The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 No. 115

SCHEDULE 1 UNCITRAL MODEL LAW ON CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IV COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES

Article 26. Cooperation and direct communication between the Northern Ireland insolvency officeholder and foreign courts or foreign representatives

1.  In matters referred to in paragraph 1 of article 1, a Northern Ireland insolvency officeholder shall to the extent consistent with his other duties under the law of Northern Ireland, in the exercise of his functions and subject to the supervision of the court, cooperate to the maximum extent possible with foreign courts or foreign representatives.

2.  The Northern Ireland insolvency officeholder is entitled, in the exercise of his functions and subject to the supervision of the court, to communicate directly with foreign courts or foreign representatives.