Personal Property Securities Act: A Conceptual Approach, 4th Edition

Author: Linda Widdup
Publisher: LexisNexis New Zealand
ISBN: 9781927313688

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781927183281
Published In: October 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: New Zealand ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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A comprehensive guide to the Personal Property Securities Act 1999

This authoritative work focuses on providing an understanding of the PPSA that can be applied to real world situations as practitioners encounter them in practice.

This fourth edition includes commentary and references to salient New Zealand case law, in addition to commentary and references to relevant Canadian case law that has arisen since the last edition. Reference to equivalent Australian legislation is also included for comparative purposes and to the extent it contributes to the discussion on issues arising in New Zealand.

Features

Comprehensive commentary
Analysis of legislation by topics
Cross-jurisdictional consideration

Chapter 1:   Introduction

Chapter 2:   What is a “security interest”?

Chapter 3:   Deemed security interests

Chapter 4:   Non-application of the PPSA

Chapter 5:   Categories of Collateral

Chapter 6:   The Personal Property Securities Register

Chapter 7:   A Word about Title

Chapter 8:   Attachment

Chapter 9:   Perfection

Chapter 10:   Security Agreements

Chapter 11:   Knowledge under the PPSA

Chapter 12:   Parties under the PPSA

Chapter 13:   Priority between Securities Interests

Chapter 14:   Priority Between Security Interests and Other Interests

Chapter 15:   After-acquired Property

Chapter 16:   Future Advances

Chapter 17:   Purchase Money Security Interests

Chapter 18:   Proceeds

Chapter 19:   Subordination Agreements

Chapter 20:   Collateral Descriptions and Proceeds Descriptions

Chapter 21:   Romalpa Clauses

Chapter 22:   The Demise of the Floating Charge

Chapter 23:   The “Ordinary Course of Business” of the Seller/Lessor

Chapter 24:   Seriously Misleading Financial Statements

Chapter 25:   Accounts Receivable Financing

Chapter 26:   Chattel Paper Financing

Chapter 27:   Set-off under the PPSA

Chapter 28:   Security Interests in Investment Securities, Negotiable Instruments and Documents of Title

Chapter 29:   Guarantees under the PPSA

Chapter 30:   Insolvency Issues under the PPSA

Chapter 31:   Conflict of Laws

Chapter 32:   Enforcement provisions

Linda Widdup is a lecturer in property law at Curtin Law School and also practices law as a consultant in the commercial law area. Linda is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the High Court of New Zealand and the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Canada and has spent several years in private practice in all three jurisdictions. Her practice focused on commercial law and, in particular, commercial lending, restructuring and insolvency and commercial contract work for significant clients in the financial services, mining and agribusiness sectors. Linda's current practice focuses on providing specialist advice on the Personal Property Securities Act. She developed her PPSA expertise in Canada where the legislation has been in force for over 20 years by advising on a wide variety of commercial transactions. In New Zealand and Australia, Linda practised in the banking and finance teams of major law firms where she assisted the firms and their commercial clients on all manner of issues arising in the transition to the PPSA.