Bankruptcy: Law and Practice 2nd ed

Name: Bankruptcy: Law and Practice 2nd ed
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035350407
Price: 2900.30 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Alaric Watson; Stephen Baister
ISBN: 9781035350407

Edited by Alaric Watson · Stephen Baister

New Arrival Edward Elgar Publishing June 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781035350407
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: June 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This second edition of Bankruptcy: Law and Practice is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated guide to the law of bankruptcy in England and Wales. Alaric Watson and Stephen Baister provide fresh perspectives on the practical application of this key area of personal insolvency law, providing an in-depth analysis of its operation in practice.

Drawing on key historical and socio-economic contexts, Watson and Baister examine the policies that govern every aspect of bankruptcy law. The authors explore the interrelationship of bankruptcy with both matrimonial law and employment law, as well as the impact of the debtor’s death and various cross-border considerations.

Key Features:
Includes the latest statutory material
Addresses the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings, including The Chedington Court Estate Ltd v Brake [2023] UKSC 29, Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39, and El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4
Features new procedural guidance from recent court-issued practice notes
Covers up-to-date legal developments, analysing changes to jurisdictional and procedural requirements for initiating bankruptcy proceedings and their immediate effects

This book is an essential resource for lawyers, insolvency practitioners and litigation funders. It is also relevant to academics and students concerned with issues relating to personal insolvency.

PART I OVERVIEW; 1.
Introduction: 2.
The legal framework: PART II INITIATING THE BANKRUPTCY PROCESS; 3.
Jurisdiction: 4.
Inability to pay: 5.
Creditors’ bankruptcy petitions: 6.
Debtors’ bankruptcy applications: 7.
Effects of bankruptcy proceedings: PART III ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE; 8.
The official receiver: 9.
The trustee in bankruptcy: 10.
The bankruptcy estate: 11.
Investigatory powers: 12.
Realisations and the bankrupt’s home: 13.
Antecedent transactions: 14.
Communicating with creditors: 15.
Proving and distribution: 16.
Annulment, recission and appeals: 17.
Duration and discharge: 18.
Bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings: 19.
Matrimonial and employment law: 20.
Death and incapacity: 21.
Bankruptcy offences: 22.
Cross-border considerations