After being a law professor for over 25 years (professor of International Insolvency Law, University of Leiden 2007-2014; professor of Civil and Commercial Law, Vrije University Amsterdam 1988-2008), Bob Wessels retired in 2014. He is still involved in many counsel, research and teaching activities as independent legal counsel, advisor and arbitrator.
The first lecture in the series of "European Insolvency Law" introduces the European Insolvency Regulation (recast) (EIR Recast), the major legal instrument of direct binding nature, regulating selected issues of international insolvency at the European level.