Bankruptcy: Law and Practice
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80220-590-9 (ISBN)
Alaric Watson and Stephen Baister provide an up-to-date and in depth analysis of every aspect of bankruptcy law. In addition, this new work also examines the historical and socio-economic context in which this field of law operates and the policies that govern it, the impact of the death or incapacity of the debtor, the interrelationship between bankruptcy and both matrimonial law and employment law and various cross-border considerations.
Key Features:
Exploration of the jurisdictional and procedural requirements for initiating bankruptcy proceedings and their immediate effects
Insights into the role and powers of the Official Receiver and the trustee in bankruptcy, and the administration of the estate and the realisation of assets
Investigation into the undoing of antecedent transactions
Discussion of the processing of creditors’ claims and the distribution of dividends and how orders may be reviewed, appealed or annulled
Bankruptcy: Law and Practice is essential reading for lawyers, insolvency practitioners, academics and students concerned with issues relating to personal insolvency.
Alaric Watson, Barrister, Gatehouse Chambers and Stephen Baister, Consultant, Wedlake Bell LLP, non-executive Director, Manolete Partners plc and Mediator, Three Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, formerly Chief Bankruptcy Registrar of the High Court, UK
Contents: Preface PART I OVERVIEW 1. Introduction 2. The legal framework PART II INITIATING THE BANKRUPTCY PROCESS 3. Jurisdiction 4. Inability to pay 5. Creditors’ bankruptcy petitions 6. Debtors’ bankruptcy applications 7. Effects of bankruptcy proceedings PART III ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE 8. The Official Receiver 9. The trustee in bankruptcy 10. The bankruptcy estate 11. Investigatory powers 12. Realisations and the bankrupt’s home 13. Antecedent transactions 14. Communicating with creditors 15. Proving and distribution 16. Annulment, recission and appeals 17 Duration and discharge 18 Bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings 19 Matrimonial and employment law 20 Death and incapacity 21 Bankruptcy offences 22 Cross-border considerations Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elgar Corporate and Insolvency Law and Practice series |
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 169 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80220-590-X / 180220590X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80220-590-9 / 9781802205909 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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