Academic knowledge, evidence and expertise can help inform, design, improve and test policy-and ultimately make government policy better. Deep research can bring together evidence to support policy makers in achieving real-world outcomes. This includes the development and use of a sound evidence base such as peer- reviewed literatures, or even better, systematic reviews. Scholars and think tanks are uniquely placed to broker links between different sectors and assist with cross cutting approaches to achieving the sustainable development goals of insolvency industry and finding innovative solutions. Research based analysis bridges the gap between policy and practice, and can leads to strong, inclusive and thorough implementation of the insolvency regime. This creates a need for building a specialist cadre of scholars of insolvency in the country.
Insolvency Scholars Forum has been set up to bring together the community of academics in pursuit of education, research, and scholarship in the field of insolvency, and together, build a formidable cadre of insolvency scholars in the country. The members of ISF will serve as a credible resource for ILA in its research initiatives and mentor the young researchers.
Membership of ISF shall be by invitation only. Academics and scholars from India and abroad, nominated by ISF Steering Committee, shall be eligible for invitation. The Steering Committee may invite eminent persons as a special invitee. There will be no membership fees for joining ISF.
ISF Steering Committee
A Steering Committee provides guidance to Forum. The Steering Committee is appointed by ILA in consultation with the Chairs of ISF. In addition, ILA Director (when appointed) shall be Special Invitees to the meetings of the Steering Committee.
Chairs
ISF is chaired by an eminent Indian academic and co-chaired by an eminent academic from abroad. The position of Chairs is Honorary. The first chairperson of ISF is Dr. Neeti Shikha and Co-chairperson is Prof. Wan Wai Yee. Their short bios appear at the bottom of the note.
Activities of ISF
ISF Steering Committee will prepare a blue print of ISF and its activities keeping in view the vision of ILA and the objectives of ISF. The activities will focus on advancing the discourse on insolvency laws through research and advocacy. The initial meetings of the Steering Committee shall be virtual.
Secretarial Support
All administrative support to ISF and ESG shall be provided by ILA Secretariat.
(CO-CHAIR)
Dean, AGC Legal Service Academy; Adjunct Professor (Research and Internationalisation), School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Aministrative Region
Donald M. Ephraim Professor of Law and Economics,
Faculty Director, The Centre on Law and Finance,
The University of Chicago Law School, USA
University Professor (Emeritus) Civil Procedure and General Procedural Law, University of Hamburg,
Germany
