Over the course of the project duration, the JCOERE consortium has engaged with the project target audience through the participation in and the organisation of a variety of conference events, interative workshops and webinars. These events have provided the opportunity for the project to proactively engage with judges, insolvency practitioners, legal academics and policy makers in order to enhance the project network, progress the project research, and to disseminate and exchange knowledge about the main research findings.

The project events have been varied in their nature and have been facilitated using a variety of platforms and networks which actively engage with the project target audience. They have been organised using a broad range of speakers and have discussed several elements of the project research, pertaining to judicial cooperation, preventive restructuring and corporate rescue, and judicial culture and awareness of best practice guidelines. 

Please click the links below for further information on all project events, and for access to webinar videos, presentation slides and workshop materials. 

INSOL Europe YANIL Coffee Chats: Presentation from UNIFI, December 2020

On December 16th, Niccoló Usai, research fellow at UNIFI and member of the JCOERE team, gave a presentation at the The Younger Academics Network of Insolvency Law (YANIL), "Coffee Chat" webinar series.

Niccoló Usai gave an insightful presentation on the Codice della crisi d’impresa e dell’insolvenz, entitled "Italy's New Restructuring Law: Implementing The EU Directive n.1023/2019". The presentation, drawing from the findings and conclusion of the JCOERE project research, was an excellent opportunity to illustrate the new Italian Insolvency Law Reform and the future implementation of the EU Directive on Preventive Restructuring (PRD) in Italy. It was signficant in terms of engaging with the project network and in disseminating the results of the research conducted during the JCOERE Project.

To learn more about the presentation, please read the news story. To view the presentation slides from the Presentation, please click on the following link: YANIL Presentation - Italy - Niccolo Usai

Webinar on the JCOERE Project Research Findings, hosted by University Titu Maiorescu, December 2020

On December 11th, the project team at University Titu Maiorescu hosted a JCOERE project webinar event. The webinar event was entitled "Harmonization of the European legislative framework on preventive restructuring – a dissemination of research results from the JCOERE project (Judicial Co-Operation supporting Economic Recovery in Europe)”. The webinar consisted of a number of presentations given in Romanian by Professor Smaranda Angheni, Dr. Cristian Drăghici, and Judge Nicoleta Mirela. The presentations provided information about the JCOERE project at the objectives of the research, and disseminated the main findings from the JCOERE research undertaken in Report 1 and Report 2. 

The event was significant in disseminating the project research to the Romanian network of the project, raising awareness about JCOERE and broadening the JCOERE network.

Webinar on Corporate Rescue and Legal Supports for Businesses post COVID-19, hosted by UCC School of Law, November 2020

In November 2020, JCOERE project hosted an online event, a webinar organised with the UCC School of Law. The webinar aimed to enhance the European network of the project and to raise awareness about the project and its research.

The webinar, entitled “Corporate Rescue and Legal Supports for Businesses Post-COVID-19”, organised coordinated presentations from six speakers over the course of three panel sessions. The event was designed to engage with the project target audience through a series of panel sessions that discussed elements of the project research. These panel sessions sought to connect the project research to topical discussions surrounding COVID-19 and legal supports for businesses, developments in European preventive restructuring processes in light of the PRD, and the development of the Irish commercial court to manage increased corporate rescue cases in light of Brexit and recent developments in European preventive restructuring legislation.

Webinar on Judicial Co-operation and Judicial Practice, hosted by University of Sydney, October 2020

The JCOERE project team had the opportunity to participate in a webinar, hosted by the University of Sydney. The primary purpose of the webinar was to enhance the project network and to disseminate the main project research findings. The webinar was conducting using a panel session format, consisting of three presentations providing insightful commentary and information regarding the effectiveness of judicial cooperation, judicial culture, and judicial awareness and knowledge of best practice guidelines. The webinar was entitled “So It’s Just Random Then? Challenges to Judicial Co-Operation in the EU – Perspectives from the JCOERE Project”. 

To read more information about this webinar, please read the news story or watch the webinar in full below. 

SLS Annual Conference, September 2020

The JCOERE project had the opportunity to present virtually at the highly regarded Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, through a panel session held on September 2nd, 2020. 

The JCOERE panel was entitled “‘So It’s Just Random Then?’ Challenges to Judicial Co-Operation in the European Union.” The panel involved a presentation from each member of the UCC team; Principal Investigator Professor Irene Lynch Fannon, Post-Doctoral Researcher Jennifer LL Gant and Research Assistant Aoife Finnerty. The three presentations focused on the current stage of the JCOERE project research, revolving around the influences that can impact the effectiveness of judicial cooperation in cross-border restructuring, preventive or otherwise. 

For more information on this presentation, please read the news story. 

To view the presentation slides from the conference, please click the following link: SLS Virtual Conference 2020 Slides

European Research Academy Conference, November 2019

In November 2019, JCOERE project team attended and presented at the European Law Academy (ERA) Conference on Restructuring and Insolvency within the EU, held in Trier, Germany. The project participation was facilitated through INSOL Europe as project partner, who were co-organisers of the conference.

Professor Irene Lynch Fannon was invited to participate in a panel at the conference, disseminating elements of project findings to date. The panel provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the project research pertaining to Report 1, and the comparative advantages of the Irish Examinership procedure in so far as it aligns with the preventive restructuring processes presented within the Preventive Restructuring Directive.

For more information on this presentation, please read the news story.

To view the presentation slides from the JCOERE Presentation, please click on the following link: JCOERE ERA Conference Presentation

INSOL Europe Annual Congress, September 2019

The project held its first set of interactive workshops at the INSOL Europe Annual Congress, held in Copenhagen in September 2019. These workshops provided significant opportunities for the project to disseminate research and to collect data on awareness of judicial and court-to-court co-operation obligations and the perception surrounding differences in judicial culture and judicial decision-making and reasoning amongst Member States.

The project had the opportunity to give presentations and to hold interactive events with the Turnaround Wing and Judicial Wing of the INSOL Europe Annual Congress, The INSOL Academic Forum and the YANIL Conference. 

For more information on these workshops and events, please read the news story.

To view the presentation slides from the YANIL conference, please click on the following link:YANIL Conference Slides, Copenhagen 2019

To view the presentation slides from the Academic Forum, please click on the following link:Academic Forum Presentation Slides, Copenhagen 2019

To view the case study which was used during the interactive workshop with the Judicial Wing, please download from this website page.

To view the questionnaire which was discussed during the interactive workshop with the Turnaround Wing, please download from this website page.

Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency and Commercial Law Research Group Conference, April 2019

The JCOERE project participated at the third annual conference hosted by the Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency and Commercial Law Research Group, held on 26th April 2019 at City University in London. The JCOERE project team from UCC was invited to give the Thomson Reuters City Law School Insolvency Presentation, the key-note address for the conference.

The Lecture focused on the primary purpose of the JCOERE project, the main research questions, and the project achievements to date. 

For more information on the lecture, please read the news story.

To view the lecture slides from the conference, please click on the following link: CICL Conference Slides, April 2019

INSOL Europe Annual Congress, Athens 2018

Professor Irene Lynch Fannon was invited to attend the Judicial Wing meeting of the INSOL Europe Annual Conference to present information on the JCOERE project, which had just kicked off from its start date on October 1^st.

The presentation outlined a brief description of the project and its main research questions. 

For more information on the event, please read the news story.

To view the presentation slides from the conference, please click on the following link: INSOL Europe Judicial Wing Slides, Athens 2018