Global Trends
"The ongoing covid-19 pandemic, together with the measures (social distancing and otherwise) that governments took to combat it, continues to have a dramatic impact on large swaths of the..."
Austria
"The first half of 2021 provided the lowest number of company bankruptcies in over 40 years. Compared with the first half of 2020, the number of company insolvencies decreased by around..."
Brazil
"In spite of the overall negative impact of the covid-19 pandemic, Brazilian courts registered a decrease in the number of insolvency filings during 2021 in comparison with 2020, which follows..."
France
"The covid-19 outbreak in France has caused significant disruptions and slowdowns of business activity. In this uncertain economic environment, many companies with high levels of..."
Israel
"The past year, like 2020, has been unpredictable due to the outbreak of covid-19. While towards the end of 2020 it seemed the health crisis might approach its final hurdle, during 2021 and due to..."
Mexico
"According to figures published by the Federal Institute of Commercial Insolvency Specialists (IFECOM) (an auxiliary body of the Federal Judicial Council whose functions include..."
United Arab Emirates
"The bankruptcy and insolvency regime in the United Arab Emirates is still in its infancy, and, comparative to other jurisdictions, largely untested. The UAE has a unique legal landscape, with civil law being..."
United States
"The frenetic pace of restructuring activity that commenced in early 2020 at the outset of the covid-19 pandemic was followed, remarkably, by an equally precipitous decline in restructuring activity starting in..."
Venezuela
"To understand the Venezuelan situation in general and particularly current insolvency practice, we need to focus on the general context. During 2018, the sustained economic crisis affecting..."