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IEAF Call for Papers: Insolvency Law in Times of Crisis
The INSOL Europe Academic Forum (IEAF) is inviting submission for its 18th annual conference, taking place from 5-6 October 2022 in Dubrovnik (Croatia). Expressions of interest are invited for the delivery of research papers within the overall theme of the academic conference: “Insolvency Law in Times of Crisis”
The conference is intended to focus on, inter alia, the following overall topics:
- The longer-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on insolvency and restructuring laws in the EU and elsewhere;
- The impact of geopolitical crises and macro-economic uncertainties on insolvency and restructuring laws in the EU and elsewhere;
- Reflections on the implementation of the Preventive Restructuring Directive 2019/1023 Directive;
- Cross-border issues relating to the new restructuring frameworks, and
- Reflections on the EU initiative for further harmonization of insolvency laws.
The IEAF board also invites submissions on other topics that fall with in the scope of the overall theme of the conference.
Conference methodology
In line with the practice established in our past academic conferences, the intention for the autumn conference is to have research papers that challenge existing approaches, stimulate debate and ask, and attempt to answer, comparative and interdisciplinary questions about the above-mentioned topics. Accordingly, proposals are invited that do more than just outline a topic of interest in respect of any given jurisdiction, but seek to understand, analyse and critique the fundamentals of insolvency and restructuring systems in ways that are relevant across jurisdictions and across fields of academic inquiry. All contributions must be in English.
Presenting at the IEAF conference
Expressions of interest in delivering papers within the conference theme should be sent by email on or before 15 June 2022 to the INSOL Europe Academic Forum’s Secretary. Authors of papers selected for presentation will benefit from a waiver of the participation fee for the academic conference, however, they will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. A limited number of travel grants will be available to junior scholars invited to present.
For further information, see: www.insol-europe.org/academic-forum-events
Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts
Our esteemed co-editor Mukarrum Ahmed has recently published a book titled Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts with Oxford University Press. He has kindly provided us with the following summary:
This book is the first full length study of the private international law implications of Brexit in a single consolidated resource. It provides an analytical and authoritative commentary on the impact of Brexit upon jurisdiction, foreign judgments, and the applicable law in civil and commercial matters. By discussing the principal post-Brexit changes in England, this book faces towards the future of private international law in English courts. It utilises a once-in-a-generation opportunity to analyse, understand, and reframe some fundamental assumptions about private international law with a view to suggesting adjustments and law reform.
Ahmed argues that a conscious unlearning of the central precepts of EU private international law would be detrimental to the future of English private international law. The multilateral issues that lie ahead for the discipline rely on the legal epistemology of EU private international law, which also serves as a useful reference point when comparing aspects of English private international law. Unshackled from the EU’s external competence constraints, the UK will have the opportunity to play a more prominent role in the development of the Hague Conference’s global instruments. A methodologically pluralist approach to English private international law may be the best route to sustain its global leadership in this field, as well as simultaneously assimilating the best private international law developments from the Commonwealth, Europe, and beyond.
“Trends and Challenges in Costs and Funding of Civil Justice” – 5th seminar (25 May 2022, online) & 6th seminar (22 June 2022, hybrid)
In the context of the Vici project ‘Affordable Access to Justice’ at Erasmus School of Law (financed by the Dutch Research Council – NWO), the Project team organises a series of seminars dedicated to the Trends and Challenges in Costs and Funding of Civil Justice.
The Project’s Fifth Seminar is scheduled, in an online format, for Wednesday, 25 May 2022 (15:00-17:00 CEST) on the topic “Funding and Costs of ADR in the Civil Justice System”.
Speakers: Sue Prince (University of Exeter, UK), Nicolas Kyriakides (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Dorcas Quek Anderson (Singapore Management University, Singapore); Moderator: Masood Ahmed (University of Leicester, UK).
For the complete program and online registration, please see here.
The Project’s Sixth Seminar, which concludes the series, will take place on Wednesday, 22 June 2022 (14:00-18:00 CEST) in a hybrid format (online and in-person attendance possible) on the topic “Future Regulation of Third-Party Litigation Funding”.
Session I – Current Status and the Need for Further Regulation?: Keynote address by Geert Van Calster (KU Leuven, Belgium); Roundtable with the participation of Paulien van der Grinten (Senior Legislative Lawyer, Ministry of Justice and Security, the Netherlands), Johan Skog (Partner, Kapatens, Sweden), David Greene (Partner, Edwin Coe, England); Moderator: Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University Rotterdam/Utrecht University, the Netherlands).
Session II – Modes and Levels of Regulation: Discussion panel with the participation of Kai Zenner (European Parliament, Head of Office (MEP Axel Voss)), Tets Ishikawa (Managing Director, LionFish Litigation Finance Ltd, England), Victoria Sahani (Arizona State University, USA), Albert Henke (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Moderator: Eva Storskrubb (Uppsala University, Sweden) (member of the VICI project at Erasmus University Rotterdam).
The Sixth Seminar is set up in a hybrid format. The complete program and a more detailed description of the two sessions may be found here. You can register and participate either in person or online.
With thanks to Eduardo Silva de Freitas for the tip-off.