The Inevitability of 'Insolvency Tourism'.

This article seeks to describe and analyse the phenomenon of 'insolvency tourism', a popular term used to describe the manoeuvring of debtors to secure the application of (more favourable) insolvency proceedings in a jurisdiction other than the one where they are incorporated or domiciled. This article argues that insolvent debtors are assisted in this by two factors: (i) the jurisdiction rules in the European Insolvency Regulation that permit a latitude of interpretation and are susceptible to manipulation; and (ii) the current and continuing disparity in domestic insolvency laws and available procedures within the European Union. This article looks at whether the phenomenon of 'insolvency tourism' will be diminished as a result of changes to the European Insolvency Regulation and the gradual convergence of national approaches to insolvency and European initiatives in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]