Tom Rhys Davies

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• Cross-border cooperation: an interview with Judge Robert Drain in the US
• Canadian court throws out claims under US retirement legislation
• Ontario court allows distribution of Maple Bank assets in Germany
• Florida court finds client retainer fulfils US property requirement
• Kobre & Kim hires Cayman cross-border litigator
• Canada's Crystallex seeks PDVSA injunction to stop assets leaving the US
• CI & CL London: could Blockchain automate bank resolutions in future?
• Ocean Rig bondholders object to “manufactured” Cayman COMI in Chapter 15 case
• Brazilian court crops PwC as Oi administrator
• Two more Pacific Andes affiliates file to join NY Chapter 11
• Cayman liquidators file Chapter 15 petitions ahead of oil rig operator's US$3.7 billion debt swap
• Creditor groups decry Oi’s latest restructuring plan
• Mongolian miner files Chapter 15 petition ahead of twin Cayman and Hong Kong schemes
• International bamboo fund wound up in Isle of Man
• Swiss company buys insolvent German cocoa producer
• Receiver in 15-year Canadian fraud case ordered to disclose Swiss counsel fees
• Client retainer not sufficient for Chapter 15 jurisdiction, says California court
• Isolux contractors demand clarification of Chapter 15 stay
• New insolvency think tank unveiled in Europe
• Singapore's Parliament adopts Model Law, refines cross-border and scheme provisions
• Cassels Brock poaches DLA Piper’s Canada restructuring head
• Delaware court finds Native American casino “immune” from trustee counterclaims
• Singapore court finds vessel sale breached directors’ duties
• US judge lifts Hanjin stay for cargo sale
• Bermudian court grants accelerated winding-up for Chapter 11 debtor
• Bahamas court: local liquidators can remit bank funds to Cayman Islands under common law
• US receiver recommended for alleged Ponzi scheme, but Chilean liquidator to remain in control
• Guernsey court won't enforce buyout scheme for international property investor
• European banks may choose pre-insolvency proceedings over NPL sales, says TMA panel
• High court awards US$150 million to Singularis liquidators from Japanese-owned stockbroker
• UK High Court dismisses $178m claim against Korean shipbuilder
• Rough waters: why Hanjin’s rehabilitation process sank
• New York court grants Russian bank Chapter 15 protection, dismisses “national security” arguments
• Dutch bank to subpoena cocoa group in search of “disappearing” US$300m
• Fifth Pacific Andes arm to be wound up in BVI
• Community round-up: new UK moves, new US judge
• Avoidance in US bankruptcy not extraterritorial, affirms New York court
• Community round-up: restructuring and distressed debt advisers' edition
• United Breweries parent wound up in India as chairman's extradition from UK requested
• German retailer commences pan-European proceedings
• Oi avoids official bankruptcy in Netherlands, shareholders reject plan proposals
• Supreme Court blocks US$318m Saad Investments claim
• New York court approves pre-pack Chapter 11 plan in record time
• DLA Piper and EY to restructure Italian shipper
• AMSTERDAM: Exploring the EU’s proposed pre-insolvency procedure
• Litigation funder grows ranks in London
• People round-up: new year, new start
• US court sends Hanjin claimants to Seoul, grants sale of key asset
• UK court allows creditors' meetings for third Metinvest scheme
• Baker Botts hires from Mintz Levin in New York

• Gibraltar court finds “arguable case” for jurisdiction over Scotsman in Spain
• District Court rejects US$8 billion fraudulent conveyance claim in Tribune bankruptcy
• New York court throws out OW Bunker sub-contractee claims
• Stephen Adamson CBE 1942-2016
• Forge Group secures 11th hour relief under Chapter 15
• US Cocoa group blames Chapter 11 filing on Brexit and German insolvency
• Peabody gains approval of Chapter 11 plan amid creditor objections
• Russian bank’s trustee files Chapter 15 case as Panamanian lawsuit looms
• Louisiana court to rehear RBS claim dismissed on jurisdictional grounds
• Manx court transfers alleged pyramid scheme proceedings to Canada
• Liquidators of Chilean investor file for Chapter 15 amid SEC probe
• Weil appoints new restructuring partners in New York
• Oi files bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands
• French telecoms directory SoLocal gains creditor approval for US$1.3 billion plan
• Sixth Circuit bars Korean claimants access to US$3 billion settlement fund
• Courts approve Nortel voting procedure, set date for plan confirmation
• McKool Smith hires veteran cross-border bankruptcy partner in Dallas
• New Zealand advisory firm appoints cross-border specialist to directors’ board
• Community round-up: IWIRC’s Woman of the Year, Mackinac opens Boston office
• Anguillan liquidator gains Chapter 11 protection to subpoena US bank representatives
• New York: Jurisdictional issues in cross-border fraud
• Norwich Pharmacal order compels BVI third party to disclose foreign debtor’s assets
• A game of two halves: US-Canadian sports retailers pursue restructuring plans
• Carey Olsen launches new Hong Kong office
• Enterprise Insurance to be wound-up in Gibraltar as breach of regulations found
• High Court lifts Korean stay on STX offshore to allow UK litigation
• US court gives trustee control over China Fishery’s Peruvian business
• Texas Judge freezes hedge fund manager’s assets in bankrupt creditor fraud suit
• Italian state rescue fund to prop up Monte dei Paschi restructuring plan
• US airline settles US$70 million Canadian claim in staffing-fuelled Chapter 11 case
• STX gains emergency protection in Texas
• Hong Kong liquidators found in contempt for failing to disclose bankrupt’s offshore affairs
• Indian developer wound up in Isle of Man after arbitration loss
• Indian proceedings ancillary to Scottish action, says Scottish Judge
• Nortel settles US$7.3 billion allocation dispute
• Pacific Exploration secures US approval of US$5.2 billion deal
• New IBA insolvency co-chair to urge adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law
• BVI Court allows liquidators to draw fees from debtor without prior approval
• Singapore court halts winding-up application, sends dispute to arbitration
• Pacific Exploration sells stake in Brazilian oil field
• US court filings show Toshiba Samsung rehabilitation dismissed in Korea
• Pacific Andes files in US as Singapore court puts end to global moratorium
• Danish bank escapes EU state aid bill
• Global regulatory roundup: US calls for comments, Luxembourg creates new dissolution process
• Fox Rothschild hires from McGuireWoods in Dallas
• Oi shareholders settle three-forum jurisdictional dispute
• New York Court approves Cypriot shipper’s liquidation
• Gibraltarian recognition opts for EU regulation over new UNCITRAL regime
• NY court grants Hellas noteholders’ trustee $565m appeal
• Gibraltarian court recognises Peabody coal company’s Chapter 11