The High Court recently released the reasons for decision in dismissing the appeal in Mighty River International Ltd v Hughes & Ors [2018] HCA 38. This decision confirms the validity of employing a certain form of deeds of company arrangement (“DOCAs”), known as a “holding DOCA” as a restructuring tool. The case centers around a company Mesa […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to stay a prior federal district court opinion that vacated a key Federal Election Commission donor disclosure regulation. As noted in an earlier Client Alert, that district court ruling was issued last month by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, […]
Directors must be careful not to leave themselves open to possible claims by liquidators and administrators, says David Foster, Partner at Barlow Robbins Solicitors and a member of professional services network IR Global. This is a poignant question in the light of the wave of recent administrations and liquidations on the High Street. The general […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Shivambika Sinha of Capital Law Chambers. Shivambika has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in India. Capital Law Chambers LLP is a law firm based in New Delhi, India. The Firm specialises in the practice of commercial laws, with a focus […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ujjal Banerjee of Capital Law Chambers. Ujjal has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in India. Capital Law Chambers LLP is a law firm based in New Delhi, India. The Firm specialises in the practice of commercial laws, with a […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Swapnil Gupta of Capital Law Chambers. Swapnil has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in India. Capital Law Chambers LLP is a law firm based in New Delhi, India. The Firm specialises in the practice of commercial laws, with a […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the way tax-exempt organizations calculate their unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). No longer can organizations follow the rules used by taxable entities and aggregate income and deductions from all of their unrelated trades or businesses. Rather, new code section 512(a)(6) requires organizations to separately compute their UBTI for […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the way tax-exempt organizations calculate their unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). No longer can organizations follow the rules used by taxable entities and aggregate income and deductions from all of their unrelated trades or businesses. Rather, new code section 512(a)(6) requires organizations to separately compute their UBTI for […]
By Kevin C. Maclay, Todd E. Phillips and Sally J. Sullivan Recently, in the Advance Watch bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a bankruptcy judge is authorized to enter a final default judgment in an adversary proceeding against a foreign defendant who failed to respond to a validly-served […]
By Kevin C. Maclay, Todd E. Phillips and Sally J. Sullivan Recently, in the Advance Watch bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a bankruptcy judge is authorized to enter a final default judgment in an adversary proceeding against a foreign defendant who failed to respond to a validly-served […]
Last week, a federal district court issued a ruling vacating a key Federal Election Commission donor disclosure regulation as inconsistent with the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as Amended (“FECA”). Although the court’s ruling has not yet taken effect and is likely to be appealed, it is a notable development in the long-standing fight […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce David Peretz, Adv. of Peretz-Fighel Law Offices. David has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in Israel. Adv. Peretz is one of the founding partners of Peretz Fighel Law Offices. Born in 1968, Adv. Peretz is a graduate (1999) of […]