the monthly payments you are supposed to pay to the trustee are set by the confirmation order. But they are not always set in stone. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy Plan can usually be

The Stockton Bankruptcy: Should Investors Be Worried?

By Ben Levisohn The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Stockton, Calif., City Council plans to vote tonight on whether or not to declare bankruptcy. If it votes yes, the city would become the largest in U.S. history to enter Chapter 9. That’s

Today in Bankruptcy – 6-26-2012

Bringing you the most up-to-date news, tips and blogs throughout the web. Here’s your Bankruptcy Update for June 26, 2012. Cinram International Inc. Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy Protection File Bankruptcy to Dispose of My Debt? Ruling on American Airlines’

Visa, Returning to Old Ways, Squelches Competition in Debit

The company's fixed network fee penalizes merchants that route debit transactions to any competing network, and subverts the competition that the Durbin amendment was designed to foster.

Court Holds that Noteholders Cannot Meddle in Deutsche Bank’s Suit

On May 18, 2012, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the District Court for the District of Columbia held that a group of Washington Mutual Bank’s (WaMu) noteholders could not intervene as defendants in a breach of contract lawsuit brought against WaMu’s

Automatic Stay Ruling Previews Court’s Take on Plan Classification

One of the “perks” of filing a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is the availability of the automatic stay under section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, which provides that, at the moment of filing, certain actions by

Why Do People Choose to File Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows debtors to repay creditors under a court-approved payment plan. The plan includes making scheduled payments that are often less than what the debtor was originally paying. The repayment plan has a 3 to 5 year payment

'Underbanked' Is an Increasingly Unhelpful Label

Also, it's OK just to make transactions easier and cheaper, even if consumers don't "graduate" to a bank account. And eight other lessons from the premier conference in this space.