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Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law: Cases, Text and Materials, Second Edition

Anthony Duggan, Stephanie Ben‐Ishai, Thomas G. W. Telfer, Roderick J. Wood, Jacob S. Ziegel

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This new edition explains recent changes to the law on a range of issues — preferences and transfers at undervalue, the disclaimer of executory contracts, employee protection, the provision of debtor-in-possession financing in restructuring proceedings, and cross-border insolvencies — and provides in-depth analysis of the underlying policy implications of the changes. In the tradition of the ground-breaking first edition, the second edition provides an overview of the key issues in contemporary Canadian bankruptcy law and an appreciation of the actual operation of the Canadian bankruptcy system.

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This new edition explains recent changes to the law on a range of issues — preferences and transfers at undervalue, the disclaimer of executory contracts, employee protection, the provision of debtor-in-possession financing in restructuring proceedings, and cross-border insolvencies — and provides in-depth analysis of the underlying policy implications of the changes. In the tradition of the ground-breaking first edition, the second edition provides an overview of the key issues in contemporary Canadian bankruptcy law and an appreciation of the actual operation of the Canadian bankruptcy system.

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This new edition explains recent changes to the law on a range of issues — preferences and transfers at undervalue, the disclaimer of executory contracts, employee protection, the provision of debtor-in-possession financing in restructuring proceedings, and cross-border insolvencies — and provides in-depth analysis of the underlying policy implications of the changes. In the tradition of the ground-breaking first edition, the second edition provides an overview of the key issues in contemporary Canadian bankruptcy law and an appreciation of the actual operation of the Canadian bankruptcy system.

Key concepts: Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Law, Political science, Actuarial science, Business

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