The 2009 guide to Insolvency and Restructuring

• Editorial

  Prepare for the flood

• Belgium: Protection of companies in times of crisis

  Peter De Ryck and Joëlle Vermeulen of Lydian outline the new Belgian Act on the Continuity of Undertakings

• Channel Islands and Cayman Islands: Offshore guidance

  Jonathan Walker and Peter Hayden of Mourant du Feu & Jeune outline insolvency and restructuring in Jersey and the Cayman Islands respectively

• Estonia: Bankruptcy law and planned amendments

  Paul Varul and Helmut Pikments of Paul Varul Attorneys-at-Law provide a comprehensive overview

• France: Restructuring and insolvency procedures

  Rod Cork of Allen & Overy gives an overview of legislation and procedures

• India: The need for reform

  Karan Singh of Trilegal discusses the problems for foreign lenders, and why India's insolvency laws must change

• Indonesia: Insolvency and court-supervised restructuring

  Karl S Park and Sandi Adila of Mochtar Karuwin Komar provide an overview

• Japan: The future of pre-packaged rehabilitation

  Junichi Tobimatsu of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto discusses the challenges that companies face in finding a sponsor for civil rehabilitations

• Luxembourg: Migrating Comi

  Véronique Hoffeld and Elisabeth Omes of Bonn Schmitt Steichen examine recent European and Luxembourg case law on companies' migration of Comi

• Malaysia: Restructuring share capital for shareholder exits

  Mak Lin Kum of Kadir Andri & Partners describes the alternative methods

• Portugal: Investment in distressed assets

  Miguel Esperança Pina and Diogo Horta Osório of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira discuss insolvency proceedings and related M&A opportunities

• Romania: The mechanisms explained

  Bogdan Bibicu and Catalin Georgescu of Bulboaca & Asociatii outline the Romanian restructuring and insolvency framework

• Slovak Republic: Trends and structures

  Hugh Owen, Martin Magál and Renátus Kollár of Allen & Overy outline issues relating to insolvency and restructuring in the Slovak Republic

• South Korea: Cross-border insolvency proceedings

  Sang Goo Han and Jung-suck Ryu of Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu offer a detailed overview

• Turkey: Debt restructuring: the way ahead

  Since the 2000/2001 economic crisis, Turkey has developed new methods to prevent insolvency that need to be applied more often. By Nihan Kaya of Guner Law Office

• Ukraine: Restructuring rules

  Olga Khoroshylova, Tetyana Kiselyova and Roman Stepanenko of Magisters explain the system of restructuring in Ukraine and how to navigate through it

• UK insolvency reform: Mind over matter

  Despite calls from associations and politicians for reform, the UK's insolvency and restructuring regime beats many continental and US alternatives. The problem with the UK's law is not legal but psychological