Re-examining #Insolvency Law and Theory: Perspectives for the 21st Century, edited by Emilie Ghio, John Wood and Dr Jennifer L L Gant with contributions from international experts in #InsolvencyLaw Available now ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/9781… 🆓 Read Chapter 1 ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180…

Earlier this month, our book (with Ricardo P M Silva) on the convergence of legal systems was published by SpringerLaw If you've ever wondered whether crises bring domestic legal systems closer together or not, have a look at the different topics (private and public law).

It's really amazing to see a room so full of people interested in #insolvency and #restructuring matters at the #5thsymposium at Royal Holloway Royal Holloway Law and Criminology. Great discussions and ideas! And this is just day one of three!

Very insightful and exciting presentations from Dr Jennifer L L Gant University of Derby, Dr Adi Marcovich Gross The Wharton School, and from a joint presentation by Prof Professor Christoph Henkel Drake University and Dr Lidija Simunovic.

And so begins a week of conferencing at the #INSOLSanDiego2024 with INSOL Early Researcher Academics Workshop to hear about the innovative new research being produced by early career #insolvency academics. Eugenio Vaccari Beth Streten Ilya Kokorin

INSOL ERA fearless leader Ilya Kokorin opens the workshop this morning, ringing in the events of the week at the #INSOLSanDiego2024 . Eugenio Vaccari Beth Streten Dr Jennifer L L Gant

The first INSOL ERA panel on cross-border #insolvency begins with a close examination of the Brazilian regime by Sabrina Becue of the University of Sau Paulo. Ilya Kokorin Beth Streten Eugenio Vaccari

Fabian Kratzlmeier provides an analysis of #COMI #forumshopping and the adequate protection of creditors against mid-stream changes in the applicable law from a European perspective during the cross border Insolvency panel INSOL ERA workshop. #INSOLSanDiego2024 Dr Jennifer L L Gant

The second panel of INSOL ERA workshop in San Diego on #Insolvency Law and Practice begins with Alex Huang of UC Berkeley School of law who provides a network analysis of #bankruptcy law revolution: from unbundling to bundling. #INSOLSanDiego2024 Eugenio Vaccari

Our second presenter examining #insolvency law and practice, Gustavo Franco of University of Sao Paulo, Brazil draws our focus to small and medium sized enterprises and the purpose of economic rehabilitation of the natural persons behind them INSOL ERA #INSOLSanDiego2024

Finally INSOL ERA turns to Toh Ding Jun from the National University of Singapore with a theoretical analysis of the Chinese insolvency framework and the inadequacy of the free market approach of current law that does not account for government participation. #INSOLSanDiego2024

Comparative insolvency law begins after a coffee break INSOL ERA workshop, beginning with Lee Zheng Hui Sean who examines whether Singapore's 'cross-class cram down' is in need of reform in light of its lack of use? #INSOLSanDiego2024

The anti-deprivation rule follows during the comparative insolvency law session with Matthew Chippin from Law at Leeds who examines this through the comparative lens of legal traditions, focusing today on the USA. INSOL ERA #INSOLSanDiego2024

The INSOL ERA ends the third session with Chunjin Liang from Renmin University in China, who explores the debt nature of 'prepaid rent' in bankruptcy proceedings in China, and the obscurity of the current solution - does it amount to unjust enrichment? #INSOSanDiego2024

Alok Verma from Tel Aviv University in Israel presents his poster on the growing protectionism and its impact on the future of cross-border dispute resolution in India as a part of the INSOL ERA workshop poster competition at #INSOLSanDiego2024.

The second poster presenter INSOL ERA, Diogo Pessoa of Universidade Catolica Portugesa, provides an analysis of the challenges associated with harmonising the definition of insolvency subsequent to the most recent EU law within this area. #INSOLSanDiego2024

Jeniffer Gomes da Silva of the Rio de Janiero University rounds out the poster competition INSOL ERA with her research on how investment funds could be used as a means of judicial recovery of companies from a functional perspective in the Brazilian system. #INSOLSanDiego2024

Dr Jennifer L L Gant begins the Academic Colloquium session on Fairness and Vulnerable Creditors in Insolvency with her presentation: “Rethinking fairness in insolvency and restructuring law from a human perspective: measuring vulnerability and resilience” #InsolSanDiego

The Harris campaign just released this statement ahead of Trump’s press conference today. They’re so good at this.

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