Save up to 20% at e-elgar.com I For our digital content visit: elgaronline.com Insolvency Practitioners Appointment, Duties, Powers and Liability, Second Edition Hugh Sims KC, Simon Passfield KC, Stefan Ramel, Holly Doyle, James Hannant, Guildhall Chambers, Bristol and London, Rachel Lai, Menzies LLP, Cardiff, Neil Levy, Enterprise Chambers, Bristol and London and Samuel Parsons, Erskine Chambers, London, UK This thoroughly revised second edition provides a clear overview of the functions and liabilities of insolvency practitioners (IPs). It considers the circumstances in which IPs are appointed, their duties and their powers, before offering a detailed investigation into their potential professional liabilities, as well as indepth guidance to practitioners and advisers as to how claims might be framed and defended. Key Features: • Examination of both reported case law and unreported cases from the authors’ own experiences to provide unparalleled insight • Discussion of tendentious matters such as aspects of remuneration and the latitude given to IPs in exercising their commercial judgement • Consideration of “immunity” for office-holders on directions applications following the important decision of the Court of Appeal in Denaxe v Cooper (2023) • Analysis of recent legislative developments including the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 regarding ‘pre-packs’ • Coverage of important Supreme Court cases such as Brake v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd (2023) on the question of standing to challenge trustees in bankruptcy and R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court (2023) on whether administrators and liquidators are ‘officers’ of a company for all purposes • Consideration of significant first instance decisions such as Re One Blackfriars Ltd (2021) on IP liabilities, Centenary 6 Ltd v TLT LLP (2023) on claims against administrators and liquidators, and Carraway Guildford (Nominee A) Ltd v Regis UK Ltd (2021) on the professional liability of a nominee in a CVA 2024 408 pp Hardback 978 1 0353 1189 7 £170.00 / $242.00 eBook • Elgaronline Elgar Corporate and Insolvency Law and Practice series The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation A Commentary Marketa Trimble, University of Nevada, US ‘Careful, thoughtful, and thorough, The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation is a definitive contribution from the world’s leading authority on geo-blocking. 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Each title will be analytical in approach, highlighting and unpicking the legal issues that are most critical and relevant to practice. Designed to be detailed, focused reference works, the books in this series aim to offer an authoritative statement on the law and practice in key topics within the fields of company law, corporate governance, corporate insolvency and personal insolvency. Presented in a format that allows for ease of navigation to a particular point of law, each title in the series is written by specialists in their respective fields, often with insight either from private practice or from an academic perspective.
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