Bankruptcy law : fundamental aims and relevant prominent principles -- Cross-border insolvency : theoretical divergence and its status quo -- The UNCITRAL model law -- Overview of maritime law -- Key conflicts between the UNCITRAL model law and maritime practice -- Australia -- United Kingdom -- United State -- Singapore -- Policy reflections on the treatment of maritime creditors under the UNCITRAL model law regime -- Policy reflections on the determination of the centre of main interest and the scope of debtor's assets.

This book provides an analysis and comparison of international insolvency rules, maritime laws and their inevitable intersection in maritime cross-border insolvencies. Until today, the on-going shipping crisis resulted in the insolvency of numerous shipping companies all over the world. The tensions arising between the legal systems of maritime and insolvency law, paired with conflicts of law in maritime insolvencies, are a major source of legal uncertainty and risk. In 2010, the Comité Maritime International installed an international working group on international maritime insolvencies and until today it is work in progress. This book gives an overview on maritime insolvencies, with a focus on Germany, England & Wales and the USA, and assesses the chances of achieving meaningful harmonization in the complex scenarios, where ships as mobile assets add a further complication to international insolvency proceedings.

Maritime Cross-Border Insolvency is a comprehensive comparative examination of both insolvency regimes (UNCITRAL and EU) in shipping with reference to the main jurisdictions having adopted the UNCITRAL regime, i.e. USA, UK, Greece.

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency aims to provide legal certainty and efficient administration of cross-border insolvencies. This volume covers national implementation of the UNCITRAL model law in 10 jurisdictions.

This book examines the effect of the adoption of the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency in five common law jurisdictions, namely Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It examines how each of those states has adopted, interpreted and applied the provisions of the Model Law, and highlights the effects of inconsistencies by examining jurisprudence in each of these countries, specifically how the Model Law affects existing principles of recognition of insolvency proceedings. The book examines how the UNCITRAL Guide to enactment of the Model Law has affected the interpretation of each of its articles and, in turn, the courts’ ability to interpret and hence give effect to the purposes of the Model Law. It also considers the ability of courts to refer to amendments made to the Guide after enactment of the Model Law in a state, thereby questioning whether the current inconsistencies in interpretation can be overcome by UNCITRAL amending the Guide.

UNCITRAL model law on cross-border insolvency -- Guide to enactment and interpretation of the UNCITRAL model law on cross-border insolvency -- General assembly resolution 52/158 of 15 december 1997 -- decision of the united nations commission on international trade law

The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, adopted in 1997, is designed to assist States to equip their insolvency laws with a modern, harmonized & fair framework to address more effectively, instances of cross-border insolvency. Those instances include cases where the insolvent debtor has less assets in more than one State or where some of the creditors are not from the State where insolvency proceeding is taking place.

Cross-Border Insolvency, fourth edition provides a comprehensive and up to date consideration of the topic of cross-border insolvency. Written in a clear and accessible manner it guides the user seamlessly through this complex area of law.The coverage of the book is divided into two parts. The first part describes the key cross-border insolvency regimes including the EC Insolvency Regulation, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986, and the common law. The second part focuses on specific issues in more detail, such as the court's insolvency jurisdiction, ancillary winding-up, enforcement of foreign insolvency judgments, foreign discharge of debts and insolvency set-off. The fourth edition gives full analysis of the fundamental changes to cross border insolvency law and practice in England including:The impact of the Supreme Court decision in Rubin v Eurofinance;The revised UK Insolvency Rules;Proposals for revision of the EC Insolvency Regulation;Scope of section 426 - HSBC v Tambrook Jersey;Developments in offshore jurisdictions: Primeo Fund and Saad Investments (Cayman), Re C (BVI);Kelmsley v Barclays Bank PLC.Previous print edition ISBN: 9781845921040