This publication is based on presentations given at the 4th Insolvency Law Symposium in Kiel (Germany) on current issues of German and international insolvency law. The following topics were addressed: the history of insolvency law; the insolvency court's supervision of the insolvency administrator; set-off options relating to tax claims; delayed distribution proceedings; insolvency and the English limited; insolvency appeals and the European Insolvency Regulation; international jurisdiction and conflict of laws.