Handbook of Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency [193724]

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Now in its sixth edition, this indispensable handbook guides practitioners step-by-step through personal insolvency law, as overhauled by the Insolvency Act 1986 and subsequent cases. This edition expands and revises the coverage of partnership insolvency and individual voluntary arrangements, and benefits from the author's practical experience. Specific coverage includes: * An update of the Individual Voluntary Arrangements chapter, in keeping with key case law with precedents for all the forms required to achieve approval of such an arrangement * Inclusion of human rights aspects (ie. redirecting a bankrupt's mail) * Important case law concerning failure to levy execution, sale of a cause of action by a trustee, deceased's insolvent estate, and liability of solicitor for wasted costs of unsuccessful proceedings * Developments in other areas including statutory demands, opposition to bankruptcy petitions, failed voluntary arrangements, forms and a list of courtsContents: The debtor and the debt; grounds for petitioning; the creditor's petition; hearing of the petition; debtor's petition; dispositions, proceedings and the interim receiver; investigations into the bankrupt's affairs; rescission and annulment of bankruptcy order; public examination; appointment and removal of trustee; the creditor's committee; administration by the trustee; disclaimer; debts and dividends; mutual credit and set-off; discharge; the home; adjustment of prior transactions; bankruptcy offences; powers of the court; appeals; control of the trustee; general procedure; insolvent partnership; deceased's insolvent estates; individual voluntary arrangements; deeds of arrangement.

Author:	Frieze, Steven A.
Date Published:	29 April 1996
Document Type:	Books
Format:	Hardback
ISBN:	0752002740
ISBN13:	9780752002743
Pages:	288
Publisher:	Sweet and Maxwell Ltd

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