Corporate Governance and Insolvency

Andrew Keay, Emeritus Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law, School of Law, University of Leeds, Academic Member, South Square, Gray's Inn and Barrister (unregistered), Peter Walton, Emeritus Professor of Insolvency Law, Wolverhampton Law School, University of Wolverhampton and Academic Member, South Square, Gray's Inn and Joseph Curl KC, Barrister, South Square and Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge, England and Wales

• Contents: Foreword by Sir Alastair Norris Preface 1. Introduction to Corporate Governance and Insolvency 2. The meaning and features of corporate governance 3. Introduction to insolvency 4. Governance where the company is insolvent but not in an insolvency regime 5. Decision-making in insolvent regimes 6. Directors in formal insolvency 7. The role and work of insolvency practitioners in insolvent regimes 8. The control of insolvency practitioners 9. Creditors’ and liquidation committees 10. Special managers 11. Role of the Insolvency Service Index

‘While the book is highly technical and addresses a specific aspect of insolvency law, the accessibility of the language used will benefit researchers or students new to this top. Overall, this work deserves a place on the shelves of anyone with an interest in the corporate governance aspects of insolvency law. In particular, the book will appeal to lawyers and insolvency practitioners, as well as domestic and international higher-education students, early career academics, as well as more senior scholars.’