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2020-06-doc3 COVID-19 – Legislación de emergencia en materia de insolvencia y reestructuraciones

COVID-19 – Legislación de emergencia en materia de insolvencia y reestructuraciones (‘COVID-19 emergency legislation in insolvency and restructuring law’) written by Stephan Madaus and me has been translated in Spanish for the Spanish Insolvency Law Journal, with the following texts and summaries: Stephan Madaus, Profesor de Derecho Civil, Procesal y de Insolvencia, Universidad Martin-Luther de Halle-Wittenberg. Bob Wessels, Profesor emérito… Read More »2020-06-doc3 COVID-19 – Legislación de emergencia en materia de insolvencia y reestructuraciones

20220-06-doc2 Publication of book on Rescue of Business in Europe

Oxford University Press has published the edited volume based on the European Law Institute’s (ELI) project ‘Rescue of Business in Insolvency Law’. The project ran from 2013 to 2017 under the auspices of the ELI. It was conducted by professor Bob Wessels (emeritus University of Leiden) and professor Stephan Madaus (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg). They were assisted by Gert-Jan… Read More »20220-06-doc2 Publication of book on Rescue of Business in Europe

2020-05-doc10 – WHOA gets nod in Dutch Parliament

Gert-Jan Boon (PhD Leiden University) presents the latest news: WHOA: Dutch Parliament adopts new pre-insolvency restructuring proceeding Gert-Jan Boon (Leiden University) Parliamentary discussions on the Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (Act on the Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans, WHOA) concluded today with its adoption. The legislative process that started some seven years ago has taken an important step forward. This is… Read More »2020-05-doc10 – WHOA gets nod in Dutch Parliament

2020-05-doc6 Coping collectively with COVID-19

ICR corona 17-3-1 This editorial makes a call to practitioners, scholars and regulators to adopt an agenda for future research, and a call to global financial institutions to fund and further such research. It will appear shortly, in: 17 International Corporate Rescue 2020, Issue 3, published by Chase Cambria Publishing (www.chasecambria.com). The topic we all understand, wherever we are, walking… Read More »2020-05-doc6 Coping collectively with COVID-19

2020-05-doc5 Private law issues re cryptocurrency and custodians

Digital financial assets, more particularly cryptocurrency, may serve fast, cheap, easy to use and global payments. They also represent regulatory concerns and financial stability implications. A robust (but costly) supervisory system needs to be put in place. Such a system may however play a defensive game. A segment in this area is depositing cryptocurrency with cryptocustodians, such as crypto-exchanges. From… Read More »2020-05-doc5 Private law issues re cryptocurrency and custodians

2020-05-doc3 Brexit and the financial industry

Brexit has been overshadowed by the COVID-19 monster, but it is still a reality. In the book ‘Brexit and financial regulation’ a practical guidance is provided on the complexities of Brexit as it applies to financial institutions. It presents a detailed account of the myriad of laws, regulations and institutional opinions, such as those from the European Banking Authority and… Read More »2020-05-doc3 Brexit and the financial industry

2020-05-doc1 Newsletter for de banking sector, GBRR

In Global Restructuring Review (GRR) I have a regular column. Its publisher has recently launched GBRR, the Global Banking Regulation Review, which evidently focuses on the financial industry. It is possible to sign up to receive GBRR’s free email briefing and get access to Global Banking Regulation Review’s latest content during its initial launch period. Recent examples of its content… Read More »2020-05-doc1 Newsletter for de banking sector, GBRR

2020-04-doc8 2020 Yearbook Insolvency and Restructuring in Germany

For the 11th time Schultze & Braun (GmbH Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft) published its Yearbook Insolvency and Restructuring in Germany, now edition 2020. The Yearbook does not cover a general theme, rather contains a potpourri of substantial and statistic subject, legislative texts (the German Insolvency Act and the Regulation recast) and a glossary of legal terms with translations in various languages. Also matters… Read More »2020-04-doc8 2020 Yearbook Insolvency and Restructuring in Germany

2020-04-doc6 Who has seen an insolvency protocol lately?

In the world of cross-border insolvency a ‘protocol’ can be described as a means of agreeing the alignment between different insolvency proceedings, or of establishing how (pre-) reorganisation measures will be taken across a number of jurisdictions. A cross-border insolvency agreement is designed to overcome certain legal or factual obstacles that could otherwise be an impediment to achieving a restructuring… Read More »2020-04-doc6 Who has seen an insolvency protocol lately?

2020-04-doc5 Do we know what a Rembrandt painting looks like?

It took some 150 years before, gradually, the 19th century experienced Rembrandt becoming the subject of more serious scholarship. Research began with the recording of anecdotes about his life, but increasingly a more factual approach on his work was adopted. As early as 1810 the first catalogue raisonné of Rembrandt’s etchings was published by William Esdaile. A first catalogue of… Read More »2020-04-doc5 Do we know what a Rembrandt painting looks like?