Introduction

The recovery of debt and property remains an important consideration when it comes to the viability and corporate planning of a business. A harmonised approach to debt and property recovery provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the processes or instruments used for the recovery of debt and property under a harmonised regime and is propitious to a lively discussion on the interplay between local law and the laws emanating from a treaty between States who have decided to harmonise their laws. The OHADA Uniform Act on Simplified Procedures and Measures of Execution (the ...