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Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law was the first textbook to set down the conceptual framework of English corporate insolvency law and, as such, is now regularly cited in court. Ideal for practitioners, it combines academic rigour and attention to fundamental concepts and principles with a keen focus on problems of acute interest to practising lawyers.
The new edition contains:
¦ All the many recent developments in insolvency legislation and case law, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Insolvency Act 2000, the Enterprise Act 2002, and the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
¦ Expanded description of the rival theories of corporate insolvency law
¦ Enhanced treatment of the nature of assets and liabilities and the ranking of claims
¦ Rewritten chapter on administration and an updated chapter on administrative receivership
¦ Up to date analysis of the complex provisions and case law on the avoidance of transactions at an undervalue, preferences and transactions in fraud of creditors and on remedies for wrongful trading
¦ Examination of the key principles of the European Insolvency Regulation, together with case law on the concept of centre of main administration (COMI)
¦ Treatment of developments in international insolvency law as they affect proceedings in the United Kingdom, including the prospective adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law |