European insolvency law : reform and harmonization / Gerard McCormack, Andrew Keay, and Sarah Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormack, G. (Gerard)

Contributor:

Keay, Andrew

Brown, Sarah (Motion picture producer)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bankruptcy--European Union countries.

Bankruptcy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 487 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

"Critically analysing the substantive law of insolvency in the EU countries as a whole, this book carries out horizontal cross-cutting analysis of the data gathered from a study of national insolvency laws. It selects particular areas for detailed discussion and considers the pros and cons of particular legislative solutions."

Contents:

1. Directors' liability and disqualification

2. Insolvency practitioners (administrators, liquidators, supervisors, mediators etc.)

3. Ranking of claims and order of priorities

4. Avoidance and adjustment actions

5. Procedural issues relating to formal insolvency proceedings

6. Commission recommendation on a new approach to business failure and insolvency

7. Second chance for entrepreneurs

8. Consumer over-indebtedness

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 452-459), index and glossary

ISBN:

1-78643-331-1