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This comprehensive book evaluates how different countries use pre-packaged insolvency procedures to rapidly restructure struggling companies. It demonstrates how these methods can help to retain company value for creditors, employees and the wider economy. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the design of the relevant national systems, explores the management of deals involving connected parties and reviews both past and present reforms shaping the field.Key Features:Bridges theory and practice in structured national chaptersCovers legal frameworks across key European and international jurisdictionsServes as a reference point for future EU harmonisation initiatives and national law reformsHighlights best practices and common weaknesses from both established restructuring hubs and developing countriesPre-Pack Sales and Corporate Rescue is a valuable resource for practitioners and researchers in insolvency, restructuring, company and commercial law, including those pursuing professional qualifications. An essential reference point for future reforms, it is also highly relevant to lawmakers and policymakers restructuring insolvency frameworks, as well as judges involved in insolvency and corporate rescue proceedings.

Since the adoption of the EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings in 2000 and its recast in 2015, it has become clear that lawyers engaged in consumer insolvency proceedings are increasingly expected to have a basic understanding of foreign insolvency proceedings, as well as knowledge of the foreign country's court and legal system, legislation and judicial practice. Written by 50 highly qualified insolvency experts from 30 European countries, A Guide to Consumer Insolvency Proceedings in Europe provides the necessary information in the largest, most up-to-date and comprehensive book on this topic.Assisting the readers in their navigation through the differences, similarities, and peculiarities of insolvency proceedings in all Member States of the European Union, Switzerland and Russia, this book is a unique guide to insolvency proceedings across Europe. With contributions by both academics and practitioners, it provides truly multinational coverage of the economic, legal, social, political, and demographic issues in consumer insolvency. Illustrating the numerous practices across Europe, this book allows the reader to evaluate each aspect both on its own merits, as well as in comparison to the approaches applied in other European jurisdictions.This book will be an invaluable tool for insolvency practitioners, judges, lawyers, creditors and debtors throughout Europe, especially those participating in cross-border proceedings.Contributors include: E. Andreeva, R. Bodis, J. Bojars, C. Booth, D. Cerini, A. Demetriadi, M. Dordevic, K. Farry, O. Fromholdt, E. Fronczak, J. Garasic, D. Grant, R. Harrison, E. Hellstrom, F. Helsen, J.-O. Heuer, V. Hoffeld, P. Jaatinen, G. Janoshalmi, B. Holohan, N. Jungmann, T. Kadner Graziano, S. Kantara, P. Keinert, B. Lurger, M. Melcher, L. Montrasio, J. Morais Carvalho, R. Norkus, A. Orgaard, D. Orsula, G. Piazza, J.P. Pinto-Ferreira, K. Pisani Bencini, M. Porzycki, A. Rachwal, M. Reymond, P. Rubellin, V. Sajadova, P. Sprinz, M.E. Storme, T. Tofaridou, H. Vallender, F.J.A. Varona, I. Venieris, P. Viirsalu, O. Zaitsev, A. Zetko, L.G. Zidaru

The public policy exception in private international law is designed to provide a national backstop in the application of foreign laws. This book provides detailed and practical comparative coverage of the use of public policy in the context of private international law across a number of important jurisdictions spanning three continents.As well as explaining the basic theoretical framework of the public policy exception in private international law, the book drills down into the practical application of such rules, giving an overview of these jurisdictions’ legal and policy stances on current issues including: punitive damages, surrogacy, same-sex marriage, gender-based discrimination, Islamic law, and adoption to name a few. This approach serves to highlight both the differences and the similarities in approach.Key Features:The first book to give a detailed practical treatment of the public policy exception in private international lawCoverage of 16 key jurisdictionsTwo cross-cutting chapters that work through the comparative elementsChapters written by experts in their respective jurisdictionsThe book is the first to provide systematic jurisdictional coverage of the public policy exception and will be of immense value to notaries and practising lawyers navigating their way through this complex interaction. Academics and policy makers with a special interest in private international law will also find this an excellent platform for further research.