Contents:
The nature and incidence of insolvency.;
The evolution of the administrative machinery of insolvency law.;
Part One: Personal insolvency.;
Bankruptcy law in outline.;
Voluntary procedures and alternatives to bankruptcy.;
Who can be made bankrupt?;
The bankruptcy petition.;
The bankruptcy order and its consequences: general and procedural aspects.;
The bankruptcy order and its consequences: Proprietary effects.;
Proof of debts.;
Distribution of assets.;
Termination of bankruptcy.;
Special cases.;
Bankruptcy and the criminal law.;
Part Two: Company insolvency.;
Section A.;
Non liquidation procedures: Receivers.;
Section B.;
Alternatives to winding up: Company voluntary arrangements in England and Wales.;
Company ;
administration orders history.;
Section B(1).;
The winding up of insolvency companies.;
Winding up law in outline.;
Section B(2).;
Creditors' voluntary winding up: When can a creditor's voluntary winding up take place?;
Creditors' voluntary winding up: to the appointment of the liquidator.;
When can a compulsory winding up take place.