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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Third-Party Payment of Creditor Claims in Russian Bankruptcy
How a third party pays the full creditors’ register under Articles 113 and 125: notice, special account, deadlines and case termination.
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Removing a Claim from the Creditors’ Register in Russian Bankruptcy
A practical guide to removing an unfounded claim from a Russian bankruptcy creditors’ register, changing priority and proving new circumstances.
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Contractual Penalties in Russian Bankruptcy: Calculation and Priority
How contractual penalties are calculated, cut off, recorded and paid in Russian bankruptcy, including current claims and reduction of excessive amounts.
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Subordination of Creditor Claims in Russian Bankruptcy
When a controlling or affiliated creditor claim receives lower priority, why affiliation alone is insufficient and what evidence the Russian court examines.
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Creditors’ Committee in Russian Bankruptcy
How a Russian creditors’ committee is elected, what it controls, how members vote and how creditors can review its decisions.
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Company Property in Russian Bankruptcy: Inventory and Estate
Company property in Russian bankruptcy: how assets are identified, separated from third-party property, inventoried, valued and prepared for creditor distributions.
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Set-Off in Russian Bankruptcy: Restrictions, Risks and Evidence
When mutual claims may be set off in Russian bankruptcy, how creditor priority restricts the general Civil Code rule and what evidence is required.
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Financial Analysis of a Debtor in Russian Bankruptcy
How a Russian insolvency practitioner analyses assets, liabilities, solvency, records and prospects for restoring the debtor’s business.
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Procedural Succession in Russian Bankruptcy: Replacing a Creditor
How a creditor is replaced in Russian bankruptcy after assignment, reorganisation or inheritance, and what the successor must prove.
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Challenging a Russian Creditors’ Meeting Resolution
Grounds, 20-day and six-month time limits, evidence and court procedure for challenging a Russian creditors’ meeting resolution.