Principles of International Insolvency 2nd Edition: Wood

By Philip Wood

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$560.00 RRP

Date: 30/06/2007

Code: 9781847032102

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Format	Title	Date	Code	Price
Book	Principles of International Insolvency 2nd Edition: Wood	30/06/2007	9781847032102	$560.00

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The first volume in The Law and Practice of International Finance Series, this book goes through every aspect of insolvency proceedings including:

Judicial reorganisations and plans
Private restructuring agreements and workouts
Liquidations
The liabilities of corporate directors and lender liability
Voidable preferences
Priorities, trusts and custodianship
The impact of insolvency on contracts and leases
Bank insolvencies and state insolvencies
Discussion of the conflict of laws on insolvency including the EU Insolvency Regulation and the UNCITRAL Model Law.

Contents

Part I – General: Introduction. Comparison of work-outs, judicial rescues and liquidations.
Part 2 – Jurisdictions of the World: Legal families of the world. Indicators of insolvency law. Anglo-American common law jurisdictions. Napoleonic jurisdictions. Roman-Germanic jurisdictions. Other groups of jurisdictions.
Part 3 – Insolvency Topics: Entry criteria for insolvency proceedings; stays on claimants. Management of insolvency proceedings. The bankruptcy ladder of priorities. Bankrupt’s property and trusts, publicity. Non-consensual trusts and tracing. Security interests. Insolvency Set-off. Contracts, leases and forfeitures. Avoidance of preferences. Selected preference laws. Director liability. Shareholder and other third party liability.
Part 4 – Work-outs and reorganisations: Private restructuring agreements (work-outs). Lender Liability. Judicial reorganisation plans.
Part 5 – Special debtors: Bank insolvencies. State insolvency. Insolvency of individuals and other debtors.
Part 6 – Conflict of Laws: Insolvency conflict of laws: introduction and jurisdiction. Recognition of foreign insolvency stays and representatives. Applicable law. EU Insolvency Regulation and bank and insurance directives. UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-border Insolvency.