Lending Focus - September 2019

Share security – how to Box Clever with voting rights

Andrew Seager reviews a Court of Appeal decision which concerns security over shares and potential lender liability to the Pensions Regulator.

Blowing hot and cold? Recent cases calling for a statutory cross-border insolvency regime in Hong Kong

Karen Wat considers the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings in Hong Kong.

More haste, less speed: rectification in the real estate space

Chloe Szczerbiak reports on an application to rectify sale documents involving property development vendors.

European Regulation: seizing a debtor's assets

Dr Leonard Szabó discusses the new European Regulation allowing for the seizure of a debtor's assets.

Executing Dutch deeds: a victory for common sense

Sharon Kistemaker and Andrei Babiy from the Netherlands on a Supreme Court decision in the lending sphere, concerning reliance on signature blocks.

Tax, property developers and piercing the corporate veil

Anna Dugoni reports on a far-reaching Court of Appeal decision concerning a local authority's pursuit of non-domestic rates from special purpose vehicles.

The Schuldscheindarlehen: German juggernaut

Dr Michael Beyer considers the Schuldschein, a pioneering financial instrument which is currently in the centre of the global investor spotlight.

Update from Czech Republic: spotlight on foreign currency exchanges

Ivana Menhartova and Ivana Taskarova comment on new regulations reining in 'sharp practice' by foreign currency exchanges.