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The Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which formed the primary source of UK insolvency law for approximately 70 years. [1] It came into force on 1 January 1915 repealing a number of earlier statutes. It was substantially repealed by the short-lived Insolvency Act 1985. [2]
Since the 1970s, particularly from the time of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 in the United States, and since the Insolvency Act 1986 in the UK, two broad strands of thought emerged. The first and very prominent view, stemming primarily from work by Thomas H. Jackson and Douglas Baird is known as the "creditors' bargain model". [ 222 ]
A creditor or creditors may also petition for a bankruptcy order to be made against an individual debtor. Before a creditor presents a bankruptcy petition he must usually first serve on the debtor a statutory demand in one of the prescribed forms [1] requiring the debtor to pay the sum claimed within 21 days of service of the demand. The debtor ...
Administration in United Kingdom law is the main kind of procedure in UK insolvency law when a company is unable to pay its debts. The management of the company is usually replaced by an insolvency practitioner whose statutory duty is to rescue the company, save the business, or get the best result possible.
Long title: An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to company insolvency and winding up (including the winding up of companies that are not insolvent, and of unregistered companies); enactments relating to the insolvency and bankruptcy of individuals; and other enactments bearing on those two subject matters, including the functions and qualification of insolvency practitioners, the ...
The full list of organisations approved by the Insolvency Service as competent authorities are listed on the .Gov.UK web site. [10] Upon receipt of the application and payment of the fee, an Official Receiver may make the order, administratively, without the involvement of the court if it appears that the applicant meets the requirements.
The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21) is an act of the Scottish Parliament. [1] It forms the key legislative provisions behind the law of bankruptcy in Scotland, with the different Parts of the Act generally following the steps one would take to sequestrate oneself in Scotland.