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2016-10-doc8 Judicial Insolvency Network Initiated by Supreme Court of Singapore

Last week, in Singapore, 11 insolvency judges from 8 jurisductions met in Singapore for the inaugural Judicial Insolvency Network (‘JIN’). JIN, as a network of insolvency judges from around the world, aims to encourage communication and cooperation amongst national courts by pulling together the best practices in cross-border restructuring and… Read More »2016-10-doc8 Judicial Insolvency Network Initiated by Supreme Court of Singapore

2016-10-doc3 Three paradigm shifts in recent bank insolvency law

Three Paradigm Shifts in Recent Bank Insolvency Law is the title of my latest article, with Matthias Haentjens as co-author. It will be published in (2016) 31 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, pp. 396-400. See its proof-print as attachment. haentjens_wessels_2016_jiblr_issue_7_press_proof.pdf We identify three paradigm shifts underlying recent developments… Read More »2016-10-doc3 Three paradigm shifts in recent bank insolvency law

2016-10-doc1 COMI of Cloudiax

Although one would expect that under the EU Insolvency Regulation (EIR) after some fifteen years the concept of center of main interest (COMI) would be rather be clear, time and again a COMI controversy pops up. In a Dutch case, decided by the Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden 15 August 2016,… Read More »2016-10-doc1 COMI of Cloudiax

2016-09-doc12 Towards China’s Inter-regional Cross-border Insolvency Arrangement (CICIA)

A doctorat for Xinyi Gong, that was the result after the defense of her PhD ‘A Balanced Way for China’s Inter-Regional Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation’. This all took place at the University of Leiden, last Tuesday. I acted as her supervisor (promotor). Earlier on this blog (2016-09-doc8) I explained that her… Read More »2016-09-doc12 Towards China’s Inter-regional Cross-border Insolvency Arrangement (CICIA)

2016-09-doc10 Raadsheer-plv Hof Den Haag; enkele herinneringen

Raadsheer-plaatsvervanger Gerechtshof Den Haag; enkele herinneringen, door Bob Wessels, professor emeritus Internationaal insolventierecht Universiteit van Leiden; Raadsheer-plaatsvervanger Gerechtshof Den Haag (1988-2016) ‘Shall we meet at 9 a.m. in front of the hotel?’, vroeg ik begin dit jaar aan een bevriende Italiaanse rechter. We waren uitgenodigd om the spreken over communicatie… Read More »2016-09-doc10 Raadsheer-plv Hof Den Haag; enkele herinneringen

2016-09-doc2 Dordt’s genootschap Diversa sed Una 200 jaar

Divers Dordrecht – uniek boek van 200-jarig genootschap Diversa sed Una. In 1816 kwam een achttal vooraanstaande Dordtenaren bijeen in Koffiehuis Gutteling, een pand gelegen aan wat nu het Scheffersplein heet. Zij hebben toen het Literaire Genootschap ‘Diversa sed Una’ opgericht. Nu, 200 jaar later, bestaat dat genootschap – dat… Read More »2016-09-doc2 Dordt’s genootschap Diversa sed Una 200 jaar

2016-08-doc8 Cross-border cooperation between insolvency practitioners and courts

We Can Work It Out: Cross-border Judicial Cooperation in Insolvency Cases in the EU, is the title of a paper, which will be published in: Yves Brulard (ed.), Code de l’insolvabilité internationale, européenne et nationale. Tome 1, Bruxelles: Anthemis 2016 (forthcoming). The paper was delivered in February 2015 during an… Read More »2016-08-doc8 Cross-border cooperation between insolvency practitioners and courts