Providing you with the last word on winding up, McPhersons Law of Company Liquidation:
Covers the different modes of winding-up Goes through the legal considerations to be taken into account in relation to creditors petitions and miscellaneous other petitions Explains provisional liquidation Shows you how the administrative organs work Analyses the role and duties of the liquidator Considers contributories and the assets available for division and distribution Analyses the role of creditors and the division of assets amongst them Deals with the distribution of surplus assets in solvent liquidations Provides you with guidance on investigations and examinations Covers misconduct and prosecutionsCONTENTS
Modes of winding upCreditor’s petition for a winding-up orderContributory’s petitionMiscellaneous other petitionsProvisional liquidationCommencement and effect of winding upAdministrative organs of winding upFunctions of the liquidatorContributoriesAssets available for division and distributionCreditorsDivision of assets among creditorsDistribution of surplus assetsInvestigations and examinationsMisconduct and prosecutionsThe conclusion of winding-up proceedings International aspects of liquidationCONTRIBUTOR INFORMATIONProfessor Andrew Keay is Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law Law at the University of Leeds and has written widely on the subject of both insolvency law and company law.