INSOL Europe Academic Forum - NACIIL Joint Conference

TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY LAW

14 - 15 APRIL 2014 Old Observatory Building, Leiden UniversityLeiden, The Netherlands

• Prof.JanAdriaanseLeidenLawSchool

• Prof.StefaniaBariattiUniversityofMilan

• JasperBerkenbosch,PartnerDLAPiperAmsterdam

• Prof.Alex-GeertCastermans,Vice-DeanLeidenLawSchool

• Prof.CeesvanDamKing’sCollegeLondon

• PatriciaGodfreyNabarroLLP,London

• XinyiGongLeidenLawSchool

• Prof.MatthiasHaentjensLeidenLawSchool/HazelhoffCenterfor

FinancialLaw

• EmmanuelleInacioUniversityduLittoralCôted’Opale

• StellaKaltsouniMilieu.be/LeidenLawSchool

• Prof.IreneLynchFannonUniversityCollegeCork

• Prof.StephanMadausUniversityofRegensburg

• MyriamMaillyUniversityofKent

• Prof.MelissaVanmeenenUniversityofAntwerp

• MinckeMelissenDistrictCourtAmsterdam

• Prof.PaulOmarNottinghamLawSchool

• CatherineOttaway,PresidentINSOLEuropeHocheSociétéd’Avocate,Paris

• Prof.CristophPaulus,ChairIEAFHumboltUniversity,Berlin

• Prof.PimRankLeidenLawSchool/HazelhoffCenterforFinancialLaw

• JusticeDavidRichardsHighCourtLondon

• Dr.BernardSanten,SeniorResearcherLeidenLawSchool

• Prof.HeinzVallenderDistrictCourtCologne

• Prof.MichaelVeder,Vice-ChairmanNACIILRadboudUniversityNijmegen

• IvanVerougstraete,FormerPresidentSupremeCourtBelgium

• AnthonVerweijLeidenLawSchool

• Dr.RolefdeWeijsUniversityofAmsterdam

• Prof.BobWessels,ChairNACIILLeidenLawSchool

SPEAKERS

Click here to register at NACIIL Website - www.naciil.org or email: a.m.verweij@law.leidenuniv.nl

PROGRAMME

Monday14April13.00 Registration; coffee13.30–13.40 Welcome address Prof.ChristophPaulus–ChairAcademicForum, HumboldtUniversity,Berlin Prof.BobWessels–ChairNACIIL,LeidenLawSchool

13.40-14.20 Research: Chair-Prof.Alex-GeertCastermans, Vice-DeanLeidenLawSchool

EU and US Comparative Corporate Governance: Employees and Creditors as Corporate Stakeholders – Understanding and Teaching Path Dependency Prof.IreneLynchFannon,UniversityCollegeCorkComparing Avoidance Actions/Actio Pauliana in England, Germany and the NetherlandsDr.RolefdeWeijs,UniversityofAmsterdam

14.20–14.35 Discussion

Tuesday15April09.00–09.30 Registration; coffee

09.30–09.35 Welcome address CatherineOttaway,PresidentINSOLEurope, HocheSociétéd’Avocate,Paris 09.35–10.45 Cross-border Judicial Cooperation: Forum Discussion Chair-Prof.PaulOmar,NottinghamLawSchool

Ivan Verougstraete, Former president Supreme Court Belgium; Justice David Richards, High Court London;Prof. Heinz Vallender District Court Cologne; Mincke Melissen, District Court Amsterdam

10.45–11.15 Coffeebreak

11.15–12.00 Young Academics Network (YAN): Leiden Law School Research Chair-MyriamMailly,UniversityofKentand EmmanuelleInacio,UniversityduLittoralCôted’Opale

Insolvency investigations AnthonVerweij,LeidenLawSchoolChina’s cross-border insolvency legislation among 4 regionsXinyiGong,LeidenLawSchoolThe European Banking Union and the road to a single resolution mechanism, StellaKaltsouni,Milieu.be/LeidenLawSchool

12.00–13.00 Lunch

13.00–14.00 Three Workshops:1. Principles and Best Practices for Insolvency Office HoldersChair-JasperBerkenbosch,partnerDLAPiper, AmsterdamDr.BernardSanten,SeniorResearcher,LeidenLawSchool;PatriciaGodfrey,NabarroLLP,London2. Corporate RescueChair-ProfessorStefaniaBariatti,UniversityofMilanProf.MelissaVanmeenen,UniversityofAntwerp;Prof.JanAdriaanse,LeidenLawSchool3. Banks in Difficult TimesChair-Prof.PimRank,LeidenLawSchool,HazelhoffCenterforFinancialLawProf.MatthiasHaentjens,LeidenLawSchool, HazelhoffCenterforFinancialLaw;Prof.StephanMadaus,UniversityofRegensburg

14.00–14.20 Coffeebreak

14.20–15.20 Three Workshops (repeat)

15.20–15.40 Reporting back by the Reporters

15.40–16.00 Concluding discussion

16.00–16.10 Closing remarks Prof.PaulOmar,SecretaryofINSOL EuropeAcademicForum Prof.MichaelVeder,Vice-chairmanNACIIL RadboudUniversityNijmegen

14.35–15.15 Teaching: Chair-Prof.PaulOmar,NottinghamLawSchool

Teaching Tort law to English StudentsProf.CeesvanDam,King’sCollegeLondonTeaching Insolvency law around the worldProf.ChristophPaulus

15.15–15.35 Discussion;Close of first part of the joint conference

15.35–16.05 Coffeebreak in Academy Building16.15–17.00 Valedictory lecture

Teaching and Research in International Insolvency Law: Challenges and OpportunitiesProf.BobWessels

17.00–18.00 Reception

18.15–19.00 Transport to restaurant Woods

19.00–22.00 Dinner