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. 
 

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

• A national of a developing or emerging nation.
• Work in or study insolvency & restructuring law and practice*.
• Under 35 years of age.

The successful applicant will:

• Be invited to do a short presentation during the INSOL Europe webinar on 2 October 2020 and attend the 2021 INSOL Europe Congress in Dublin, Ireland, 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 jelena.wenlock@insol.org before 26 June 2020.

Applications will be adjudicated by a panel representing the four associations.
The successful applicant will be notified by 31 July 2020.

*Students satisfying the nationality requirement, but studying in another country, are also eligible to apply.

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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

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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