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Cross-Border insolvency case Overview
The Republic of Korea has adopted the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency(hereinafter "Model Law") promulgated by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (hereinafter "UNCITRAL") in 1997, and established a Chapter 5 of the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act(hereinafter "DRBA") with very few changes to the original Model Law in 2005, which became effective in 2006.
Under the Chapter 5 of the DRBA(hereinafter "Chapter 5"), a representative of a foreign insolvency proceeding may apply for the recognition of the proceeding in a foreign court and any relief, such as staying the commencement or continuation of individual actions or individual proceedings concerning the debtor¡¯s business or assets, staying execution against the debtor's business or assets and appointment of international insolvency practitioner.
The Chapter 5 also provides provisional relief that may be granted upon application for recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding to protect the insolvency estate. In addition, the Chapter 5 provides cooperation with foreign insolvency courts and foreign representatives regarding concurrent proceedings, and stipulates dividend clause that is similar to the hotchpot rule of the Model Law.
The Chapter 5 is aimed to achieve greater legal certainty for cross-border insolvency cases by incorporating the framework of the Model Law with appropriate changes. Since the DRBA entered into force, many foreign insolvency proceedings including US reorganization proceeding, Japanese reorganization proceeding, Dutch bankruptcy proceeding and Hongkong's winding-up proceeding have been recognized by the Chapter 5.
The Seoul Bankruptcy Court, which has the exclusive jurisdiction of recognition and relief relating to a foreign insolvency proceeding hopes the Chapter 5 to be an effective mechanism for dealing with cross-border insolvency cases.
Note
"Foreign insolvency proceeding" means a rehabilitation(reorganization) proceeding, a bankruptcy(liquidation) proceeding, an individual rehabilitation proceeding and other proceeding similar thereto for each of which applications are filed with any foreign courts, including an interim proceeding.
¡°Foreign court¡± means a judicial or other authority competent to control or supervise a foreign insolvency proceeding.
"Foreign representative" means a person or body authorized in a foreign insolvency proceeding to administer or act as a representative of the proceeding.
"International insolvency practitioner(administrator, trustee, receiver)" means a person or body that is given all or a part of the authority by the Seoul Bankruptcy Court to realize a debtor's properties, to distribute dividends or to manage or dispose of a debtor's business and properties in support of a foreign insolvency proceeding.
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