基本説明
Covers both UK law and international insolvency. Incorporates all significant changes in the law since the 3rd edition published in 2002. Incorporates over 200 new case decisions.
Full Description
There has never been a better time for the new third edition of this definitive work on insolvency law. Covering major developments in case law, the work also discusses the effects of the EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings. * Gives authoritative coverage of all aspects of insolvency law - individual as well as corporate - and including receivership, in one volume * Incorporates more than 200 new cases, many at House of Lords/Privy Council level, and by the Court of Appeal (including the effects of such significant cases as: Brumark Investments; Hindcastle; Hollicourt; Landau; Morris v. Agrichemicals; Medforth v. Blake) * Incorporates all the effects of the Insolvency Act 2000 * Considers in detail the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 * Effects of the EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings explained * Also anticipates the further impact of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, and other international developments
Contents
The nature and incidence of insolvency. The evolution of the administrative machinery of insolvency law. Part 1: Personal insolvency. 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. Part 2: Company insolvency. Section A. Non liquidation procedures: Receivers. Section B. Alternatives to winding up: Company voluntary arrangements in England and Wales. Company administration orders history. Section B(1). The winding up of insolvency companies. Winding up law in outline. Section B(2). Creditors' voluntary winding up: When can a creditor's voluntary winding up take place? Creditors' voluntary winding up: to the appointment of the liquidator. When can a compulsory winding up take pl
