Why are directors afraid of help?
Journal Article
Ghio, E., & Thomson, D. (in press)
Why are directors afraid of help?. Chicago-Kent Law Review,
Corporate insolvency laws and procedures have changed significantly over the last decades in the UK, especially since the publication of the Cork Report in 1982. The report no...
Harmonising insolvency law in the EU: New thoughts on old ideas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal Article
Ghio, E., Boon, G., Ehmke, D., Gant, J., Langkjaer, L., & Vaccari, E. (2021)
Harmonising insolvency law in the EU: New thoughts on old ideas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Insolvency Review, 30(3), 427-459. https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1432
While the harmonisation of insolvency law in the European Union (EU) has been a top priority on the European institutions’ agenda in the last decade, it is well known that thi...
Harmonisation in Times of Crisis
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2021)
Harmonisation in Times of Crisis. Juris Poiesis, 24(35), 386-392
New Challenges For Transnational Civil And Commercial Law In The Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking the Role of Law and Legal Institutions
Journal Article
Ghio, E., & Perlingeiro, R. (2021)
New Challenges For Transnational Civil And Commercial Law In The Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking the Role of Law and Legal Institutions. Juris Poiesis, 24(35), 383-385
This issue of the Juris Poesis Journal features extended abstracts of papers which have been presented at the roundtable entitled ‘New Challenges for Transnational Civil and C...
Transposing the preventive restructuring directive 2019 into French insolvency law: Rethinking the role of the judge and rebalancing creditors' rights
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2021)
Transposing the preventive restructuring directive 2019 into French insolvency law: Rethinking the role of the judge and rebalancing creditors' rights. International Insolvency Review, 30(1), 54-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1401
In June 2019, the European Union adopted the Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks. The objective of the Directive is to introduce a level-playing field across all ...
International Legal Cooperation and the Principle of Harmonisation: Lessons from Cross-Border Insolvency
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2020)
International Legal Cooperation and the Principle of Harmonisation: Lessons from Cross-Border Insolvency. Juris Poiesis, 23(32), 576-581. https://doi.org/10.5935/2448-0517.20200026
This project assesses how harmonisation can be promoted and achieved in the EU without a completely uniform legal system in place. The project focuses on international legal c...
The European Union preventive restructuring framework: A hole in one?
Journal Article
Ehmke, D., Gant, J. L., Boon, G., Langkjaer, L., & Ghio, E. (2019)
The European Union preventive restructuring framework: A hole in one?. International Insolvency Review, 28(2), 184-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1344
While traditionally (Continental) Europe has not been known for being particularly debtor- or restructuring-friendly, important reforms were implemented in recent decades that...
Cross-border insolvency and rescue law theory: moving away from the traditional debate on universalism and territorialism
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2018)
Cross-border insolvency and rescue law theory: moving away from the traditional debate on universalism and territorialism. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 29(12), 713-724
Suggests why the EU framework for cross-border insolvency and rescue law, based on territorialism or universalism, should be replaced by a structure reflecting current realiti...
The EU incremental approach to cross-border insolvency regulation: a critical analysis
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2017)
The EU incremental approach to cross-border insolvency regulation: a critical analysis. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 28(10), 369-376
Evaluates the quality of the EU's incremental initiatives concerning cross-border insolvency and rescue. Considers key provisions of Regulation 1346/2000, the 2014 recommendat...
Coping with Business Failure and Bankruptcy in the European Union
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2016)
Coping with Business Failure and Bankruptcy in the European Union. Edinburgh Student Law Review, 3(1), 85-101