The Fifth Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR), Beijing, China, 27-28 April 2006

Topical Papers:

• Lawmaking and Institution Building in Asian Insolvency Reforms: between Global Norms and National Circumstances by Mr. Terence C. Halliday, Senior Research Fellow, American Bar Foundation, and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University, USA  
• Comparative Overview of Asian Insolvency Reforms in the Last Decade by Professor Soogeon OH, Ewha Womans University - Seoul, Korea  
• Insolvency Laws in South Asia: Recent Trends and Developments by Mr. Sumant Batra, International consultant, The World Bank  
• Weaving the Safety Net for an Aging World:Lessons Learned from the Pension and Insolvency Systems of the U.S., the U.K., and Germany, by Mr. James H.M. Sprayregen and Mr. James J. Mazza, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, United States  
• Insolvency and Social Protection: Employee Entitlements in the Event of Employer Insolvency by Mr. Gordon W. Johnson, Partner, Restructuring Group Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, USA  
• Issues Arising in the Cross-Border Insolvency of Groups of Companies in Japan by Mr. Shinjiro Takagi, PhD - Industrial Revitalization Commission, Japan
• Further Developments in Cross-Border Insolvency Law by Mr Christoph G. Paulus, World Bank  
• Creditor Participation in Insolvency Proceedings by Professor Roman Tomasic, School of Law, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

Country Papers:

China

• Issues in the Acceptance of Bankruptcy Cases by Chinese Courts by Mr. Yu Junfu and Mr. Chen Dong, Zhong Lun Law Firm, China  
• Developing a Regulatory Framework for Outsourcing of Insolvency Work in Hong Kong, China by Mr. Xianchu Zhang, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, China  
• The Order of Payment of Workers' Claims and Security Interests under China's New Bankruptcy Law by Mr. Wang Weiguo, President and Professor of the Civil and Economic Law School of China University of Political Science and Law, and member of the working group on bankruptcy legislation under NPC-FEC, China
• An International Comparison of Insolvency Laws by Mr Wang Huaiyu, Enterprise Research Institute, Development Research Centre of the State Council, China  
• Creditor Participation in China & Hong Kong by Mr. Alan CW Tang, Grant Thornton, Hong Kong, China  
• The Courts Role in Enterprise Bankruptcy Proceedings and Restructuring in China, by Mr. Song Xiaoming, Chief Judge of the No. 2 Civil Court, the Supreme People 
• The Establishment of Limited Priority of Workers

Indonesia

• Indonesian Bankruptcy Law: an Update by Mr. Subianta Mandala, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Republic of Indonesia

Nepal

• Latest Trend and Development of Insolvency Law in Nepal by Mr. Bharat Raj Upreti, Pioneer Law Associates - Kathmandu, Nepal

Thailand

• Lessons Learned: Bankruptcy Reform in Thailand by Mr Wisit Wisitsora-At, Director-General, Office of Justice Affairs, Legal Execution Department, Thailand  
• Asian Insolvency System: The Thai Perspective by Mr. Prairoj Vongvipanond, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Dhurakij Pundit University - Bangkok, Thailand

Viet Nam

• An Update on Non-Performing Loans Resolution and Banking Reform in Viet Nam by Mr. Hoang Tien Loi, Partner, Mekong Co., Ltd (Auditors & Consultants), Viet Nam

Related Publications:

• Credit Risk and Credit Access in Asia
• Maximising Value of Non-Performing Assets 
• Informal Workouts, Restructuring and the Future of Asian Insolvency Reform  
• Insolvency Systems in Asia: An Efficiency Perspective