International Insolvency

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ISBN-13: 978-1-57823-170-6 / ISBN-10: 1-57823-170-1

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Book Overview

Part I

Chapter 1 The Nature of International Insolvency

6a. The Herstatt Insolvency
6b. BCCI
6c. The Maxwell Insolvency
6d. Olympia & York
6e. L.J. Hooker
6f. Josef Nakash
6g. Maruko, Inc.

 Part II

Australia

1. Overview of Australian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Organisation
3. Schemes of Arrangement
4. Receivers and Managers
5. Voluntary Administration
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Cross-Frontier Insolvencies

    Appendix: Select Provisions from the Corporation Law of Australia

Canada

1. Overview of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Proceedings
5. Rehabilitation Procedures
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction/Enforceability

Germany

1. Overview of German Bankruptcy and Insolvency
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures (Consumer Bankruptcy Proceedings)
5. Liquidation Proceedings
6. Reorganisation
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Enforceability

Hong Kong

1. General Overview
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Rehabilitation Procedures
5. Winding-Up Procedures
6. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability in Hong Kong
7. Mid-1996 HKLCR Consultation Paper
8. Mid-1998 HKLCR Consultation Paper

Japan

1. Overview of Japanese Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Entities
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Our of Court Proceedings (Private Workshop)
5. Rehabilitation Procedures
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

Korea

1. Overview of Korean Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Entities
3. Obligations
4. Reorganization Procedures
5. Bankruptcy Procedures
6. Composition Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

    Appendix A: Bankruptcy Act
    Appendix B: Corporate Reorganization Act

Mexico

1. Overview of Mexican Insolvency Law
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligation
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation (Preventative) Procedures
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability of Foreign Orders

Netherlands

1. Bankruptcy and Insolvency-An Overview
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation Procedures-Suspension of Payments
6. Company Liquidation Procedure-Bankruptcy
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction/Enforceability

Russian Federation

1. Bankruptcy and Insolvency – An Overview
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. General Rules Relating to a Bankruptcy Case
6. Initial Period – Observation Proceedings
7. Rehabilitation Procedures – External Management Proceedings and Amicable Agreement
8. Liquidation Procedures – Competitive Proceedings
9. Special Cases
10. Credit Organizations
11. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

   Appendix: Russian Federation Federal Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy)

Singapore

1. Overview of Singapore Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation Procedures
6. Liquidation and Bankruptcy Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

    Appendices:
        A - Bankruptcy Act
        B - Part VII of the Companies Act
        C - Part VIII of the Companies Act
        D - Part VIIIA of the Companies Act
        E - Part X of the Companies Act

Switzerland

1. Bankruptcy and Insolvency – An Overview
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation Procedures
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

United Kingdom

1. Overview of UK Insolvency Law
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation Procedures – Administration
6. Company Liquidation Procedures
7. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction / Enforceability

United States

1. Overview of U.S. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws
2. Forms of Business Entities and Obligations
3. Consequences of Insolvency
4. Out of Court Procedures
5. Rehabilitation Procedures
6. Liquidation Procedures
7. Enforceability of Foreign Bankruptcy Proceedings in the U.S. and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of U.S. Proceedings

     Appendix: Select Provisions from the United States Bankruptcy Code

Book Overview