The provisional programme for the INSOL International Academics’ Group Singapore (pictured) meeting, (13 and 14 March 2011) has been released. The papers look very interesting. Here are the details:
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"Sunday 13 March Session 1: International Comparative Insolvency Law (jointly with INSOL Global
Insolvency Practice Course)
Sovereign and Municipal Insolvency - Dr. Juanitta Calitz, University of Johannesburg
Sovereign Insolvency in Europe - Christoph Paulus, Humboldt University, Berlin and Stathis Potamitis,
Fellow of INSOL
Banking Insolvency Regulatory Reform - Janis Sarra, University of British Columbia
Recent cases under Chapter 15 - Craig Martin and Farrington Yates, Fellows of INSOL
Recent Workouts in Asia and Australia - Ros Mason, Queensland University of Technology, Scott Atkins and Stewart Maiden, Fellows of INSOL
Insolvent trading and directors obligations in the twilight zone of near insolvency - Dr Colin Anderson,
Queensland University of Technology
Enactment of South Africa’s New Commercial Insolvency Regime - David Burdette, Nottingham Trent
University
Safe-harbour for directors in respect of liability for insolvent trading - Sulette Lombard, Flinders University
Sunday 13 – Monday 14 March – subsequent sessions:
Partnership Insolvency - Prof Johan Henning, Dean Faculty of Law, University of the Free State
Contemporary aspect of Australian insolvency law - Anil Hargovan, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales
Insolvency consequences of adoption of registration of a personal property security register –
David Brown, Associate Professor in Law, School of Law, University of Adelaide
The financial crisis in Romania, and modification of the bankruptcy laws -Lavinia Iancu, Miriana Mircov
Relicons SPRL
The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency in the US and UK: Unity and Diversity -
Gerry McCormack, Professor of International Business Law, University of Leeds
'Safe as Houses'? - Saving the family home from execution by creditors - Lienne Steyn, Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Director Liability for insolvent trading: South Africa viewed from a comparative perspective. Kathleen van der Linde, Professor, University of Johannesburg
Debt Agreements in personal insolvency proceedings. Mary Wyburn, University of Sydney, and Nick
Howard, UK Insolvency Service
Corporate Reorganisation and the Economic Theory of the Firm – Jassmine Girgis, Assistant Professor,
University of Calgary."
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