American Bankruptcy Institute Report Recommends Structural Reform of Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Code Start of the Debate on Modernising American Bankruptcy Law Bob Wessels • December 22, 2014
City of Detroit is Emerging from Bankruptcy Emerging from the city’s bankruptcy, Detroit can now design its own future. Bob Wessels • November 20, 2014
Growing towards an aligned approach to business rescue EU recommends minimum standards for a preventive restructuring framework for near-insolvency, viable businesses. Bob Wessels • August 25, 2014
Pre-packs have entered the Netherlands The British government published an independent review into pre-pack administrations, which can be of use in Dutch cases. Bob Wessels • July 08, 2014
A new Approach to Business Failure and Insolvency EU aims to rescue financially distressed, but viable businesses. Bob Wessels • May 07, 2014
Cross-border Court-to-Court Cooperation in Insolvency Cases Enters Next Phase Increasingly courts all over the world are involved in cross-border insolvency cases. These courts may be guided by the EU Cross-Border Insolvency Court-to-Court Cooperation Principles and Guidelines. Bob Wessels • April 25, 2014 • 647 comments
Towards A Global Insolvency Convention? UNCITRAL starts feasibility study for a global convention on matters of insolvency. Bob Wessels • March 17, 2014
English and American Courts Apply Global Principles for Cooperation in International Case Courts rely on soft law principles for cooperation in international insolvency cases Bob Wessels • October 28, 2013
European business rescue: looking for the best approach The European Commission has taken the next step in improving insolvency laws, especially related to business rescue. Bob Wessels • October 07, 2013