The Singapore High Court decision in Re HTL International Holdings Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC 86 dealt with an unfair prejudice claim made against judicial managers. The decision confirms the high threshold to show the decision of the judicial managers was plainly wrong, unfair or perverse. This decision is very persuasive authority for Malaysia judicial management law. Continue reading
Scomi Group Bhd, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, has applied for judicial management. This provides Scomi Group with a moratorium from legal proceedings and is part of its financial restructuring plan. This case also raises interesting legal issues. Continue reading
Starting from 1 April 2021, the threshold for the issuance of a winding up statutory demand is now fixed at RM50,000.00.
Through this gazette notice (GN No. 4159), the Minister has set this prescribed amount. This is consistent with the powers of the Minister under section 466(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2016 to prescribe the minimum amount of indebtedness for the issuance of a statutory demand for winding up.
The Edge Malaysia reported in its 29 March 2021 issue that fewer companies were wound up in 2020 compared with 2019. The article shared two interesting statistics they obtained from the Companies Commission of Malaysia. Continue reading
Wong Li Qi writes a case update on a Singapore High Court decision on the interaction between the judicial manager’s powers and the directors’ residuary powers of management.
The Singapore High Court in Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP [2021] SGHC 47 dealt with the standing of directors to bring an action on behalf of the companies after interim judicial managers were appointed.
Kwan Will Sen and Joyce Lim write about the recent judgment involving AirAsia X’s restructuring and its significance under the Cape Town Convention.
The Malaysian High Court in Kuala Lumpur had on 19 February 2021 handed down a significant judgment (click here for the grounds of judgment) in relation to AirAsia X Berhad (“AAX”)’s application for leave to convene creditors’ meeting for purposes of considering and approving a scheme of arrangement (“Leave Application”).
It analysed and interpreted certain provisions under the Convention on the International Interests in Mobile Equipment (“the Convention”) and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (“the Protocol”), in particular that of Article XI(10) of the Protocol. Continue reading
