Radu Lotrean
President of
INSOL Europe

We are pleased to announce that our Keynote Speakers for the 2018 conference in Riga are Latvia's Prime Minister, Māris Kučinskis, and Minister of Justice, Dzintars Rasnačs.

As an insolvency practitioner it is always a balance to meet certain interests, but at the same time follow and use the different legal frameworks. That is why the title of our 2018 conference will be 'Balance of Interests: Restructuring, Insolvency and Second Chance'. The conference will be focused mainly on new approaches across Europe towards (cross-border) insolvency, how local and European laws have developed and the Commission's plans for harmonisation of the Member States' insolvency laws. The conference will consider the possibilities in different European jurisdictions for financing and other crucial tools to save as many companies as possible where there is a viable business.

Attending our conference presents an excellent opportunity to meet industry experts and to learn about the latest trends in insolvency. The conference will be preceded by an optional networking dinner (on Thursday 31 May) in a restaurant in the centre of the old town, during which the guests can have a taste of both Latvia’s culinary and music traditions.

Registration is now open!

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Annual Congress 2018
Athens (Greece), 4-7 October

'Breaking the Chains'

Registration now open!

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our Annual Congress in Athens (Greece) from 4-7 October 2018. 

Athens will be the perfect place for brainstorming, creating new connections, networking and meeting other like-minded professionals. After the Congress, what could be better than having a great conversation, in the Greek spirit, with a new friend, listening to some traditional Greek music, while enjoying a glass of wine and beautiful weather! 

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Registration Brochure.

We look forward to seeing you in Athens for our 37th Annual Congress!

The Richard Turton Award provides an educational opportunity for a qualifying participant to attend the INSOL Europe Annual Congress, which this year will be held from 4-7 October 2018 in Athens, Greece.

The award is open to applicants who:

• Work in and are a national of a developing or emerging nation;
• Work in or are actively studying insolvency law and practice;
• Are under 35 years of age at the date of the application; and
• Have sufficient command of spoken English to benefit from the conference technical programme.

The successful applicant will be asked to write a paper of 3,000 words on a subject of insolvency and turnaround to be agreed with the panel. This paper will then be published in summary in one or more of the Member Associations' journals and in full on their websites.

For full details including the closing date for entries, visit our website here.

During the past three decades, the gradual and fast tendency of the markets to “globalization” have determined the recent tendency of States to adopt legal provisions dedicated to the prevention of financial crises and to avoid insolvencies of market operators. In fact, the adoption of such measures is today one of the essential elements in the determination of international ratings for the evaluation of the integrity of internal market.

“Predictability” and “risk management” have gradually become common words, essential for the prevention of crisis, opening also the possibility for entrepreneurs to have a second chance and remerge in the markets after a “dark night” period. In this particular context, therefore, an efficient system for the resolution of issues related to insolvency becomes an essential task for a State in order to guarantee the right balance to the internal market of a country, also with the scope of attracting foreign interested investors and implement the economy.

To this extent, various States, including Italy, have recently started to move towards reform projects of insolvency law, in order to facilitate and speed up, efficiently, the approach to insolvency issues. Carlo Ghia, Partner, Studio Ghia Legale, comments on the reforms. Read the full Inside Story and other articles here.

If you would like the opportunity to have your Inside Story published in a future edition, please email Communicatons Manager, Paul Newson for details.