Subjects:

Commercial Law

Contents:

The legal background

methods of credit control

construction of a claim

negotiation of a claim

the role of the legal profession. Appendices: Questionnaire to trade associations

extracts from the Companies Act 1985

extracts from the Insolvency Act 1986

extracts from the Sale of Goods Act 1979

sample insolvency practitioners' questionnaire.

This book examines the phenomenon of reservation of title clauses in commercial contracts and looks at the impact of these clauses upon the transactions of which they form a part. With the aid of data gathered from a field survey it also examines the impact of these clauses in situations of insolvency and the strategies employed by insolvency practitioners to counteract their effect.;This subject is of increasing interest and importance for legal teaching and research and the book meets the demand for an integrated, readable study of insolvency practice.;This book is intended for practitioners and scholars working in the areas of insolvency practice and commercial law.