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English corporate insolvency law : a primer / Eugenio Vaccari, Emilie Ghio.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vaccari, Eugenio, author.
- Ghio, Emilie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corporate reorganizations--Law and legislation--England.
- Corporate reorganizations.
- Bankruptcy--England.
- Bankruptcy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (370 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]
- Summary:
- This unique book provides readers with a concise yet rigorous outline of the English corporate insolvency framework as it is practised in domestic and cross-border cases. In doing so, this primer provides clear and accessible guidance on what is often considered to be a highly technical subject.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Reading list
- Part I Introduction to corporate insolvency law
- 1. The financial context of insolvency
- 2. The roots and history of insolvency law
- 3. The institutional setting
- Part II Liquidation, receivership and distribution of assets
- 4. Liquidation
- 5. Administrative receivership
- 6. Gathering and distributing assets and dividends
- Part III Rescue procedures
- 7. Administration
- 8. Management of companies in distress and CVAs
- 9. Restructuring procedures
- Part IV Investigating and suppressing misconduct
- 10. Directors' duties
- 11. Malpractice before and during liquidation (and administration)
- 12. Adjustment or avoidance of prior transactions
- 13. Criminal offences
- 14. Disqualification and personal liability
- Part V Cross-border insolvency law
- 15. The theoretical underpinnings of cross-border insolvency law
- 16. The international and European frameworks for cross-border insolvency law
- 17. The domestic framework for cross-border insolvency cases
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Vaccari, Eugenio English Corporate Insolvency Law
- ISBN:
- 1-80220-409-1
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