Kerr and Hunter on receivers and administrators / Thomas Robinson [and] Professor Peter Walton.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2018.

20th ed.

88057

The law and practice as to receivers and administrators.

Receivers -- England.

Bankruptcy -- Great Britain.

Receivers.

Bankruptcy.

Part I: The appointment of receivers by the court in England and Wales

1. Principles on which a receiver is appointed

2. In what cases a receiver will be appointed

3. Over what property a receiver may be appointed

4. Who may be appointed receiver

5. Modes of appointing a receiver of the court

Part II: The structure of court-appointed receiverships in England and Wales

6. Effect of appointment and possession of a receiver

7. Powers and duties of a receiver

8. Liabilities of a receiver

9. Managers

10. Remuneration and expenses of a receiver

11. Receiver's accounts

12. Discharge of a receiver

13. Liabilities and rights of receiver's sureties

Part III: Administration

14. Administrators: judicially and extra-judicially appointed

15. The administrator in office: powers and duties

16. Conversion from administration into other forms of proceeding

17. Ending administration

Part IV: Receivers appointed out of court

18. Receivers appointed under an agreement

19. Receivers appointed under statutory powers

20. Reveivers appointed over property of a company (other than administrative receivers)

Part V: Administrative receivers

21. Appointment, status and powers of an administrative receiver

22. Administrative receiver's relationship with the unsecured creditors

23. Administrative receiver's relationship with the company and its staff: contracts of employment, residual powers of the directors

24. Extra-territorial extent of floating charges and of receiverships

25. Relationship between administrative receivership and other insolvency processes

26. Termination of administrative receivership

Part VI: Taxation

27. The taxation of receivers and administrators

Part VII: Cross-border proceedings

28. The EU regulations on insolvency proceedings and the cross-border insolvency regulations 2006.

First published in 1869, Kerr & Hunter on Receivers and Administrators sets out the legal principles explains the legislation and interprets the relevant case law. Covering both corporate and personal insolvency the book considers the duties, and responsibilities of both administrators and receivers. It also explains when and why they are appointed, and whether appointed outside court or not. The author team takes the reader through all elements of receivership, administration, and administrative receivership, whatever the market. Considers appointment out of court and emergency procedures. Describes the duties of office holders and their relationship with the company and its staff. Considers developments in relation to the prescribed part for the unsecured creditors in receivership and administration. Provides a comprehensive overview of taxation in receivership and administration. Guides reader through impact of new legislative developments and reflects the latest rulings from both UK and EU courts. Covers both corporate and personal insolvency and also includes a chapter on cross-border insolvency. Gives latest rulings and case study material on the recast EU Insolvency Regulation. Illustrates potential judicial conflicts within the practice area of administration. - Publisher's website.

Previous ed. 2010.

Kerr & Hunter on receivers and administrators

9780414046436

xcii, 625 p. ; 25 cm