Richard Turton had a unique role in the formation and management of INSOL Europe, INSOL International, the English Insolvency Practitioners Association and R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals in the UK. In recognition of his achievements these four organisations jointly created an award in memory of Richard. 
This award for the best paper will be presented at the INSOL Europe Congress in Dublin, 3-6 March 2022.

The award is open to applicants who fulfil the following criteria:

• Is a national of a developing or emerging nation.
• Works in or studies insolvency & restructuring law and practice*.
• Is under 35 years of age.

The successful applicant will:

• Be invited to attend the INSOL Europe Congress in Dublin, Ireland, 3-6 March 2022 all expenses paid.
• Write a paper of 3,000 words on a subject of insolvency or turnaround agreed with the panel. This paper will be published in summary in one or more of the four Member Associations' journals and in full on their websites.
• Be recognised at the Congress and receive a framed certificate of the Richard Turton Award.

If you fulfil the criteria and are able to meet the requirements of the successful applicant, you are invited to apply by sending your CV, a 200 word statement outlining why you should be chosen, and the title of your proposed paper with a brief synopsis** to Harriet.Norman@insol.org by the application deadline of 1 December 2021.

Applications will be adjudicated by a panel representing the four associations.
Their decision will be made by 4 January 2022 to allow the successful applicant to co-ordinate their attendance with INSOL Europe. 

*Students satisfying the nationality requirement, but studying in another country, are also eligible to apply.
** The content of the paper must constitute original work / research and may not constitute research that has previously been published, for example as part of a dissertation or thesis submitted as part of a university qualification or for a competition other than the one currently being applied for. Where limited previous research will be included as part of the paper, the synopsis of the paper that accompanies an application should make this clear and should provide the necessary detail as to the extent of the use of previous research. Should a paper consisting of limited previous research be selected as the winner, the paper itself should likewise indicate where the previous research was published as well as details regarding any financial support provided as part of that research.

---

---

Dr. Róbert Muzsalyi

The committee is delighted to announce that the 2016 winner is Dr. Róbert Muzsalyi from Hungary. Róbert works as a judicial clerk in the Supreme Court of Hungary. He is currently studying for his PhD (research topic ‘The Impact of EU Law on Hungarian Procedural Law’) at the Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary.

This is the first time that we have had a winner from Hungary. Previous winners have come from Uganda, Belarus, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, PRC, Romania, Russia and Serbia.

As part of the award, Róbert is invited to attend the INSOL Europe Annual Congress (Lisbon, Portugal). He will be writing a paper on ”Directors’ liability: what should be the minimum harmonisation in the EU”, that will be published in summary in one or more of the Member Associations’ journals and in full on their website. We would like to congratulate Róbert for his excellent application and would also thank all the candidates who applied for the award this year.

Download Róbert's paper here: Directors’ liability: what should be the minimum harmonisation in the EU

---

Waiswa Abudu-Salam

The Committee is delighted to announce that the 2015 winner is Waiswa Abudu Sallam from Uganda. Waiswa works for the Uganda Revenue Authority in the Debt Collection Department. He is currently studying for a Master of Laws in Corporate and Insolvency Law at Nottingham Trent University, UK (by distance learning). This is the first time we have had a winner from Uganda: Previous winners have come from Belaruse, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, PRC, Romania, Russia and Serbia.

As part of the award, Waiswa is invited to attend the INSOL Europe Annual Congress (Berlin, Germany). He will be writing a paper that will be published in summary in one or more of the Member Associations’ journals and in full on their websites. We would like to congratulate Waiswa for his excellent application and also thank all the candidates who applied for the award this year. There were many excellent submissions and the judges task was very difficult this year.

Download Waiswa's paper here: Insolvency Proceedings; A Double Edged Debt Collection Tool