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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162919803321

Autore

McCormack G (Gerard)

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham, : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017

ISBN

1-78643-331-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 487 p.)

Classificazione

40.04.12

Altri autori (Persone)

KeayAndrew

BrownSarah

Disciplina

346.24078

Soggetti

Bankruptcy - European Union countries

financial solvency

bankruptcy

national law

EU Member State

comparative law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

"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."