Sussex Law School's Dr Paul Omar has announced the details of the forthcoming INSOL Europe Academic Forum Conference, which is due to take place in Vienna (pictured) between 13 and 14 October 2010. Dr Omar has noted:
"The Academic Forum of INSOL Europe is an association of academic lawyers researching and teaching in insolvency law. The organisation was founded in 2004 and meets annually in conjunction with the main conference of the parent organisation. Previous meetings have taken place in Prague (2004), Amsterdam (2005), Monaco (2007), Leiden and Barcelona (2008), Sussex and Stockholm (2009) as well as Leiden (2010).
The Academic Forum’s next annual meeting is scheduled to take place in association with the INSOL Europe conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Vienna. The meeting, to be held over two days (13-14 October 2010) will feature research papers and presentations given by members of the academic community in Europe and elsewhere.
As part of the proceedings, there will also be an Academic Reception and Dinner for delegates. The Academic Forum is pleased to announce that a lecture will also be given by an eminent insolvency scholar, for which sponsorship has been provided by Edwin Coe LLP.
A near-final conference schedule is available below.
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | ||
13h00-13h30 | Registration | |
13h30-13h45 | Welcome Address | |
13h45-15h15 | First Session: Groups of Companies and Insolvency I Chair: Professor Bob Wessels, University of Leiden Speakers: Alexander Daehnert, PhD Student “Groups of Companies and the Insolvency Threat” Dr Jessica Schmidt, University of Jena “Groups of Companies in Autonomous German Insolvency Law – The lex lata, its Application and Proposals for Reform” Professor Gheorghe Piperea, University of Bucharest “topic to be confirmed” | |
15h15-15h45 | Coffee Break | |
15h45-16h00 | Report on Past Activities 2009-2010 | Dr Paul Omar, University of Sussex |
16h00-17h30 | Second Session: Groups of Companies and Insolvency II Chair: Dr Paul Omar, University of Sussex Speakers: Alexandra Kastrinou, University of Westminster “topic to be confirmed” Helen Sevenoaks, Research Student “Substantive Consolidation in Group Insolvencies” Myriam Mailly, University of Kent “Groups of Companies in French Insolvency Law: Present and Future” | |
17h30-18h00 | Final briefing on the ALI-III Project on Global Principles in Insolvency Law Speaker: Professor Bob Wessels, University of Leiden, Joint Project Chair | |
18h00-18h15 | Comfort Break | |
18h15-19h00 | Management Meeting | Management and Supervisory Board Members |
19h00-20h00 | Reception | |
20h00-late | Academic Dinner | |
Thursday 14 October 2010 | ||
08h30-09h00 | Retrieval Registration | |
09h00-09h15 | Welcome Back | Dr Paul Omar, University of Sussex |
09h15-10h15 | Third Session: Insolvency Case-Studies Chair: Stefania Bariatti, University of Milan Speakers: Dr David Hahn, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel “The Case of the Africa-Israel Conglomerate” Dr Tomas Richter, Charles University Prague “Reorganizing Czech Businesses: A Bankruptcy Law Reform under a Recession Stress-Test” | |
10h15-11h00 | Fourth Session: Younger Scholars Forum: Chair: Myriam Mailly, University of Kent/ Emmanuelle Inacio, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale Speakers: Signe Viimsalu, Estonian Development Fund “Exercising Creditors' Rights in Light of the Changeable Applicable Law in Cross Border Insolvency Proceedings” Olga Lvova, Moscow Lomonosov University “Insolvency of Corporate Groups in Russia” | |
11h00-11h30 | Coffee Break | |
11h30-13h00 | Fifth Session: Arbitration/Banking Failure Chair: Dr Jessica Schmidt, University of Jena Speakers: Cecilia Carrara, LUISS, Rome, Italy “How does Insolvency affect International Arbitration Proceedings? An Italian and Comparative Perspective” Luminita Tuleasca, Romanian-American University, Bucharest “The Causes of Bank Failure in Romania” Jassmine Girgis, University of Calgary “The Theoretical Foundations of Corporate Reorganization” | |
13h00-14h00 | Lunch | |
14h00-14h10 | Mention of Edwin Coe Prize Winners (Travel/Research/Books) Introduction of Guest Speaker | |
14h10-15h30 | Edwin Coe Lecture: Title to be confirmed | Mr Justice Ian Kawaley, Supreme Court of Bermuda |
15h30-16h00 | Valedictory Speech | Professor Bob Wessels, University of Leiden |
Details of the academic conference have been included in the registration brochure for the main INSOL Europe conference (at pp. 12-13), which is now available at:
On-line registration for the academic conference is also possible at:
Further information about the academic conference and the work of the Academic Forum can also be obtained via the Academic Forum website at: <http://www.insol-europe.org/academic/> or from the Secretary via e-mail at: <paulo@sussex.ac.uk>."
Picture Credit: http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Sect6/vienna_1.jpg
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