Hotchpot meaning

Hotchpot rule of domestic English law The hotchpot doctrine has long formed a settled element of domestic English law. In essence, it obliges a creditor to give credit for sums recovered in another jurisdiction, whether through court action or otherwise, before sharing in any dividend in English insolvency. Where the rate it has achieved overseas outstrips the percentage payable to other creditors in the English process, it is barred from taking part in the dividend distributed in England. The Privy Council, in Cleaver v Delta American Reinsurance (in liquidation), encapsulated the rule as requiring a creditor to 'bring into the common fund what he has received abroad'. It also made clear that the rule has no application to property that never entered the common fund (eg secured assets). In Cleaver, a secured creditor (the letter of credit meant he was secured in substance) was entitled to realise his collateral, set the proceeds against the indebtedness, and lodge a proof in the English liquidation for any remaining shortfall. He was...

This glossary sets out numerous expressions frequently encountered in the restructuring arena. Words appearing in the definitions in bold are explained in other entries in this glossary. For further banking terminology, see the principal Banking & Finance Glossary. Restructuring glossary—A Acceleration: Acceleration means the agent, acting on directions from the majority lenders after an event of default, takes formal action, for example calling for early repayment of the facility. Ad-hoc committee: A temporary creditors’ group (often contrasted with a formal committee) that lacks any entitlement to official recognition. Administration: A process under the IA 1986 in which a financially distressed company is operated by an administrator as a going concern before longer-term outcomes, such as break-up and sale, are pursued. Administrator: An Insolvency Practitioner named by the court, a Qualifying floating charge holder, the directors or the company, to take control and fulfil one of the purposes in IA 1986, Sch B1. Administrative receivership: Arises when a company breaches the terms of...

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Having already transferred money or property to several of my children absolutely I therefore require the children named below to collate into hotchpot, on the division of my Residuary Estate, the respective amounts specified, namely: [ name of child ] the sum of £[ sum ] [ name of child ] the sum of £[ sum ] [ name of child ] the sum of £[ sum ] [ I further stipulate that where any such child is granted, under this Will, a life interest only in a share of my Residuary Estate and, under the provisions of this Will, some other person or persons shall by substitution take the share in my Residuary Estate originally given to that child, the sum required to be brought into account by that child shall be brought into account both against that child and against all persons with an interest in that share. ]...