Presentations held at The Fifth Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR), Beijing, China, 27-28 April 2006

Presentations:

Session I: Asian insolvency reforms in the last decade

• Comparative Overview of Asian Insolvency Reform in the Last Decade by Prof. Soogeun Oh, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

• Lawmaking and Institution Building in Asian insolvency Systems by Mr. Terence Halliday, American Bar Foundation and Northwestern University, United States

• Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of China: Changes Based on Reform Process - Take Example by the Relationship between Workers' Claims and Security Interests by Mr. CHEN Xiaohong, Director and Researcher of the Enterprise Research Institute Development Research Centre of the State Council, China - Powerpoint presentation

• Improving the framework for Debt Collection Litigation/Arbitration in the APEC region by Mr. Kunihiko Shinoda, Chair of Strengthening Economic Legal Infrastructure (SELI) Coordinating Group, Director, APEC Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

• Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law by Ms. Jenny Clift, Senior Legal Officer and Head, Technical Assistance and Coordination, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, UNCITRAL, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law  - English version - Chinese version

• The Case for a Strong Regulatory Framework:The World Bank Principles In Asia by Mr. Vijay Srinivas Tata, Chief Counsel – Insolvency & Creditor Rights, The World Bank

• The Issues on Enterprise Bankruptcy legislation by Mr. Zhu Shaoping, China

Session II: Enterprise reorganisation

Session III: Informal workouts

• Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Development of Insolvency Reforms – ADB RETA 5975, Informal Workouts  by Mr. Richard Fisher, Blake Dawson Waldron and ADB

• Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Development of Insolvency Reforms – ADB RETA 5975 Collaboration with ABA/ABAC by Mr. Michael Sloan, Blake Dawson Waldron and ADB

• ADB - ABAC Collaboration An APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Perspective - Processes of Promoting Reform by Mr. Ken Waller, Co-ordinator, ABAC Finance Working Group

Session IV: Courts and the judiciary

• Role of Judges & Judicial Expertise Lessons & Strategies From The Global Judges Forum by Mr. Gordon Johnson, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Legal Vice Presidency, The World Bank

• The Courts' Role in the Proceedings of Enterprise Bankruptcy and Restructuring and the Problems that need to be solved by Mr. Song Xiaoming, Chief Judge of No. 2 Civil Court the Supreme People's Court, China - English version - Chinese Version

Session V: Regulatory and institutional issues

• The Case for a Strong Regulatory Framework: The World Bank Principles In Asia, Mahesh Uttamchandani, Senior Counsel – Insolvency & Creditor Rights, The World Bank

Session VI: Priority claims

• Social Protection: Pensions & Priorities, Insolvency and Social Protection - Employee Entitlements in an Employers Insolvency  by Mr. James H.M. Sprayregen & Mr. Gordon W. Johnson, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

• The Issues Concerning the Order of Payment of Workers' Claims and Security Interests in the New Bankruptcy Law by Mr. Wang Weiguo, China - English version - Chinese Version

• The Establishment of the Principle of Limited priority of Workers' Claims in the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law by Mr. Li Guoqiang, China - English version - Chinese Version

Session VII: Creditor participation

• Opening doors Closing deals in Asia by Mr. Steven Miller

• Creditor Participation in China & Hong Kong by Mr. Alan CW Tang, Grant Thornton, Hong Kong, China

• Participation of Creditors in insolvency proceedings Issues arising from cases in Philippines, Singapore and Hong Kong by Mr. David J. KIDD, Hong Kong

Session VIII: Treatment of corporate groups

• Corporate groups in insolvency: The lessons form the EU Regulation, Thierry Bosly & Muriel Alhadeff, Partner, White & Case Brussels, Belgium 

Session IX: Cross-Border Insolvency

• Recent Cross-Border Insolvencies in Singapore by Kannan Ramesh, Senior Partner, Tan Kok Quan Partnership

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