Court Cases
Followings are important decisions on Japanese Insolvency Law.
Insolvency law in Japan is thoroughly reformed from 2000 to 2004. Therefore many decisions have now no importance at all. But some of the decisions are still important even after the law reform. We selected such decisions which are still effective.
1. Liquidation Procedures (Bankruptcy)
1.1. Commencement Requirements
1.1.1. Conditions for commencement
1.2. Consequences of Commencement
1.2.1. Assets of the “estate”
1.2.2. Protecting the “estate”
1.2.3. Representative suit
1.3. Proceedings: Specific Issues
1.3.1. Treatment of codebtors
1.3.2. Avoidance of pre-commencement transactions and transfers
- Supreme Court Judgment on November 8, 2005
- Supreme Court Judgment on July 3, 1987
- Supreme Court Judgment on July 16, 2004
- Supreme Court Judgment on December 18, 1997
- Supreme Court Judgment on April 14, 1966
- Supreme Court Judgment on February 14, 1985
- Supreme Court Judgment on January 25, 1993
- Supreme Court Judgment on April 3, 1986