6th Conference of the Judicial Insolvency Network on 8 June 2025
8 June 2025
Formed in October 2016, the Judicial Insolvency Network (JIN) is a network of insolvency judges from across the world. It serves as a platform for sustained and continuous engagement for the furtherance of the following objectives: to provide judicial thought leadership, develop best practices and facilitate communication and cooperation amongst national courts in cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters.
The 6th Conference of the JIN was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 8 June 2025. There was a total of 25 participants, with eight attending physically on-site, whilst a further 17 participants attended remotely via Zoom. Please refer to Annex A for the full list of participants.
The following guidelines were endorsed by the participants during the 6th JIN Conference:
Basic Guidelines for Communication and Cooperation between Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency Matters (“JIN Core Protocol”), which is a simplified set of the existing Guidelines for Communication and Cooperation between Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency Matters (“JIN Guidelines”).
Guidelines on Management of Applications for Arrest of Vessel where Vessel Owner or Bareboat Charterer is the Subject of Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings (“JIN Admiralty Guidelines”), which has incorporated the comments given by participants on an earlier iteration of the guidelines presented and discussed at the 5th JIN Conference held in June 2024 in Singapore.
The following were also discussed:
An online repository of cross-border insolvency cases. A mockup of the repository was shown to participants. Members were asked to provide a point of contact who will be identifying significant cases within their jurisdictions for inclusion in the repository. Observers were also encouraged to participate as well.
The responses received from two surveys circulated to all JIN members and observers: (a) the mediation and alternative dispute resolution survey (“Mediation/ADR Survey”); and (b) the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings survey (“Recognition Survey”). The objective of Mediation/ADR Survey was to gather information with the aim of preparing a ‘best practices’ guide for use by members of the judiciary around the globe. The objective of the Recognition Survey was to gather information to put together an informative global guide covering the issues to be addressed at the outset of a cross-border insolvency filing. Also discussed were the next steps to be taken in relation to both projects.
The JIN continues to play an important role in cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters. Indeed, the JIN Guidelines were referred to at a plenary session of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Insolvency Institute as one of the top developments in the insolvency sphere in the last 25 years. The JIN remains firmly committed to provide judicial thought leadership and develop best practices in cross-border insolvency and restructuring.