Subjects:

Insolvency Law

Contents:

Receivers and administrative receivers.

The company in financial trouble.

Basis of appointment of receivers: fixed and floating charges.

The appointment of the receiver.

Administrative receiver as 'office holder'.

Taking control.

Duties and liabilities of a receiver and of his appointer.

Continuation of trading.

Disposals and reorganisations.

Receivers and bankers.

Receivers and winding-up.

Retention of title.

Receivership and taxation.

Conveyances and transfers.

Receivers and leases.

Set-off and liens in receivership.

Receivers and unsecured creditors: execution, distress, marevas and trusts.

Construction contracts.

Receivers and employees.

Receivers and rates.

Removal, resignation, termination and discharge.

Receivers appointed by the Court. A

dministrators under an administration order.

Pensions.

Conflict of laws.

The UNCITRAL Model Law and the EU Regulation.

Appendices.

Lightman and Moss is widely accepted as an authoritative statement of the law relating to receivers and administrators, and as such is a must for any practitioner dealing with corporate insolvency matters. The third edition continues to explain clearly the principles, legislation and case law shaping receivership practice and highlights recent developments in this area.

• Takes into account the wealth of recent case law
  
• Includes a new chapter on international dimensions in corporate insolvency
  
• Covers the UNCITRAL Model Law on insolvency
  
• Includes commentary on the European Bankruptcy Regulation.