Registration Time: 13:15
Sessions Time: 13:30 - 16:45  including a 15-minute break
Speakers: Dr Maria DeBono, Dr Nikol Caruana & Dr Thomas Bugeja
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

When a company is insolvent or is likely to become insolvent, it is faced with one of two options: (i) dissolution & liquidation or (ii) company recovery. This session will provide attendees with an introduction into the modes of dissolution and consequent types of liquidation with a particular focus on insolvent liquidation and the potential recovery of insolvent companies as an alternative route to liquidation. Attendees will also gain a practical understanding of how this all works in practice, particularly in court.

Specific topics to be covered during the session

• Dissolution and Liquidation (solvent, insolvent, court and voluntary) of Companies

• Directors’ Obligations when the company is facing insolvency

• Liability of auditors and accountants when the company is facing insolvency

• Company Reconstruction and Recovery as an alternative route to liquidation

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

For members of the MIA, this session will seek to provide them with the legal perspective and understanding of dissolution and liquidation of companies with a particular focus on insolvency and the legal consequences a company which is “unable to pay its debts” may face as well as the potential liability they may incur as accountants or auditors of the insolvent company

Target Audience

Directors, Company Secretaries, Auditors, Accountants

Speakers' Profiles

Maria DeBono is an Associate within the Corporate and Commercial Law Department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates. After obtaining her Master of Advocacy from the University of Malta in 2018, Maria then furthered her studies in London where she read for a Master of Laws (LLM) at The London School of Economics and Political Science, where she specialised in Corporate and Commercial Law. She regularly advises clients on different commercial and company law matters, including on liquidation, insolvency and corporate restructuring.

Nikol Caruana is an Associate within the Corporate and Commercial Law Department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates. He graduated in 2016 with an LL.D. from the University of Malta and subsequently obtained the professional warrant in early 2017. Over the past few years, he has been practicing in the civil and commercial legal fields acting both as a legal representative before the Law Courts of Malta, and professional advisor in matters relating to general commercial and corporate affairs, company restructuring, insolvency claims, debt recovery and property disputes, among others.Nikol is an Associate within the Corporate and Commercial Law Department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates. He graduated in 2016 with an LL.D. from the University of Malta and subsequently obtained the professional warrant in early 2017. Over the past few years, he has been practicing in the civil and commercial legal fields acting both as a legal representative before the Law Courts of Malta, and professional advisor in matters relating to general commercial and corporate affairs, company restructuring, insolvency claims, debt recovery and property disputes, among others.

Thomas Bugeja is a Senior Associate within the Corporate and Commercial Law department at Fenech & Fenech Advocates, having joined the firm in 2014, after obtaining his Doctor of Laws (LL.D) degree from the University of Malta. Thomas also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King’s College London and is a Malta-warranted lawyer with experience advising a wide-range of commercial clients on a variety of day-to-day advisory and litigious commercial issues, including competition law matters, insolvency, employment and data protection. Thomas also represents clients in litigation before the Maltese Courts and assists with a variety of cross-border recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments matters.

EVENT CPE COMPETENCES

3 Hours Core

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