The Law Relating to Receivers, Managers and Administrators

The Law Relating to Receivers, Managers and Administrators is a must-have title for every insolvency lawyer and practitioner.

The new edition has a strong international dimension, particularly with reference to judicial decisions in Australia and Asia, and offers valuable insights into the difficult issues in insolvency which can influence the outcome of UK decisions.

The fifth edition is fully updated in line with the Insolvency Rules 2016 which aim to both consolidate and modernise the secondary legislation relating to insolvency in Great Britain. They:

- reorder and restructure the rules contained in the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925)
- consolidate 23 pieces of amending legislation
- provide a number of substantive amendments to existing insolvency law and practice

The new edition also address the increasing globalisation of insolvency enforcement, includes coverage of potential legislation following the Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework (ISD May 2016), and provides comment on the anticipated growth in insolvency work post Brexit.

In addition to the above, case law and legislation has been completely updated to include coverage of:

- Rubin v Eurofinance Sa and New Cap Re-insurance corporation v A E Grant [2013] AC 236 SC disavowing PC in Cambridge Gas Transportation Corporation v Official Committee of Unsecured Crediors of Navigator Holdings plc;2007] 1 AC 505
- Jetivia SA v Bilta UK ltd [[ 2015] UKSC 23 reversing Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd[2013] EWCA Civ 968, [2014] 1 All ER 168
- Lutz v Bauerle [2015] BCC 43 Council Regulation (EC) 1346/2000, art 13
- Singularis Holdings Ltd v PriceWaterhouseCoopers [2014] UKPC 35, PC
- Joint Administrators of LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd v Lomas [2015] BCC 431
- Re Lehman Bros International (Europe) Lomas v Burlington Loan Management Ltd [2015] EWHC 2269 Ch
- BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Eurosail[2013] UKSC 28, [2013] 3 All ER 271)
- Re Nortel and Re Lehman [2013] UKSC 52, [2013] 4 All ER 887
- Neumans LLP v Andronikou [2013] EWCA Civ 916, [2013] All ER (D) 284 (Jul)
- Re Ovenden Colbert Printers Ltd (Hunt v Hosking)[2013]
- Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension & Life Insurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA [2015]
- Re Tambroo Jersey Ltd, HSBC Bank Plc v Tambrook Jersey Ltd (2013)
- Companies Act 2006 ss 858, 859 A, 859 B-O
- Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
- Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
- Deregulation Act 2015
- Insolvency (Amendment Act Northern Ireland 2016 amending Insolvency (Northern Ireland ) Order 1989

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional’s Insolvency Law online service.

Hubert Picarda, QC is a well-known barrister in this area and a long standing author for Bloomsbury.