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Debt
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Canadian Lawyer Mag
Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for debt, mining, injury, robbery cases
Matters scheduled at federal courts this week involve human rights and intellectual property law
Legal Theory Blog
Gergen on Normative Contract Theory and Punitive Debt
Mark P. Gergen (University of California, Berkeley - School of Law) has posted Contract Law's Morality and Punitive Debt Enforcement on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article uses punitive…
Lawdiva's Blog
Limitation Period Raised as Defence to Debt Between Spouses
The court’s observation in June 2021 that the litigation between TO and DO was “fast and furious…heading for a very lengthy and expensive trial” was prescient, a legal journey with…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Borders and the Exchange of Humans for Debt: Borders and debt are new instruments of violence in a system that has had many names
Wealthy States Outsource Their Borders to Poorer, Indebted States / Heba GowayedThis Is Hell!Play In this podcast, Heba Gowayed discusses her In These Times article, "Borders and the Exchange of Humans…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Michael Jackson Died With $500 Million in Debt
Michael Jackson's debts and creditors' claims at his death in 2009 amounted to over $500 million, as revealed in a recent court filing by his estate. Major debts included $40…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Michael Jackson Died With $500 Million in Debt
Michael Jackson's debts and creditors' claims at his death in 2009 amounted to over $500 million, as revealed in a recent court filing by his estate. Major debts included $40…
Thomas Law News
Understanding the Different Chapters of Bankruptcy
What Is Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process that offers relief to individuals and businesses overwhelmed by debt. But not all bankruptcies are the same; they come in various “chapters”…
China Law Insight
那些股，那些债——“明股实债”的税务处理探讨
By King & Wood
作者：张素强 史册 石玥琦 史金炆 股和债是一对经常拿来讨论的概念，也是企业资金的两大来源。常规的股权和债权在性质上是很容易区分的，但随着商业世界的发展，一些兼具股权和债权双重性质的工具应运而生。本系列文章将选取明股实债、债转股、可转换债券、永续债四个具备双重性质的工具，结合会计处理和《公司法》相关规定，以案例的形式简要分析不同工具的税务处理，供与各位读者讨论和交流。 阅读更多
Restructuring Globalview
Subchapter V Debt Limit: Don’t Get Caught Assuming Congress Will Act (It Probably Will…But Still) (US)
By Kelly Singer
In my most recent blog post, I provided some tips for creditors who find themselves in the Subchapter V arena. This is somewhat of a follow-up to that one. There…
China Law Insight
私募基金清退难题的破局新思路——回购义务人夫妻共同债务的认定
By King & Wood
作者：余峰 李沛然 黄茜 李颜杉 在私募基金投融资领域中，投资方与目标公司或其实际控制人约定回购条款，属于基金股权投资的普遍退出路径。而受到经济形势下行的影响，企业营收能力普遍下降，在触发回购条款后，即使通过司法程序已经明确目标公司或其实际控制人负有支付回购价款的义务，投资方或许也将面临目标公司或其实际控制人自身责任财产不足以清偿全部债务的难题。 在我们近期处理的一起股份回购纠纷案件中，我们成功让法院支持将实际控制人对私募基金所负股份回购义务，认定为用于共同生产经营的夫妻共同债务，便于扩大可供受偿的责任财产范围。我们将此次实务经验分享如下，以飨读者。 阅读更多