Where is the best place to go bust?
Language: English Series: Property Week ; 76(30) 30 July 2010, 16-17(2)Publication details: 2010Subject(s): Summary: Compares insolvency regimes in the United States and the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden. International variations in insolvency law have lead to forum shopping, the process of moving the jurisdiction of a company to a country deemed to be more favourable for administration, based on being able to prove the location of the company's centre of best interest. Ironically the European Union Insolvency Regulation 2002 which sought to make insolvency regimes across Europe more uniform has encouraged more forum shopping than any other piece of legislation.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L150639 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 150639-1001 |
Compares insolvency regimes in the United States and the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden. International variations in insolvency law have lead to forum shopping, the process of moving the jurisdiction of a company to a country deemed to be more favourable for administration, based on being able to prove the location of the company's centre of best interest. Ironically the European Union Insolvency Regulation 2002 which sought to make insolvency regimes across Europe more uniform has encouraged more forum shopping than any other piece of legislation.