Farming difficulties" conference

Friday, May 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Faculty of Law and Political Science, amphitheatre C

The aim of this symposium is to address the issue of farm business difficulties. It brings together Montpellier University Private Law Laboratorythe Labex Entreprendre and the University of Montpellier.
Farming has a number of specific characteristics, particularly in terms of the time required to exploit an animal or plant biological cycle, or the structure of the debt. As a result, the law and practice have had to adapt insolvency law to these particularities.

A new and vital subject

The rules applicable to farm businesses in difficulty are still relatively unknown to academics, legal professionals and agricultural sector players themselves. To date, no comprehensive academic work has been carried out in this field since 1994. Only a handful of practitioners are truly specialized in the field. Agricultural circles are virtually unaware of the existence of preventive procedures.
By filling this gap, this symposium meets a real need and brings the issue of farm business difficulties to the fore.