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Definition and use A.C., [1] administrative case [2] N/A: English A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator. Normally, such cases are internal disciplinary matters—court cases criminal and civil can be ...
It has been suggested that the speaker or writer should either say technical insolvency or actual insolvency in order to always be clear – where technical insolvency is a synonym for balance sheet insolvency, which means that its liabilities are greater than its assets, and actual insolvency is a synonym for the first definition of insolvency ...
Siemens Greek bribery scandal, involving cases of bribery on behalf of Siemens towards the Greek Government; Société Générale, derivatives trading scandal causing multibillion-euro losses; Southwest Airlines, violations of safety regulations; SunTrust Banks, "claims of shoddy mortgage lending, servicing and foreclosure practices." [37]
Insolvency is a difficult financial situation, but it doesn’t have to last forever. ... If you’ve reached the point of insolvency — meaning your debts exceed your assets —you may feel like ...
The purpose of this Law is to provide effective mechanisms for dealing with cases of cross-border insolvency so as to promote the objectives of: (a) Cooperation between the courts and other competent authorities of this State and foreign States involved in cases of cross-border insolvency; (b) Greater legal certainty for trade and investment;
Cross-border insolvency (sometimes called international insolvency) regulates the treatment of financially distressed debtors where such debtors have assets or creditors in more than one country. [1] Typically, cross-border insolvency is more concerned with the insolvency of companies that operate in more than one country rather than bankruptcy ...
In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver – a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights" – especially in cases where a company cannot meet its financial obligations and is said to be insolvent. [1]
In 2008, more than 96% of all bankruptcy filings were non-commercial and about two-thirds of these were chapter 7 cases. [3] Although the individual causes of bankruptcy are complex and multifaceted, most personal bankruptcies involve significant medical bills. [4] Individual bankruptcies are usually filed under chapter 7 or chapter 13.