Bankruptcy
In-depth articles on personal and corporate bankruptcy in Russia: eligibility, court and out-of-court procedures, assets, transactions, consequences, and creditor and debtor rights.
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Subsidiary Liability Application: Structure and Documents
A practical framework for a creditor’s subsidiary liability application in an ongoing company bankruptcy, including observation, evidence and the distinction between grounds and amount.
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Subsidiary Liability for Business Transfer: What Must Be Proven
A practical guide to assessing a business transfer that leaves debts behind: evidence of control and benefit, causation, compensation and a structured position for court.
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Accountant’s Subsidiary Liability in Company Bankruptcy
Separate actual control from accounting duties and participation in concealment of records. A practical guide for in-house and outsourced accountants in a company’s bankruptcy.
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Nominee Director: Defending Subsidiary Liability Claims
Nominee status does not automatically remove liability. A guide to evidence, disclosure of the actual controller and hidden assets, and a substantiated request for reduction.
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Inherited Subsidiary Liability: Limits and Defence
A practical guide for heirs facing a deceased company controller’s subsidiary liability claim: when the obligation arose, inheritance limits, evidence requests and estate bankruptcy.
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Selling a Subsidiary Liability Claim: Choices for a Bankruptcy Creditor
A practical guide for creditors choosing how to deal with a subsidiary liability claim, including sale, an individual assignment, failed auctions and avoiding double recovery.
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A Chain of Transactions in Russian Bankruptcy: Evidence and Defence
A practical guide for creditors and final buyers on concealed asset transfers through several contracts, the Supreme Court test and the documents needed to assess a transaction chain.
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VAT on Assets Sold by a Russian Bankrupt Company: Buyer Checks
Buyer guidance for assets sold by a Russian company already declared bankrupt: VAT scope, agreed price, invoices, evidence and a payment example.
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Child-Support Late-Payment Penalties in Russian Bankruptcy
A guide for child-support recipients and payers on late-payment penalties in Russian bankruptcy: separate priority, discharge risks, evidence and reduction.
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A Spouse’s Subsidiary Liability in Russian Company Bankruptcy
A guide for a director’s spouse facing a Russian bankruptcy claim: actual control, beneficiary presumptions, evidence and the distinction from matrimonial-property enforcement.