INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICABLE LAW IN CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
Zagreb, 18th-19th September 2020
Venue: National and University Library in Zagreb
Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
09.00 - 10.00
Registration
10.00 - 10.30
Welcome Address
Prof. Dr. Igor Gliha, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb
Ms Salla Saastamoinen, acting Director General, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Ministry of Justice and Administration of the Republic of Croatia
Prof. Dr. Paul Omar, INSOL Europe
Moderator: Ms Nataša Šarić Maloseja, Ministry of Justice and Administration of the Republic of Croatia
10.30 – 11.35
Session 1.
Panel Leader: Mr Pál Lajos Szirányi, Legislative Officer, Civil Justice Unit in DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
10.30 – 10.45
Prof. Dr. Ignacio Tirado, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Secretary-General UNIDROIT
Applicable Law to Rights in Rem in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
10.45 – 11.00
Mag. Miha Žebre, LL.M, Legal and Legislative Officer, Civil Justice Unit in DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Applicable Law to Contracts of Employment in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
11.00 – 11.15
Prof. Dr. Paul Omar, INSOL Europe
Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments
11.15 – 11.35
Discussion
11.35 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.05
Session 2.
Panel Leader: Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Sikirić, Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, Croatia
12.00 – 12.15
Prof. Dr. Andreas Piekenbrock, Faculty of Law of the University of Heidelberg, Germany
International Jurisdiction for Insolvency Law Avoidance Actions
12.15 – 12.30
Prof. Dr. Jasnica Garašić, Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, Croatia
Applicable Law for Insolvency Law Avoidance
12.30 – 12.45
Prof. Dr. Francisco Garcimartin, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Applicable Law to Current Contracts to Which the Debtor is Party in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings, Including Termination and Acceleration (Ipso Facto) Clauses in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
12.45 – 13.05
Discussion
13.05 – 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 – 15.05
Session 3.
Panel leader: Prof. Dr. Nina Tepeš, Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, Croatia
14.00 – 14.15
Prof. Dr. Edward Janger, Brooklyn Law School, USA
Choice of Law and Entitlement Baseline in Rescue
14.15 – 14.30
Prof. Dr. John Pottow, Law School of the University of Michigan, USA
Normative Consideration on the Protection of Local Interests in Cross-Border Insolvency
14.30 – 14.45
Bartosz Groele, Partner, Tomasik & Pakostewicz & Groele, Kraków, Poland
Effects of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings on Arbitral Proceedings in the State of Recognition
14.45 – 15.05
Discussion
15.05 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 16.35
Session 4.
Panel leader: Prof. Dr. Vesna Lazić, T.M.C. Asser Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
15.35 – 15.45
Zoltan Fabok, Special Counsel, DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth & Partners Law Firm, Budapest, Hungary
Effects of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings on Enforcement Proceedings in the State of Recognition
15.45 – 16.00
Dr. Miodrag Đorđević, Vice-president of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
Legal Position of a Foreign Insolvency Practitioner in the State of Recognition According to the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
16.00 – 16.15
Hon. Leif M. Clark, US Bankruptcy Judge (retired), San Antonio, Texas, USA
Legal Position of a Foreign Insolvency Representative in the State of Recognition According to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency and the USA Bankruptcy Code
16.15 – 16.30
Ms. Catherine Zoller Bridge, EBRD
16.30 – 16.45
Discussion
17.30 – 19.00
Sightseeing - Zagreb
20.00 – 23.00
Dinner
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
10.00 – 10.50
Session 5.
Panel leader: Prof. Dr. Paul Omar, PINSOL Europe/em>
10.00 – 10.15
Simeon Gilchrist, Partner, Edwin Coe LLP, London, UK
The Post Brexit Landscape: The Known Unknown: Choice of Law and Applicable Law Issues
10.15 – 10.30
Prof. Dr. Renato Mangano, University of Palermo, Italy
Applicable Law for Lodging, Verification and Admission of Claims in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings
10.30 – 10.50
Discussion
10.30 – 11.10
Coffee Break
11.10 – 12.00
Session 6.
Panel leader: Mag. Miha Žebre, LL.M, Legal and Legislative Officer, Civil Justice Unit in DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
11.10 – 11.25
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez, Faculty of Law of the University of Lucerne, Switzerland
Efects of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings on Pending Lawsuits in the State of Recognition
11.25 – 11.40
Prof. Dr. Gerry McCormack, School of Law of the University of Leeds, UK
Applicable Law to Insolvency Law Set-Off and the European Insolvency Regulation
11.40 – 12.00
Discussion
12.00 – 12.30
Coffee break
12.30 – 13.30
Session 7.
Prof. Dr. Renato Mangano, University of Palermo, Italy
Views of International Organizations
Mr. Mahesh Uttamchandani, World Bank
Mr. João Ribeiro-Bidaoui, HCCH
Ms. Kathleen Lannan, UNCITRAL
Prof. Dr. Paul Omar, INSOL Europe
Jennifer Marshall, INSOL International
13.00 – 13.15
Closing Remarks
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch