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2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: Japan

There are four types of insolvency proceedings available in Japan for the rehabilitation of companies in financial difficulty: corporate reorganisation proceedings (kaisha kosei); civil rehabilitation proceedings (minji saisei); bankruptcy proceedings (hasan); and, special liquidation proceedings (tokubetsu seisan).

May 31 2015

2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: Norway

There are two main categories of statutory bankruptcy proceedings in Norway both regulated by the Bankruptcy Act 58 of June 8 1984: winding-up proceedings and judicial debt negotiation proceedings. Judicial debt negotiation proceedings can be either voluntary or compulsory, subject to slightly different legislation.

May 31 2015

Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report 2015

Welcome to this year's Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report, offering jurisdictional analyses and expert commentary on the most significant restructuring and bankruptcy developments from around the world

May 31 2015

EU insolvency rules must harmonise

Robert van Galen, president of Insol Europe, reflects upon developments in European restructuring this year

May 31 2015

Insol's APAC outlook

Mark Robinson, president of Insol International, discusses his goals for Insol and restructuring developments in the Asia-Pacific

May 31 2015

2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: Ireland

There are a number of principal corporate insolvency and reorganisation proceedings available under Irish law.

May 31 2015

2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: UK

Formal collective insolvency procedures under the Insolvency Act 1986 (Act) consist of company voluntary arrangements (CVA), administration and liquidation. Receivership is a secured creditor's limited enforcement remedy.

May 31 2015

2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: Brazil

The Brazilian Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law (BRL) establishes three major mechanisms that may apply to troubled companies: (i) judicial reorganisation proceedings; (ii) out-of-court reorganisation proceedings; and (iii) bankruptcy or forced liquidation. As one of its main features, the BRL offers the corporate debtor flexibility and continuity of management and an opportunity for rehabilitation.

May 31 2015

Bank resolutions' next steps

Gilbey Strub of the Association for Financial Markets and Carter McDowell of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association discuss global bank resolution and recovery initiatives

May 31 2015

2015 Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Report: British Virgin Islands

The Insolvency Act 2003 (Act) and the Insolvency Rules 2005 set out the various insolvency proceedings available in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Although included at Part III of the Act, the administration provisions are not yet in force. The BVI Business Companies Act (BC Act) includes provisions for reorganisation.

May 31 2015

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