Diritto fallimentare - ENG

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
Prof. Marina Spiotta

Codice Insegnamento E0032-EA031
SSD Insegnamento IUS/04
8 CFU, 64 ore
Sede Casale M.


Educational objectives:
The course will examine the discipline of bankruptcy proceedings.

Content of the course:
It is a course divided into two parts.
Parte 1: The Bankruptcy (Prof. Marina Spiotta), 4 CFU 32 hours

PART I - THE BANKRUPTCY
1. The conditions of failure
2. The procedure for insolvency declaration
3. The adjudication in bankruptcy and appeals
4. The bodies responsible for the performance of the procedure: court, judge delegate, trustee and the creditors' committee
5. Effects of bankruptcy for the bankrupted
6. Effects of bankruptcy for creditors
7. Effects of bankruptcy on legal acts detrimental to creditors
8. Effects of bankruptcy on legal relationships.
9. The procedure for defining liabilities
10. The administration and liquidation of the bankruptcy assets
11. The distribution of bankruptcy assets
12. The bankruptcy of companies.
13. The closure of the failure
14. The ‘’esdebitazione’’

Part 2: The negotiated composition of the crisis and the insolvency administrative procedures (Prof. Maria Di Sarli), 4 CFU, 32 hours
PART I - THE NEGOTIATED REGULATION OF THE CRISIS
1. The court settlement (outline)
2. The composition before bankruptcy (outline)
3. The debt restructuring agreements (outline)
PART II - THE INSOLVENCY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
1. Compulsory administrative winding up (outline)

2. The administration of large firms (outline)

Prerequisites
Proven knowledge of the Civil Law and Business Law.


Teaching materials:
It is essential an updated edition of the Bankruptcy Law (Royal Decree No. 267 of 1942 as amended).
It is also recommended relevant to Part I:
S.AMBROSINI - G. CAVALLI - A. JORIO, Il fallimento, nel Trattato di diritto commerciale, diretto da G. Cottino, vol. XI, tomo II, Cedam, Padova, 2009.
Alternatively GUGLIELMUCCI, Diritto fallimentare, Giappichelli, Torino, ult. ediz..
For further information you can usefully consult:
Il nuovo diritto fallimentare. Novità ed esperienze applicative a cinque anni dalla riforma. Commentario sistematico, diretto da A. Jorio e da M. Fabiani, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2010.

Teaching methods:
Lessons, with suggestions for further reading and discussion.

Frequency mode
The class attendance is required to take the tests.

Examination:
The exam is oral, but it is given to attending students the opportunity of a written examination at the end of the course.