{"id":4586,"date":"2017-02-06T23:06:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T15:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T05:58:36","slug":"companies-act-2016-debt-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/companies-act-2016-debt-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Companies Act 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>Judicial Manager Corporate Voluntary Arrangement Debt Recovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/akta-syarikat-baru-2016-pengurus-kehakiman-perkiraan-sukarela-korporat-pemulihan-hutang\/\">Versi Bahasa Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/companies-act-2016-debt-recovery-chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u4e2d\u6587\u7248<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>How will the&nbsp; Judicial Manager and&nbsp; Corporate Voluntary Arrangement affect the Recovery of&nbsp; your&nbsp; Million Dollars Debts as Unsecured Creditors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Seminar Programme Outline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Corporate Insolvency &amp;&nbsp; Recovery as an Unsecured Creditors&nbsp; under&nbsp; the Companies Act&nbsp; 2016 regime<br>1.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp; New Solvency Test<br>1.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Judicial Management<br>1.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Corporate Voluntary Arrangement<br>1.4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Coming into force of&nbsp; the New Companies Act 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>BEFORE THE NEW ACT COMING INTO FORCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Options available&nbsp; to the&nbsp; Unsecured Creditors<br>2.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;I was told if we start a Companies Winding Up petition as an Unsecured Creditors, the bankers will get paid first?<br>2.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;Will show you&nbsp; how to get paid ahead of the Bankers.<br><br>3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Since the new Act is not in force yet what must the Unsecured Creditors do now?<br>3.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;Are my present winding up petitions affected?<br>3.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Shall I start a Companies Winding Up Petition against my&nbsp; debtors before the New Companies Act 2016 comes into force?<br>3.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If I commence a Companies Winding Up petition:<br>3.3.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Do I need a Judgment?<br>3.3.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can I file a Companies winding up Petition by sending a statutory Notice only without getting a judgment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/companies-act-2016-debt-recovery\/image-61\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/image-1-219x300.jpeg\" alt=\"The Companies Act 2016\" class=\"wp-image-4615\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>AFTER&nbsp; COMING INTO FORCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;&nbsp; Unsecured Creditors&nbsp;&nbsp; and the New Companies Winding Up laws<br>4.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What is <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Companies-2016-threshold-windingup.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the threshold (the minimum amount of debt) to issue the&nbsp; Statutory Notice<\/a> (formerly the 218 Notice)<br>4.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Is the Solvency Test applicable to Companies Winding Up&nbsp; proceedings?<br>4.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;When is the commencement of Winding Up?<br>4.4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If the Unsecured Creditors should present a Petition is there Any Priority with respect to Costs incurred?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.5 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What is &#8220;Stay&#8221; and &#8220;Termination&#8221; of Winding Up<br>4.6 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Directors in wound up companies can continue to hold office?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>CHAPTER 11?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;How does Corporate Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) work against&nbsp; the&nbsp; Unsecured Creditors<br>5.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What is a CV A&#8217;s appointment of a nominee?<br>5.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Who is a qualified insolvency practitioner (section 394 of the Act)<br>5.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What is a moratorium period and how long will it last?<br>5.4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What can the creditors do during the Moratorium period?<br>5.5 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Are the creditors entitled to vote in favour or against the CVA?<br>5.6 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can ALL companies apply for CVA?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>A JUDICIAL MANAGER FOR COMPANIES IN THE RED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Under what circumstances can a Company apply for Judicial Management how will&nbsp; the Unsecured Creditors be affected?<br>6.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Is being unable to pay its debts the only consideration?<br>6.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What is preserving its business as a going concern.<br>6.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Who is an insolvency practitioner<br>6.4 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A judicial management order granted by the Court will remain in&nbsp; force for how long?<br>6.5 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What actions cannot be taken against the Company during the&nbsp; judicial management?<br>6.6 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Extension of the judicial management?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Bonus Chapter: If time permits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Something for Nothing?&nbsp; Getting out of the JVA Get out clause!<br>7.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Joint Venture Agreements Get Out Clause and the Recent the Federal Court 2016 Decision<br>7.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Interpretation of word &#8220;and&#8221; by the Court in section 223 Companies Act 1965 (new section 472)<br>7.3 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;What must you do to avoid this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>8 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; We were involved in the winding up of a company,<br>8.1 &nbsp; The company was WRP ASIA PACIFIC SDN. BHD. (hereinafter \u201cWRP\u201d) one of the largest glove producers in the world;<br>8.2&nbsp;&nbsp; An application was made to place WRP under Judicial Management;<br>8.3 &nbsp; One of the purposes of a Judicial Management Order is to prevent a Companies Winding Up Order;<br>8.4&nbsp;&nbsp; We have successfully obtained leave (permission) from the High Court to proceed with our Companies Winding Up Petition, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ESS6968-WRP-WHL-GOJ-Full-Counsel-20200109.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">please click here to obtain a copy of the Grounds of Judgment<\/a><\/span> with respect to the same, and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ESS6978-WHL-Costs-OR2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">please click here for a Court of Appeal order showing that the appeal was struck out with costs<\/span><\/a> of RM5,000.00 (**for English translation of the said Court of Appeal Order, please refer to Pages 5 and 6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/upcoming-seminars-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> for more information on the upcoming seminars to be presented on the above topics, organised by Legal Logic Asia, MIA, MAICSA and other organisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judicial Manager Corporate Voluntary Arrangement Debt Recovery Versi Bahasa Malaysia \u4e2d\u6587\u7248 How will the&nbsp; Judicial Manager and&nbsp; Corporate Voluntary Arrangement affect the Recovery of&nbsp; your&nbsp; Million Dollars Debts as Unsecured Creditors Seminar Programme Outline 1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Corporate Insolvency &amp;&nbsp; Recovery as an Unsecured Creditors&nbsp; under&nbsp; the Companies Act&nbsp; 2016 regime1.1 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp; New Solvency Test1.2 &nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1804,"featured_media":4686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1804"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4586"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9596,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586\/revisions\/9596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}