ERA-Conference on Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
On 18 and 19 March 2013 the Academy of European Law (ERA) will host a conference on Cross-border insolvency proceedings. The conference will shed light on the Commission’s recent Proposal for a reform of the Insolvency Regulation of 12 December 2013 (see our post).
The programme reads as follows:
Monday, 18 March 2013
- 08:30 Arrival and registration
- 09:00 Welcome and introduction, Angelika Fuchs and Daniel Staehelin
Moderator: Stefania Bariatti
- 09:15 The Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Insolvency Regulation, Katja Lenzing
- 10:00 Discussion
- 10:15 Scope of the Regulation and definition of “insolvency”, Jean-Luc Vallens
- 11.00 Discussion
- 11:15 Coffee break
- 11:45 Concept of COMI: case law and revision, Robert van Galen
- 12:30 Discussion
- 13:00 Lunch
Moderator: Burkhard Hess
- 14:00 Best practices for cross-border court-to-court communication, Bob Wessels
- 14:30 Round table: Coordination and communication between liquidators, between liquidators and courts, and court-to-court communication: Robert van Galen, Jennifer Marshall, Elise Latify, Jean-Luc Vallens, Bob Wessels
- 15:45 Coffee break
- 16:15 Recognition of foreign judgments and pre-insolvency proceedings, Reinhard Dammann
- 16:45 Discussion
- 17:00 Applicable law and the impact of insolvency on cross-border security and rights in rem, Jennifer Marshall
- 17:30 Discussion
- 17:45 End of the first conference day
- 19:00 Evening programme and dinner
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Moderator: Paul Omar
- 09:15 Recent CJEU case law on related actions and the interplay with the Brussels I Regulation, Burkhard Hess
- 09:45 Discussion
- 10:00 Relationship between main and territorial proceedings in the light of Bank Handlowy, Gabriel Moss
- 10:30 Discussion
- 10:45 Coffee break
- 11:15 The EU Insolvency Regulation and the relationship to third countries, Michael Veder
- 11:45 Discussion
- 12:00 Round table: Insolvency within multinational enterprise groups, Reinhard Dammann, Gabriel Moss, Michael Veder
- 13:00 Concluding remarks and open issues, Stefania Bariatti
- 13:15 Lunch and end of the conference
More information is available on ERA’s website.