In the last installment of this 3-part series, Oscar van Rossum du Chattel, a Senior Case Intelligence Manager based in Omni Bridgeway’s Geneva office, and Jonathan Siklos, a Senior Case Intelligence Manager bas

Context and Background of the New Insolvency Law

The GCC Quarterly Review briefly summarises a selection of the major developments in the laws of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) in the third quarter of 2018, with links to further reading, where available.

Kuwait is now considering a new law that will bring its bankruptcy and insolvency legal regime closer to Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

The proposed Law on Bankruptcy (the “Draft Law”) is currently being reviewed by the Department of Legal Opinions & Legislation of the State of Kuwait.

The GCC Quarterly Review briefly summarises a selection of the major developments in the laws of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) in the third quarter of 2018, with links to further reading, where available.