Full Description
This book provides an in-depth examination of both corporate and personal insolvency, covering both UK law and international insolvency. It provides solutions to the most complex legal problems in this area. Incorporates major changes to primary and secondary legislation: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013; Deregulation Act 2015; Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015; Insolvency Rules (England and Wales) 2016, plus Practice Directions issued in 2014.
Contents
The Nature and Incidence of Insolvency; The Evolution of the Administrative; Machinery of Insolvency Law; Bankruptcy Law in Outline; Voluntary Procedures and Alternatives to Bankruptcy; Who can be made Bankrupt?;The Bankruptcy Petition; The Bankruptcy Order and its Consequences: General and Procedural Aspects; The Bankruptcy Order and its Consequences: Proprietary Effects; Proof of Debts; Distribution of Assets; Termination of Bankruptcy; Special Cases; Bankruptcy and the Criminal Law; Receivers; Company Voluntary Arrangements in England and Wales; Company Administration Orders History; Winding Up Law in Outline; When can a Creditors# Voluntary Winding Up Take Place?;Creditors# Voluntary Winding Up: to the Appointment of the Liquidator; When can a compulsory Winding Up take place?;The Winding Up Petition; The Winding Up Order and its Consequences; Proof of debts; Collection and Distribution of Assets; The Conclusion of the Winding Up: Dissolution and After; The Effects of Winding Up on Creditors and Third Parties; Liability of Directors and Others; General Problems, and Issues of Principle; Bankruptcies with an International Element: The English Law and Practice; Liquidations withan International Element; International Regulation of Cross-Border Insolvency.
