Selling and utilising personal data in an insolvency situation – Data Protection Report

Many businesses are suffering serious financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19, particularly those in the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors. For many of these businesses the one asset that will undoubtedly retain value, despite the pandemic, will be their customer database. This valuable commodity could help attract potential purchasers. But this is a tricky…

Debt collection during COVID-19 – Newsletters – International Law Office

Introduction Debt collection through bankruptcy filing before COVID-19 Pre-judgment attachment before COVID-19 Changes due to COVID-19 Comment Introduction Under Dutch law, the creditor of a claim has various measures at its disposal to collect a debt or ensure recourse, including: debt collection through a bankruptcy filing; and pre-judgment attachment. The execution of these measures requires…

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill how will the new company moratorium affect lending transactions? Ten key questions answered – JD Supra

The UK government introduced the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (CIGB) to Parliament on 20 May 2020. As well as including temporary measures to help support businesses affected by COVID-19, it proposes significant permanent changes to UK insolvency law. These proposed permanent changes include a new company moratorium: a mechanism to give a company in…

‘We’ve kicked the can down the road’: Australian businesses brace for slow recovery – The Guardian

For the thousands of small businesses, which have been the beneficiary of many of the Covid-related measures announced by the government over the past three months, the landscape after September is particularly treacherous. The single biggest unknown is the extent to which they will be able to resume business. Its unlikely international tourists will resume…

A car-rental company previously owned by Hertz just filed for bankruptcy for the third time since 2008 – Business Insider Australia

The car-rental industry has seen yet another bankruptcy. Advantage Rent A Car, previously owned by Hertz, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. The intertwined stories of Hertz and Advantage, featuring Canadian distressed-debt investors and pro-competition American regulators, reveal how dozens of blunders sank both firms into bankruptcy. Visit Business Insiders homepage for more stories. A former…