The financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis that followed it have been attributed to a number of causes. Whether these are economic, social, cultural or legal, they are all by and large also political. The aim of this paper is not to delve into the myriad of heated political arguments...

The coordination of legal systems is a concept that has occupied the minds of legislators, political leaders and legal academics for centuries, particularly with a view towards facilitating business across borders. Within the European Union, coordination has been achieved to some extent in those...

This book investigates the taxation of companies under economic and financial distress. A company in economic distress has no or low profitability and a low going-concern value. On the other hand, a company in financial distress is a viable entity with current, but not necessarily long-term,...

Prelims -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 The Evolution of Insolvency law in France -- 2 The Reforms of the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Floating Charge as a Security Device -- 3 The Effect of the Enterprise Act 2002: Empirical Research into Corporate Insolvency -- 4 Comment and Summary...