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2022-11-doc2 Second ed. of Bork & Mangano European Cross-border insolvency law

Recently, the second edition of ‘European Cross-Border Insolvency Law’, written by professors Reinhard Bork and Renato Mangano was published. It is an up-dated version of the first edition, published in 2016. I refer to the comparative review I published on https://bobwessels.nl/blog/2016-10-doc7-book-reviews-eir-recast/, comparing Bork/Mangano with the 2016 version on the same topic of Gabriel Moss, Ian F. Fletcher and Stuart Isaacs… Read More »2022-11-doc2 Second ed. of Bork & Mangano European Cross-border insolvency law

2022-11-doc1 COMI, habitual residence, England or Bulgaria?

The case of Kooter v The Official Receiver & Ors [2022] EWHC 2683 (Ch) (24 October 2022) is a colourful case concerning the international jurisdiction of the courts in England and Wales. It is interesting reading material (i) about English procedural law and practice concerning a hearing for the annulment of a bankruptcy order from March 2019, and (ii) the… Read More »2022-11-doc1 COMI, habitual residence, England or Bulgaria?

2022-10-doc2 Privacy Codes in Insolvency and Restructuring

One of the novelties in the recast European Insolvency Regulation (EIR 2015), in force since 2017, is its set of rules for data protection. Generally, the aims of most national insolvency laws and those of data protection laws are contradictory. The former are designed to facilitate access to information by creditors and courts. Data protection-rules, however, aim rather to restrict… Read More »2022-10-doc2 Privacy Codes in Insolvency and Restructuring

2022-10-doc1 Saying goodbye to Russian clients: easier said than done

From a recent decision of 6 September 2022 of the District Court Amsterdam (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:5466) it follows that under Dutch rules a law firm (‘Houthoff’) cannot just break with Russian parties, having been placed on sanction lists by the government. The case concerns Russian state-owned company SberBank, the largest shareholder of a Croatian food group (formerly Agrokor, now: ‘Fortenova’), which is… Read More »2022-10-doc1 Saying goodbye to Russian clients: easier said than done

2022-09-doc2 – Towards strengthening a consumer’s position in insolvency

Recently District Court Amsterdam 26 August 2022, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:5012, decided that KLM airlines is obliged to make financial restitution to passengers after a travel agency’s bankruptcy. The basis for the judgment lies in the Flight Compensation Regulation (EC) No 261/2004. Case: on 13 January 2020 Dutch passengers book tickets to Brazil and Argentina via travel organization D-Reizen for an amount of… Read More »2022-09-doc2 – Towards strengthening a consumer’s position in insolvency

2022-09-doc1 Serie Wessels Insolventierecht – behouden vaart!

Na ruim twintig jaar neem ik afscheid als auteur van de serie Wessels Insolventierecht. De serie bestaat uit 10 delen die sedert 1999 zijn verschenen, momenteel (nagenoeg afgerond) in een vijfde druk. In overleg met de uitgever van de serie (Wolters Kluwer, Paul Bänziger) is in 2018 met het oog op een soepele overdracht naar een nieuwe generatie auteurs een… Read More »2022-09-doc1 Serie Wessels Insolventierecht – behouden vaart!

2022-08-d0c3 About (over)stretching the public policy exception

Article 6 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (MLCBI) contains the ‘public policy’ exception in the application of the law. It is a standard provision in UNCITRAL texts. Article 6 MLCBI (‘Public policy exception’) provides: ‘Nothing in this Law prevents the court from refusing to take an action governed by this Law if the action would be manifestly… Read More »2022-08-d0c3 About (over)stretching the public policy exception

2022-08-doc2 On presumptions in int’l insolvency law

Article 16 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (MLCBI) provides for important presumptions which assist the domestic court of the State, enacting the MLCBI, to reach a conclusion on the nature, status and effect of the respective foreign proceeding. Article 16 (‘Presumptions concerning recognition’) provides: If the decision or certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of article 15… Read More »2022-08-doc2 On presumptions in int’l insolvency law

2022-08-doc1 Wibier’s Compendium 2e druk

In juli 2022 verscheen de tweede druk van ‘Compendium van het Nederlands faillissementsrecht’ van de hand van prof. R.M. Wibier. In 13 kloeke hoofdstukken wordt het onderwerp door Tilburgse hoogleraar systematisch en vrij uitvoerig doorgenomen. Nederlands faillissementsrecht. Ook de surseance van betaling komt aan bod (zij het beknopt), natuurlijk ook de per 1 januari 2021 ingevoerde regeling van de homologatie… Read More »2022-08-doc1 Wibier’s Compendium 2e druk

2022-07-doc1 Rembrandt’s geboortedag

Morgen, vrijdag 15 juli, is het 416 jaar geleden dat Rembrandt werd geboren. Er zijn enkele bescheiden vieringen. Van 15 juli t/m 28 augustus organiseert Museum Het Rembrandthuis diverse activiteiten voor families en kinderen. Er is ook een verjaardagsviering in Leiden, in Museum De Lakenhal. Tot en met eind juli is hier het allerkleinste kunstwerk ter wereld te zien, gemaakt… Read More »2022-07-doc1 Rembrandt’s geboortedag