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Breach of Duty Dividends

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Individual Trustee Delegates to Financial Institution the Job of Taking Custody and Keeping Track of Income and Principal: The...

While PC software programs are a practical improvement over the trustee’s hard-copy ledger book, when it comes to keeping track of trust income and principal these programs still require serious clerical monitoring on the...more

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Recent Delaware and Other Decisions Relevant to the MBCA

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This article describes two recent Delaware decisions relevant to the Model Business Corporation Act (the “MBCA”). One of those decisions relates to a board’s determination of the availability of surplus to support...more

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Sequana: “Momentous” Judgment by Supreme Court on the Creditor Duty

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The Supreme Court has ruled, for the first time, on the existence, specific content and engagement of the so-called “creditor duty” or the “rule in West Mercia”. In doing so, it unanimously dismissed BTI’s appeal. ...more

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The Fifth Circuit Adopts An Expansive Reading Of Section 510(B); Subordinates Claim With 'Equity Characteristics'

In French v. Linn Energy, L.L.C. (In re Linn Energy, L.L.C.), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed the scope of Bankruptcy Code Section 510(b), settling on an expansive reading of the Section,...more

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UK Court of Appeal: When to Trigger the Creditor Duty Shift

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Ruling provides guidance on how close to insolvency a company needs to be before directors must consider creditors’ interests. The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that the payment of a lawful dividend did not, on the facts,...more

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