Hybrid | Insolvency Forward Thinking 2025 conference

Insolvency Forward Thinking 2025 conference 

The Insolvency Service and UCL Laws invite you to the annual insolvency policy and technical Forward Thinking conference held at Bentham House, and online, on Tuesday 08 April 2025. On behalf of UCL Laws, the conference is co-organised by Honorary Professor of Practice Alex Wood and Associate Professor Magda Raczynska.

We are very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to submit an abstract.  Once again, all of them were of an exceptionally high standard, making the selection process remarkably difficult. We are now excited to announce this year’s agenda.

This year’s papers will be presented by key figures from academia and industry including:

• Leveraging Behavioural Economics to Optimize Personal Insolvency Policies by Dr Neeti Shikha & Emily Reeve, University of the West of England, Bristol
• A Critical Review of Special Administrations by Prof Rebecca Parry, Nottingham Trent University
• The development of Special Administration Regimes in the UK by Robert Spence & Mike Pink, Interpath
• Enlightening the Creditor Duty by Philip Gavin, Technological University Dublin
• Environmental Activism by Parent Companies: Legal Incentives and Economic Realities by Prof Irit Mevorach, University of Warwick
• The Cramdown: A Conceptual Framework by Dr Riz Mokal, South Square, and Prof Stephan Madaus, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• Landlords and Part 26A Restructuring Plans by Prof Sarah Paterson, LSE
• Lay of the Landlord Classes: Trends from Part 26A Restructuring Plans by Philip Hertz, Katelyn Ewart, Gabrielle Ruiz & Rahim Darr, Clifford Chance
• Cryptoassets in Insolvencies: Selected Difficulties and Necessary Guidelines by Prof Paula Moffatt & Prof Rebecca Parry, Nottingham Trent University

The agenda and the presentations from previous years’ conferences held at Aston University, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Liverpool, can be found via this link.

 

           

 

 

 

Programme

9:30 Refreshments

10:00 Welcome Addresses
Paul Bannister, Head of Policy, Insolvency Service
Professor Prince Saprai, Deputy Dean, UCL Laws
Mark Austen, Chair of the Insolvency Service Board

10:30 Leveraging Behavioural Economics to Optimize Personal Insolvency Policies
Dr Neeti Shikha, University of West of England, Bristol
Chair: Caroline Sumner, Chief Executive Officer, R3

11:00 Refreshments

11:15 The development of Special Administration Regimes in the UK
Robert Spense & Mike Pink, Interpath

A Critical Review of Special Administrations
Professor Rebecca Parry, Nottingham Trent University
Chair: Frances Coulson, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Wedlake Bell

12:15 Enlightening the Creditor Duty
Dr Philip Gavin, Technological University Dublin

Environmental Activism by Parent Companies: Legal Incentives and Economic Realities
Professor Irit Mevorach, University of Warwick
Chair: Zoe Stembridge, Associate, Kirland & Ellis and IWIRC (International Women’s
Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation)

13:15 Lunch

14:15 The Cramdown: A Conceptual Framework
Dr Riz Mokal, South Square Chambers
Professor Stephan Madaus, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Lay of the Landlord Classes: Trends from Part 26A Restructuring Plans
Philip Hertz, Katelyn Ewart & Alice Odolant, Clifford Chance

Landlords and Part 26A Restructuring Plans
Professor Sarah Paterson, London School of Economics and Political Science

Chair: Alex Wood, Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Laws; Partner, McDermott Will &
Emery; Solicitor Member Insolvency Rules Committee

15:30 Refreshments

15:45 Cryptoassets in Insolvencies: Selected Difficulties and Necessary Guidelines
Professor Rebecca Parry & Professor Paula Moffatt, Nottingham Trent University
Chair: Andrew Small, Senior ‘Digital Assets’ Intelligence Officer, The Insolvency Service

16:15 Closing address
Dean Beale, Chief Executive of The Insolvency Service

 

Registration

Registration is now open.  As with previous years, there is a choice to register for either online or in-person attendance.

There are a limited number of in-person tickets available.  If you wish to join us at Bentham House in London, please contact conference@insolvency.gov.uk

Alternatively, online attendees can book free online tickets now via Eventsbrite.  A link to the livestream will be sent closer to the date.

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