- 11 U.S.C.
In re British Am. Isle of Venice Ltd.
Dec
23
2010
Ruling
Petitioner who represented debtor's parent, debtor's largest creditor, in other bankruptcy cases was eligible to seek recognition of foreign main proceeding.
Procedural posture
Petitioner was appointed by the High Court of Justice, British Virgin Islands, Commercial Court (the "BVI court"), to liquidate a British Virgin Islands corporation that conducted business in the United States, and he filed a petition in the bankruptcy court which asked the court to recognize the action in the BVI court as a foreign main proceeding under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1517(b)(1). A creditor opposed the petition.
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