Understanding Series: Understanding Bankruptcy Law

Edition : 4th ed., 2019
Author(s) : Ferriell, Janger

Understanding Series: Understanding Bankruptcy Law
- ISBN: 9781531015015
- SKU: 85003
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- Format: Paperback
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This Understanding Bankruptcy book integrates theoretical and policy perspectives with the nuts and bolts of bankruptcy law to give students an appreciation and thorough understanding of both. This treatise includes: complete discussion of the Bankruptcy Code and related federal law; survey of state law creditors' rights; consumer bankruptcy, including Chapter 13 reorganization; and business bankruptcy, including extensive coverage of Chapter 11 reorganization. Twenty-two short chapters give students a building-block approach. Extensive cross-references enable students to see how all the pieces fit together. By including case write-ups, law review excerpts, Bankruptcy Code and state statutes, all interwoven with cogent explanations, this Understanding Bankruptcy text can serve as an excellent supplemental text for students taking Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy, Business Reorganizations, and similar courses dealing in whole or in substantial part with the Bankruptcy Code and related debtor / creditor law.

Table of contents includes:
General Principles Underlying Insolvency Law;
Basic Creditors' Rights;
A Brief History of Bankruptcy;
The Bankruptcy System;
Bankruptcy Jurisdiction And Venue;
Commencement Of The Case;
Property Of The Estate;
The Automatic Stay;
Operating The Debtor;
Claims And Interests;
Exemptions And Redemptions;
Discharge And Reaffirmation;
General Avoiding Powers: General Limitations On Avoiding Powersl
Preferences;
Fraudulent Transfers And Fraudulent Obligations;
Liquidation Under Chapter 7;
Reorganization Under Chapter 11;
Reorganization Under Chapter 13;
Reorganization Under Chapter 12;
Role Of Professionals In The Proceeding;
International Bankruptcy;
Special Uses Of, And Problems In, Bankruptcy.

The Lexis-Nexis/Matthew Bender Understanding Series is reknowned among law students and legal practitioners for offering comprehensive treatments on over 30 legal topic areas. These books complement legal hornbooks to provide superlative legal reference tools.

Understanding Series: Understanding Bankruptcy Law

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