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In recent years, a few illustrious bankruptcies in the maritime industry have revealed the legal issues that arise when maritime law and cross-border insolvency law come into conflict. Most notable...

The collapse or distress of international businesses can affect multiple stakeholders, including banks, trade creditors, employees, shareholders, and even entire economies. Conflict between laws,...

It is hard not to notice the increasing number of soft law instruments that have been published in recent years, at least in the field of restructuring and insolvency law. Of course, mere issuance...

The last week of March 2019 will be of unparalleled suspense for the European (cross-border) insolvency community. Only one day before the originally planned Brexit date, the European Parliament will...

The ability to avoid fraudulent or preferential transfers is a fundamental part of U.S. bankruptcy law. However, when a transfer by a U.S. entity to a non-U.S. transferee takes place outside the U.S...

The International Insolvency Review (IIR) recently published my paper ‘From “Prisoner’s Dilemma” to Reluctance to Use Judicial Discretion: The Enemies of Cooperation in European Cross-Border Cases’...

On 13 April 2017, the German Parliament enacted a ‘Statute for a Simplified Treatment of Group Insolvencies’. It will enter into force on 21 April 2018 and will supplement the prescriptions of the...

A quiet revolution has been creeping over Europe during the past three decades. Slowly but surely, national authorities have changed their attitudes and regulatory approaches to insolvency. All but...

I. Introduction This paper gives a very short summary of my forthcoming book (Principles of Cross-Border Insolvency Law, Intersentia 2017). It deals with a fascinating question: what are the...

In autumn 2015 the EU Cross-Border Insolvency Court-to-Court Cooperation Principles (‘EU JudgeCo Principles’) were published. These 26 (non-binding) principles encompass subjects such as the...