Book description

As individual and corporate insolvencies reach record levels in Australia, it becomes more important than ever to understand the legal ramifications of insolvency. Insolvency: Law and Policy explains and analyses the law that applies to insolvent individuals and corporations. The book seeks to examine not only the existing state of insolvency law but also the principles and policies that underlie the law.

Topics covered include: the objectives of insolvency; the historical development of insolvency law; the meaning of 'insolvency'; the consequences of becoming insolvent; insolvent trading; Insolvency proceedings; property available to creditors on insolvency; the impact of a debtor's insolvency on unsecured and secured creditors; alternatives to insolvency; Cross-border insolvency.

About the Author

John Duns is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Monash University.

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