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IBA Asset Recovery Conference

6 Dec - 8 Dec 2023

Session information

The case for an international model law on asset recovery

Thursday 7 December (1420 - 1530)

Description

This panel will discuss the feasibility and desirability of preparing an international model law to assist practitioners in making recoveries for plaintiffs and creditors. In particular, the session will reference the work underway by UNCITRAL Working Group V on the topic of civil asset tracing and recovery in insolvency proceedings, and UNCITRAL insolvency texts, such as:

the 1997 UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency;
the 2018 UNCITRAL Model Law on Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments; and
the 2019 UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Stephen Baker	Baker & Partners, St Helier, Jersey; Senior Vice Chair, Asset Recovery Committee

Speakers

Angela Barkhouse	Kroll, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Christoph Bruckschweiger	Paragraph 7 Attorneys at Law, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Will Sen Kwan	Lim Chee Wee Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trevor Mascarenhas	PCB Byrne , London, England
Samira Musayeva	UNCITRAL Secretariat and Secretary, Vienna, Austria

Session presentations

The case for an international model law on asset recovery

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