Sealy Milman

This long-established legislation handbook provides annotated commentary and clarification on the legal and practical implications of the latest insolvency legislation. It is the standard work for accountants, lawyers and government officers dealing with insolvency.

This long-established legislation handbook provides annotated commentary and clarification on the legal and practical implications of the latest insolvency legislation. It is the standard work for accountants, lawyers and government officers dealing with insolvency.

Comparative Insolvency Law argues that the most important development in contemporary insolvency law and practice is the shift towards a rescue culture rather than full creditor satisfaction. This book is the first to specifically examine the rise of the pre-pack approach, which permits debtor companies to formulate a clear pre-arranged exit before entering into formal insolvency proceedings.

Regarded as the definitive work for those advising on insolvency, this long established legislation handbook provides annotated commentary and clarification on the legal and practical implications of the latest insolvency legislation. It is the standard reference work for accountants, lawyers and government officers dealing with insolvency. The legislation annotated covers England, Wales and Scotland, taking into account any differences. This is the new edition of a classic text renowned for its authoritative commentary on insolvency legislation. It reproduces in full all insolvency legislation currently in force - with commentary on the provisions of the legislation and the impact of case law. The 8th edition is published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains the main core of legislative material and Volume 2 holds additional secondary material. The 8th edition sees the inclusion of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. It features comprehensive indexing by case, legislative reference and topic, and includes 12 months of case law developments since the 7th edition. Annotations are regularly cited in court.