Butterworths Insolvency Law Handbook

Butterworths Insolvency Law Handbook is the most comprehensive single collection of statutory source material and Practice Directions relating to insolvency law in England, Wales and Scotland. Published annually, the "Red Book" is regarded as the essential reference work for all insolvency practitioners, setting out the relevant texts of the most important statutes, statutory instruments and European legislation. The legislation is printed as currently in force (taking into account all amendments, repeals and revocations), with detailed technical annotations regarding commencement, cross-references to other legislation and to commencement tables and fees and forms tables where necessary.

Content new to this edition includes:

* Practice Direction: Insolvency Proceedings
* Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) Order 2011, SI 2011/239
* Investment Bank Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2011, SI 2011/2262 (Note)
* Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC on the Statute for a European company (SE), Preamble (para (20)), Arts 7, 10, 66
* Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2008/94/EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer
* European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989, SI 1989/638, regs 1, 2, 6-8, 18-21, Sch 1, paras 15, 24, 28-37, 40, 43, Sch 4, Pt 1, para 13, Pt 2, paras 26, 27, 31, 37
* Friendly Societies Act 1992, ss 1, 19-26, 126, Sch 10
* Postal Services Act 2011, ss 68-88, 90, 93, Schs 10, 11
* Energy Act 2011, ss 94-96, 98-102, 120-122
* Charities Act 2011, ss 113, 177-184, 204, 245, 247, 353, 355, 356, 358
* Health and Social Care Act 2012, ss 61-71, 81-100, 128-137, 148-150, 306, 308, 309.

This text is the essential reference source for lawyers, accountants, insolvency practitioners, regulators and students.