Full Description
Part of the Law and Practice of International Finance series, this volume gives practical guidance on the law and practice of international insolvency. This book: - Gives you the most thorough and advanced study of insolvency law and practice providing you with a comparative overview of the law and practice in most of the world's jurisdictions - Provides comparative studies of key areas of international insolvency law, including: judicial reorganisations and plans, private restructuring agreements and workouts, liquidations, the liabilities of corporate directors and lenders, voidable preferences, priorities, trusts and custodianship, the impact of insolvency on contracts and leases, as well as bank insolvencies and state insolvencies - Provides snapshots of insolvency laws worldwide - Discusses conflict of laws on insolvency, including the EU Insolvency Regulation and the UNCITRAL Model Law
Contents
Part 1: General; 1 Introduction; 2 Comparison of work-outs, judicial rescues and liquidations; Part 2: Jurisdictions of the World; 3 Legal families of the world; 4 Indicators of insolvency law; 5 Anglo-American common law jurisdictions; 6 Napoleonic jurisdictions; 7 Roman-Germanic jurisdictions; 8 Other groups of jurisdictions; Part 3: Insolvency topics; 9 Entry criteria for insolvency: stays on claimant; 10 Management of insolvency proceedings; 11 The bankruptcy ladder of priorities; 12 Bankrupt's property and trusts: publicity; 13 Non-consensual trusts and tracing; 14 Security interests; 15 Insolvency set-off; 16 Contracts, leases and forfeitures; 17 Avoidance of preferences; 18 Selected preference laws; 19 Director liability; 20 Shareholder and other third party liability; Part 4: Work-outs and reorganisations; 21 Private restructuring agreements (work-outs); 22 Lender liability; 23 Judicial reorganisation plans; Part 5: Special debtors; 24 Bank insolvencies; 25 State insolvency; 26 Insolvency of individ
