The Future of the European Insolvency Law (Conference)

A conference under the title The Future of the European Insolvency Law – Reforming the European Insolvency Regulation, organized by the Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privat- und Wirtschatftsrecht (Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg) and the  Institut für Zivilverfahrensrecht (Universität Wien ) will take place in Heidelberg on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th. Attendance is by invitation only.  Here is the programme:

Friday 27th July, from 2 p.m.:

(Welcome)

14.15-14.30 Jérôme Carriat, DG Justice – European Commission, Principal Administrator : Current developments in European insolvency law – A brief report from Brussels

14.30-16 Chair: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Hess / Mr Christopher Seagon: Scope of the insolvency regulation (Listed proceedings in the Annexes – Recognition and enforcement of foreign insolvency proceedings)

16.30- 18 Chair: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Hess / Prof. Dr. Paul Oberhammer: The concept of COMI

Saturday 28th July, from 9 a.m.

9-10.30 Chair: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Hess / Prof. Dr. Paul Oberhammer: Main and secondary insolvency proceedings

11-12.30 Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Pfeiffer / Prof. Dr. Paul Oberhammer: Insolvency within multinational enterprise groups

14-16.30 Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Pfeiffer/ Prof. Dr. Andreas Piekenbrock: Applicable law