Insolvency Law: Corporate and Personal is written in a detailed yet straightforward way, making it accessible to both practitioners and students.
This comprehensive book explains legislation and discusses cases on all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, covering each of the procedures available. The text is presented logically under headings, with pointers to more specialised information and additional cases.
This fourth edition:-
- Incorporates significant substantive and procedural changes brought into force by the new Insolvency Rules 2016 and with some focus on the decision-making process
- Contains a consideration of recent developments in cross-border insolvency including the recast EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
- Considers recent case-law on the meaning of insolvency
- Explains the new procedure for debtors who wish to apply for their own bankruptcy
- Considers changes in the law as to how execution creditors and landlords may enforce their debts
- Involves some examination of the latest decisions on wrongful trading
- Considers the new regulatory framework applicable to insolvency practitioners, including how they are remunerated
- Explains the new rules on how insolvency litigation may be funded
- Considers newly introduced grounds for directors’ disqualification
- Examines the latest appellate decisions on the avoidance of pre-liquidation dispositions
Insolvency Law: Corporate and Personal is a popular first port of call for non-specialists and those new to the area of insolvency, whether in practice or whilst studying.
