Português
In Portugal, mechanisms aimed at debtors in a difficult economic situation or in imminent insolvency (namely, the special proceedings for revitalization and the special proceedings for a payment agreement) have a marginal use when compared to insolvency proceedings and since 2016 there has been a sharp and steady decline in the number of special proceedings for revitalization issued. Furthermore, the average length of insolvency proceedings largely exceeds 2 years.
Given these elements, our research aims to address the following questions: (a) does the length of insolvency proceedings exceed what would be expected according to the law? (b) if so, what are the underlying causes? (c) how to explain the low use of pre-insolvency mechanisms? (d) what are the reasons for the steady decline in the number of special proceedings for revitalization issued in the last few years?
The project combines multiple perspectives as it includes legal, economic and sociological methods of analysis. This cross-cutting approach is intended to provide an overview of the causes that affect the length of insolvency proceedings and the use of pre-insolvency mechanisms. Such an analysis will be a major contribution to the prescriptive dimension of the project: the development of proposals aimed at promoting the use of pre-insolvency mechanisms (thus contributing to the recovery of viable debtors) and at reducing the length of insolvency proceedings, thereby mitigating its serious detrimental effects.
Team:
Mariana Machado França Gouveia Sande Nogueira (PI), CEDIS
João Pedro Ramos de Almeida Pinto-Ferreira (Co-PI), CEDIS
Guilherme Brandão Salazar Loureiro Gomes, CEDIS
Higina Maria Almeida Orvalho da Silva Castelo, CEDIS
Lua Ana Mota Santos, CEDIS and CIES-Iscte
Patrícia Andrea Rodrigues André, CEDIS and Dinâmia'CET-Iscte
Susana Alexandra Lopes da Costa Santos, CIES-Iscte
Teresa Cristina Nunes Violante Ferreira Nascimento, CEDIS
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIES-Iscte | -- | Partner | 2021-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Estudos e investigação sobre Direito em Sociedade (CEDIS) | Portugal | Leader | 2021-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susana Santos | Professora Auxiliar Convidada (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Mara Vicente | Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); | Research Assistant | 2021-09-15 | 2024-01-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTDC/DIR-OUT/2939/2020 | -- | Contract | FCT - Concurso para Financiamento de Projetos de Investigação Cientifica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Todos os Domínios Cientificos - 2020 - Portugal | 196963.13 | 33584.38 | 2021-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
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