Bankruptcy Law Bankruptcy law in the US has two goals: to protect a debtor by giving them a fresh start free from creditor’s claims‚ and to ensure equitable treatment to creditors who are competing for debtor’s assets. Bankruptcy Proceedings * The role of Bankruptcy Courts * Bankruptcy proceedings are held in federal bankruptcy courts. * These courts fulfill the role of an administrative court for the federal district court concerning matters in bankruptcy. * These matters
Premium Bankruptcy Debtor Liquidation
BANKRUPTCY & COMMERCIAL SECURITIES HISTORICAL REVOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW 1. Bankruptcy Act Cap 53 Laws of Kenya 2. Ian Macneil – Bankruptcy in East Africa 3. Fridman Bankruptcy Law and Practice 4. Thomspson J.H. The principles of Bankruptcy Law 5. Holdsworth on Historical Development Basically the law of bankruptcy has a long history and only a summary of the main developments may be highlighted Summary. 1542 Act - aimed mainly at securing the property of the debtor for his creditors
Premium Bankruptcy
Development II. Specific Topic Web Based Bankruptcy Case Management System with DSS technology for Law Offices of Richard Dwyer‚ California USA III. Specifics of the Research A. Introduction Manager Kelly of the Law Office of Richard Dwyer wanted to have a System that will allow clients to securely send in their confidential documents and will allow the company to provide a more efficient and reliable services for the clients when clients want to have a reservation for their consultation‚ they
Premium Decision support system Decision theory
Contents The Definition of Bankruptcy General Definition of Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process for a person or organizations‚ which have no ability to afford their outstanding debts. The precondition of the bankruptcy process is debtor or represent creditors propose a petition in bankruptcy. Bankruptcy petition is not the beginning of bankruptcy process‚ but that is important to bring bankruptcy to the court and move into legal process. After that‚ the court will negotiate
Premium Tax Bankruptcy in the United States
The City of Detroit bankruptcy is a historical event since the city of Detroit is one of the largest cities ever filed for bankruptcy. However‚ the court trial will decide after considering all the facts and testimonials‚ if City of Detroit will qualify for bankruptcy. City of Detroit has filed for bankruptcy mainly because of financial factors such as expenditures were higher than revenues‚ the high level of debts and bad management. In the audit report issued for the 2012 there were many qualified
Premium Michigan
Running head: Types of Bankruptcy 7.1 Assignment Edward Lee Brown ITT Technical Institute 3 November 2012 Types of Bankruptcy Although bankruptcy is complicated and the exact steps can vary from state to state‚ each chapter of bankruptcy uses the same terminology and follows the same basic process. Two main parties are involved in bankruptcy filings -- the debtor and the creditor. The debtor is the party who has debt‚ or owes money‚ to the creditor. A debtor can be a company
Premium Bankruptcy Bankruptcy in the United States Debt
War of 1812 There are many reasons why America was forced to declare war on Britain in 1812. As President Madison stated for the cause to declare war were due to the impressments of U.S. sailors by the British‚ the blockade of U.S. ports‚ the British supporting the Indians and as well as the British violating America’s neutral rights. To further understand why America went to war; I will explain each of the reasons a bit more clearly with additional details. To begin with‚ every time the
Premium United States World War II War of 1812
THE BANKRUPTCY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS 1 The Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers: Causes of Failure & Recommendations Going Forward Amirsaleh Azadinamin Doctorate of Finance Candidate March 6‚ 2012 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2016892 THE BANKRUPTCY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS Abstract This paper looks at the failure of Lehman Brothers as the biggest bankruptcy case in the US history and the events that followed. The first part of the paper reviews factors that led to
Premium Subprime mortgage crisis Balance sheet Financial statements
OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF LAW LL.B. III MODULE 2: DAY TERM PAPER: GPR 317:BANKRUPTCY AND COMMERCIAL SECURITIES AUGUST 2013 G34/36801/2010 QUESTION: Critically examine the salient features‚ reforms and innovations relating to individual insolvency as enshrined in the Kenyan Insolvency Bill 2012 as contrasted with the Bankruptcy Act‚ cap 53‚ Laws of Kenya. INTRODUCTION The Kenyan Insolvency Bill 2012 is an act of parliament to: amend and
Premium Bankruptcy
Kodak Files for Bankruptcy Introduction After years of financial turmoil‚ Kodak has decided to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy‚ which allows a company to reorganize itself‚ as of January 2012 in order to boost its cash position and stay in business (Dobbin‚ 2012). The bankruptcy is as a result of Kodak being in its final stage of layoffs and downsizing after two years (Kishore‚ 2012). Since 2003‚ over 47‚000 jobs have been cut along with thirteen factories being shut down (Kishore‚ 2012). Background
Premium Camera Digital camera Digital single-lens reflex camera