The Law of Debtors and Creditors

Always the most teachable of Bankruptcy casebooks, now the most current as well, The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems, Fourth Edition, Is the perfect vehicle for a practical, realistic, and up-to-date course. Proven effective through years of classroom use, The Law of Debtors and Creditors offers: 45 teachable problem sets, containing realistic questions a lawyer considers in confronting the statutory provisions for a bankruptcy case explanatory text, For...
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Always the most teachable of Bankruptcy casebooks, now the most current as well, The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems, Fourth Edition, Is the perfect vehicle for a practical, realistic, and up-to-date course. Proven effective through years of classroom use, The Law of Debtors and Creditors offers: 45 teachable problem sets, containing realistic questions a lawyer considers in confronting the statutory provisions for a bankruptcy case explanatory text, For stronger student comprehension and more effective teaching a functional organization that parallels the way a bankruptcy case unfolds an overarching 'mega-problem' (involving a debtor and his closely held corporation) running throughout the book, To put facts in context and to illustrate how doctrine is applied to find solutions for a client separate, distinct coverage of consumer and business bankruptcy, tackling the more familiar consumer issues first impeccable scholarship from its nationally recognized authors In this edition -- a wide range of new and updated material, including: the latest developments on 'asset protection' through self-settled trusts and off-shore asset havens: more coverage of business liquidation materials coverage of a host of new environmental and post-confirmation issues in Chapter 11, including the wonderland of litigation trusts a new international section reflecting recent developments in this rapidly growing field discussion of theories of bankruptcy