Secured Transactions Law in Asia

Louise Gullifer is Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge.Dora Neo is Associate Professor and the founding Director of the Centre for Banking & Finance Law at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.

• 1. IntroductionLouise Gullifer, University of Cambridge, UK and Dora Neo, National University of SingaporePART IGENERAL2. Lost in Transplantation? Modern Principles of Secured Transactions Law as Legal Transplants Charles W Mooney, Jr, University of Pennsylvania, USA3. Personal Property Securities Law Reform in Developed Jurisdictions Anthony Duggan, University of Toronto, Canada4. Secured Transactions Law Reform in Asia and Access to Finance: What can the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions Offer? N Orkun Akseli, University of Durham, UK5. Secured Transactions Reform in East Asia: Progress and Challenges Elaine MacEachern, World Bank Group, Financial Institutions Group Advisory Services (Washington DC), USAPART IICIVIL LAW JURISDICTIONS6. Secured Transactions Law Reform in Civil Law Jurisdictions: Challenging Tradition, Facing Reality, and Embracing Modernity Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell, , Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain7. The Law of Secured Transactions in China: Comparison and Future Reform Lebing Wang, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, PRC.8. Secured Transactions Law Reform in Indonesia: Fiducia, at a Crossroads Ibrahim Assegaf, STIH Indonesia Jentera, Jakarta, Indonesia and Aria Suyudi, STIH Indonesia Jentera, Jakarta, Indonesia9. Navigating the Patchwork of Secured Transactions Rules in Japan: Towards a Framework Conducive to Asset Based Lending Megumi Hara, Gakushuin University, Japan10. Banking the Unbanked: An Examination of the Personal Property Security Act of the Philippines Anthony Amunategui Abad, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, David Kintanar Rosario III, Abad Alcantara & Associates, Philippines and Griselda (Gay) Santos, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines11. Korea: The Coexistence of Old and New Secured Transactions Law Regimes Youngjoon Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea12. Law Reform of the Secured Transactions Regime in Taiwan: Modernisation, Controversies, and Prospects Andrew Jen-Guang Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan13. Implementation of International Standards on Secured Transactions into the Thai Legal System: Possibilities and Proposals Parawee Kasitinon, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand 14. Secured Transactions Reform in Vietnam: Prominent Achievements, Experiences, and Lessons Learnt Huyen Pham, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group, VietnamPART IIICOMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS15. Secured Transactions Law Reform in Common Law Jurisdictions (Brunei Darussalam as an Example) Louise Gullifer, University of Cambridge, UK16. Bangladesh Secured Transactions Framework: Moving Towards a Reform Marek Dubovec, Kozolchyk National Law Center, USA and Junayed Chowdhury, Vertex Chambers, Bangladesh and Vertex International Consulting, Australia17. Secured Transactions Law in India: Suggestions for Reforms M R Umarji, Indian Delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group VI on Secured TransactionsLaw18. Pakistan’s Reform of Secured Transactions Law: Challenges and the Road Ahead Marek Dubovec, Kozolchyk National Law Center, USA and Zahra Abid, Haidermota & Co, Pakistan19. Secured Transactions Law in Singapore: Living with UntidinessDora Neo, National University of Singapore20. Conclusion Louise Gullifer, University of Cambridge, UK