INSOL International Academics’ Group
2015 Colloquium: March 21-22, San Francisco
Draft Programme (as at 25.11.2014)
The draft programme which appears below indicates the speakers who have already offered to deliver papers in San Francisco, with their proposed titles (where settled).
Insolvency and human rights
This session is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jan van Apeldoorn (1946-2014), a long-standing member of the Academics’ Group whose passionate commitment to the study of human rights culminated in the publication in 2012 of his book, Human Rights in Insolvency Proceedings, based upon the thesis for which he was awarded his Doctorate by the University of Tilburg.
Human Rights in Insolvency Proceedings
and the European Convention on Human Rights
Professor Georg Kodek, University of Vienna
The relationship between the European Insolvency Regulation
and the Right to Property
Nicolas Croquet, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Brussels
Revision of the European Insolvency Regulation – where are we now?
(Title to be confirmed) Samantha Bewick, KPMG; Fellow, INSOL International
Comparison and harmonisation of insolvency laws – within Europe and elsewhere
Harmonisation of EU insolvency law and path dependency theory
Professor Irene Lynch-Fannon, University College Cork
Shall we borrow a leaf from the UK?
Directors’ liability in insolvency – Canada and UK in context
Wendy Akpareva, Nottingham Trent University
Special focus on US bankruptcy law – potential reform of Chapter 11, and other issues
Recent developments under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code
and what they tell us about the Model Law
Professor Adrian Walters, Chicago Kent University
American exceptionalism and Chapter 15
of the Bankruptcy Code: a view from England
Professor Gerard McCormack, University of Leeds
The treatment of intangible property – including IP rights – in insolvency
The importance of valuing intangible assets in corporate reorganisations
Professor Jassmine Girgis, University of Calgary
The effect of life and other insurance policy benefits on the property of an insolvent person – comparing the old with the new
Zingapi Mabe, UNISA, Pretoria
Can a debtor waive rights to property envisaged in s.82(6) of the Insolvency Act 1936 in application for voluntary surrender?
Professor Roger Evans, UNISA, Pretoria
Rescue and Resolution: New visions for corporates and financial institutions
Rethinking the law of corporate distress
Dr. Sarah Patterson, LSE, London
"Effective Corporate Rescue Needs a Sniper, not a Shotgun":Forum Shopping for Corporate Restructurings in Europe from a German Perspective
Dr. Annika Wolf, European University Institute, Florence
Post-commencement financing within the Commonwealth
and beyond – trawling for inspiration
Dr. Bolanle Adebola, UCL, London
Studies in convergence? Post-crisis effects on corporate rescue and the influence of social policy – the EU and the USA
Jennifer Gant, Nottingham Trent University
“Bank resolution” (title to be confirmed)
Professor Christoph Henkel, Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Miss.
Consumer insolvency – fresh approaches
The fresh start policy and the Great Recession: policymakers’ unconvincing commitment to household debt relief in Ireland’s new Personal Insolvency Act
Dr. Joseph Spooner, LSE, London
Consumer over-indebtedness, responsible lending and the insolvency of natural persons: the need for a comprehensive reform
Dr. Federico Ferretti, Brunel University, UK
UNCITRAL projects, including insolvencies of SME’s; jurisdiction in closely-related proceedings
The new UNCITRAL projects - enforcement of judgements,
international groups, directors’duties in a group context
Dr. Irit Mevorach, World Bank (TBC)
Recognition and enforcement of foreign
Insolvency-derived judgments: an Australian perspective
Professor Ros Mason, Queensland University of Technology
The promise of Cambridge Gas – a SAAD deflation?
Professor Paul Omar, Nottingham Trent University
Insolvency practitioners: remuneration; regulation; recognition
The costs and benefits of regulating the market for insolvency practitioner fees
Dr. Jennifer Dickfos, Griffith University, Queensland
The regulation of the insolvency practitioner in Australia – expectations and reality
Dr Colin Anderson and Catherine Brown,
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Recent trends in remuneration of insolvency
practitioners in Australia – are we going the right way?
Jim Johnson, Frederick Jordan Chambers, Sydney
Insolvency practitioners as officers of the court, and the Rule in Ex Parte James Professor David Brown, University of Adelaide
Insolvency practitioner fees in the UK – an empirical study
Professor Peter Walton, University of Wolverhampton
Research forum: presentations on current research projects by Group members and by their research students
Project for an historical study of corporate law and policy
Professor Harry Rajak, University of Sussex (TBC)
Research into directors’ liability
Luca Pappalardo, PhD student,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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