Full Description
Cross-border insolvency is an increasingly topical issue and cross-border insolvency practice continues to develop rapidly. Cross-Border Insolvency: A Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law (Third Edition) is an updated, enhanced edition covering the national implementation of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. Written by specialists from each jurisdiction, this new edition provides an in-depth, article-by-article analysis of the local enactment and application of the model law in each of the jurisdictions concerned, alongside consideration of the relationship between the model law and any existing cross-border insolvency jurisprudence. Each chapter adopts essentially the same format for ease of reference, addressing key concepts such as the centre of main interests, court-to-court communication, enforcement of security interests and the protection of debtors and creditors. New to the third edition are chapters on Colombia, Greece, Mauritius, Scotland and Slovenia, and in-depth analysis of recent case law such as the landmark US and UK decisions in Condor Insurance and Stanford.This major new edition is an invaluable guide to the local application and comparative analysis of the model law for anyone dealing with cross-border insolvency issues.Lawyers in private practice or in-house, insolvency practitioners, government authorities, academics and students will find this expanded edition an essential addition to their library.
Contents
Introduction Look Chan Ho Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Overview Look Chan Ho Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Australia Scott Atkins Henry Davis York Rosalind Mason Queensland University of Technology British Virgin Islands Phillip Kite Harneys Canada Steven Golick Marc Wasserman Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Cayman Islands Tony Heaver-Wren Jeremy Walton Appleby Colombia Luis Alfredo Barragan Susana Hidvegi Brigard & Urrutia England Look Chan Ho Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Greece Dimitris Passas Moratis Passas Japan Shinichiro Abe Baker & McKenzie Mauritius Andrew Bolton Malcolm Moller Appleby Mexico Pablo Perezalonso Ritch Mueller, SC New Zealand Sean Gollin Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Poland MichaA BarAowski WardynA ski & Partners Romania Alexandru Lefter Laurentiu V Pachiu Pachiu & Associates Republic of Montenegro Republic of Serbia Tamara Bubalo Bojan Vuckovic Karanovic & Nikolic Scotland Hamish Patrick Tods Murray LLP South Africa Rachel Kelly Claire van Zuylen Bowman Gilfillan Inc South Korea Chiyong Rim Bae Kim & Lee LLC United States Selinda Melnik Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Tables Appendix 1: UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency and Guide to Enactment About the authors Index
