Article Title

The Roles of the Creditor and Debtor in the Settlement Process of the Debtor's Financial Obligations Under the Debtor's Insolvency Law No. 19 of 2019

Authors

Pierre Mallet Dr., Assistant Professor of Civil Law, Ajman UniversityFollow

Abstract

The UAE Cabinet approved a federal law to regulate cases of insolvency of natural persons or individuals. In 2016, the UAE government had adopted a similar insolvency law for companies which was widely welcomed by businesses and financial institutions. The legal framework for insolvency for both companies and individuals are expected to improve the competitiveness and the ease of doing business of the UAE. Debt restructuring for individuals under legal protection is widely seen as a great step forward in helping those who are unable to pay their debts from going bankrupt. “The approval of a new federal law to regulate the cases of personal insolvency is a step forward in improving the ease of doing business for both debtors and creditors.

A legal framework for addressing debts and financial difficulties will help them reschedule their debts and provide them with the opportunity to be granted new concessional loans. “The introduction of any form of personal insolvency regime is a critical step in both enhancing and rounding out the already improved UAE insolvency provisions.

In this article we will present the role of the civil debtor and the creditor in the period of debt restructuring. We will start with the role of the debtor as soon as debt restructuring is requested, then its role during the preparation of the debt restructuring, then its role in the execution of the plan and finally its role with the end of the plan. In the second part we will examine the role of the creditor in the preparation of the debt restructuring plan then its role in the execution of the plan finally we will study its role in the end of the plan. We will present in our conclusion the results of our research and the recommendations.

Recommended Citation

Mallet, Pierre Dr. (2021) "The Roles of the Creditor and Debtor in the Settlement Process of the Debtor's Financial Obligations Under the Debtor's Insolvency Law No. 19 of 2019," مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL: Vol. 86: No. 86, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/sharia_and_law/vol86/iss86/1