破产从业人员的费用和垫支的追讨Recoveringfees-BorrelliWalsh.PDF

Recovering fees and disbursements of insolvency practitioners 破產從業人員的費用和墊支的追討 The decisions of the Honourable Mr Justice James Wood及Ashley Bell撰文指 Barma offer a treasure trove of technical and 出，鮑晏明法官的裁決，為破產從業 practical guidance for insolvency practitioners 人員在費用和墊支的追討方面，提供 seeking to recover their fees and disbursements, 了在技術和實務方面的寶貴指引 write James Wood and Ashley Bell arious recent reported and unreported decisions of the 原訟法庭法官鮑晏明近期對八家雷曼兄弟香港公 VHonourable Mr Justice Barma of the Court of First Instance 司（以下簡稱「雷曼兄弟」）的破產管理所作 concerning the administration of the eight Lehman Brothers Hong 的已報導或未經報導裁決，為破產從業人員 (包括臨 Kong Companies (LBHKC) offer a treasure trove of technical 時清盤人、清盤人，以及其律師和其他代理人) 的費 and practical guidance for the recovery of fees and disbursements 用和墊支的追討，提供了在技術和實務方面的寶貴 of insolvency practitioners, including provisional liquidators and 指引。該等裁決正在重塑這一方面的實務，特別是 liquidators, and their solicitors and other agents. These decisions are 以下的各方面： reshaping the practice, especially in the following areas: 1. 中期付款； 1. the drawing of interim payments; 2. 任命專家裁判委員協助確定破產從業人員及其代 2. the appointment of expert assessors to assist in the determination of fees and disbursements of insolvency practitioners and their 理人的費用和墊支；及 agents; and 3. 對法院任命的臨時清盤人所聘用的代理人之費用 3. the procedures by which the fees and disbursements of agents 和墊支的確定程序。 employed by court appointed provisional liquidators are determined. 自法庭在作出與百富勤投資控股有限公司的清盤 事務費有關的各項裁決後，對於在這一法律範疇超 The de