Curious Legal Question Over What Happens Next

Curious Legal Question Over What Happens Next

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elster

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17,517 posts

216 months

Friday 28th June 2013
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I have a case going through the High Court at the moment, it is with a SARL.

At the end of this process (14 days for them to instruct a barrister, then 14 days for the case to be heard) it looks like they will owe us a significant amount.

I wont go into the details of why so confident.

However I wanted to know is what happens next, the value in which they will be owing us is greater than they have and would be similar to their entire business.

If, as our barrister expects, the premises would go up for auction. Who gets first in line for the money?

Would it be the biggest debtor first same as in the UK? or would it be whoever brought the case forward?

If the premises have borrowings from the bank on them, which they do then do they get in first?

Also one other thing, could the assets be directly taken as payment for the case and could it be done as a takeover type thing?

PottyMouth

470 posts

202 months

Friday 28th June 2013
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By no means a "legal eagle" but this is my understanding from experience:

If a company cannot meet their financial obligations, they are placed into "liquidation judiciaire". A person is appointed ("mandataire" or "liquidateur") who oversees the sale of the companies assets and the payment of creditors.

Creditors are paid by the mandataire according to a set order.




French website said:
http://playmendroit.free.fr/droit_des_procedures_c...


B. Le classement des créanciers postérieurs entre eux.

Les créanciers prioritaires de l’art. 40 sont classés entre eux par cet article et sont donc payés dans l’ordre suivant :

1) Les créances salariales qui n’ont pas été prises en charge par l’AGS (association pour la gestion du régime d’assurance des créances de salaires) et qui correspondent à des prestations de travail effectuées après le jugement d’ouverture ;

2) Les frais de justice.

3) Les prêts des établissements de crédit et les créances résultant de la continuation des contrats en cours, en application de l’art. 37 et dont le cocontractant a accepté de recevoir un paiement différé

4) Les créances salariales payées par l’AGS dans la limite d’un plafond d’un mois et demi de salaire (d’où le premier rang pour les créances salariales dépassant ce plafond).

5) Les autres créances, selon leur rang (contrats nouveaux, impôts, cotisations sociales

elster

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17,517 posts

216 months

Saturday 29th June 2013
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PottyMouth said:
It seems it is similar to the UK in regard to outside creditors then.

Thank you.