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Insolvency Act 1967: An Annotation
RM378.00Author: LexisNexis Editorial Team
Publication Date: November 2025
ISBN: 9786297829135
Format: Softcover
Country: MalaysiaRM420.00 -
Kerr & Hunter on Receivership and Administration, 22nd Edition
RM2,100.00Edited by: Thomas Robinson, Peter WaltonISBN13: 9780414118270To be Published: September 2024Country of Publication: UKFormat: HardbackRM2,334.00 -
Restructuring and Insolvency: A Commentary
RM405.00- Publication Date: Apr – 2023
- Author: Jimmy Ng Chwe Hwa & Wong Chee Lin (General Editors)
- ISBN: 9786297527079
- Format: Hardcover + eBook
- Country: Malaysia
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Personal Insolvency Law in Malaysia
RM180.00This book is written based on the Insolvency Act 1967 (Act 360) as amended by the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2017 (Act A1534). It is intended to be a guide to lawyers, students, judicial officers, officers of the Department of Insolvency and other persons concerned with insolvency proceedings.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to personal insolvency law and explains the eight acts of bankruptcy as laid down in the Insolvency Act 1967. It details the voluntary arrangements available in bankruptcy and provides discussions on bankruptcy notice and petition procedures. It elaborates on the bankruptcy order as well as the disqualifications and disabilities of a bankrupt.
The book also contains discussions on how the bankrupt may be discharged or the bankruptcy order annulled, and includes discussion on appeals and stay procedures against the bankruptcy order. Concise yet comprehensive, with discussions well supported by statutory and case authorities, this book provides a clear and organised account of the practice of insolvency law in Malaysia.
Key Features
- Simplified explanation and discussion on the law on personal insolvency based on the Insolvency Act 1967 as amended by the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2017
- The topics are organised systematically through the insolvency process to ensure easy appreciation of the materials in the book
- Written in clear language without excessive legal jargons so as to make the text available for non-legal persons to understand the subject
- Annotated sample forms from the Department of Insolvency are reproduced in Appendices for easy reference
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Personal Insolvency
- Voluntary Arrangements in Bankruptcy
- Debtors and Creditors
- Acts of Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Notice and Petition
- Creditor’s Petition
- Debtor’s Petition
- Bankruptcy Order
- Disqualifications and Disabilities of a Bankrupt
- Discharge and Annulment
- Appeals and Stays
Appendix 1. Guide to Complete Statement of Affairs Form
Appendix 2. Statement of Income and Expenses
Appendix 3. Application to Open or Activate a Bank Account
Appendix 4. Application to Travel Overseas
Appendix 5. Surety Form
Appendix 6. Sponsor Form
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McPherson & Keay: Law of Company Liquidation, 5th edition
RM2,000.00By: Andrew R. Keay
ISBN13: 9780414089204
Published: September 2021
Country of Publication: UK
Format: HardbackRM2,224.00 -
Khoo’s Law and Practice of Bankruptcy in Malaysia
RM340.00Since its inception in 2000, Khoo’s Law and Practice of Bankruptcy in Malaysia has been an effective reference book on the bankruptcy law and practice of the country, used not only in the law offices and the courts but also in the local universities and colleges. The book has been referred to in numerous reported cases, including two Federal Court decisions. 18 years after the second edition, the book has now been updated to incorporate all relevant reported cases up to 2020. The content has also been updated to reflect the changes introduced by the 2017 and 2020 Amendment Acts, thus providing readers a more comprehensive overview of the present landscape of bankruptcy law in Malaysia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
Chapter 3 – Acts of Bankruptcy
Chapter 4 – Voluntary Arrangement
Chapter 5 – Bankruptcy Notice
Chapter 6 – Bankruptcy Petition
Chapter 7 – Interim Applications
Chapter 8 – Bankruptcy Order
Chapter 9 – Discovery, Realisation and Distribution of Estate Chapter 10 – Discharge
Chapter 11 – Special Forms of Administration
Chapter 12 – Director-General of Insolvency
Chapter 13 –Procedure
Chapter 14 – Criminal OffencesRM380.00 -
Applications to Wind up Companies, Fourth Edition
RM1,905.00Author: Derek French (Author); Stuart Sime (Consultant Editor)
Published: 31 March 2021
ISBN: 9780198869726
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Companies Voluntary Winding-Up Handbook
RM200.00Authors: Cheah Foo Seong, Lee Siew Kim
ISBN: 9789672339939
Publication Date: Aug 2020
Format: Print & Proview eBook
Country: Malaysia“Being an artificially created legal entity, even though it is dormant a company will continue to exist if no action is taken to dissolve the company. This book is useful to readers who wish to learn more of the law, practice and procedure involved in a winding-up of a company.”From the Foreword by Nor Azimah Abdul Aziz,Chief Executive Officer,Companies Commission of Malaysia -
PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY 2ND EDITION
RM800.00This volume provides the most comprehensive and advanced study of insolvency law and practice in the world, providing the reader with a comparative overview of the law and practice in nearly all the world’s jurisdictions. Together with detailed analysis of substantive bankruptcy laws in the world’s major jurisdictions and snapshots of insolvency laws worldwide, it contains comparative studies of:
- Judicial reorganisations and plans
- Private restructuring agreements and workouts
- Liquidations
- The liabilities of corporate directors and lender liability
- Conflict of laws on insolvency, including the EU Insolvency Regulation and the UNCITRAL Model Law
- Voidable preferences
- Priorities, trusts and custodianship
- The impact of insolvency on contracts and leases
- Bank insolvencies and state insolvencies
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The Law of Insolvency 5th Ed
RM2,207.00This book should be a practitioner’s first port of call for any question about the law of insolvency, whether corporate, personal, or cross-border in nature. This breadth of material is rendered accessible by a focus on the key problems and decision making processes involved in each area, and has been fully rewritten to incorporate the changes in practice and procedure made by the Insolvency Rules 2016.
Main Features:
- Incorporates major changes to primary and secondary legislation: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013; Deregulation Act 2015; Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015; Insolvency Rules (England and Wales) 2016, plus Practice Directions issued in 2014.
Includes commentary on the EU Insolvency Regulation, both in the original (2000) and recast (2015) versions. - Significant changes to insolvency procedures, including the replacement of debtors’ bankruptcy petitions to the court by online applications to an adjudicator; the abolition in virtually all cases of physical meetings of creditors, and also of company members, during the course of insolvency proceedings; various alternative procedures for an office holder to obtain creditors’ and members’ consent, including by the deemed consent procedure; removal of the requirement for liquidators to obtain sanction for the exercise of certain powers; extension of liability for wrongful or fraudulent trading to cases of company administration.
- More than 300 new cases included in the new edition, including judgments by the Supreme Court in Jetivia v. Bilta (extraterritorial application of ss.213 and 238 of the Insolvency Act 1986); Olympic Airlines SA (jurisdiction under art.3(2) of the EU Insolvency Regulation); Eurosail (test for balance sheet insolvency); Belmont Park Investments (the anti-deprivation rule); Paycheck Services (meaning of “de facto director”); the Nortel and Lehman Companies Pensions Cases (“provable debts” in administration); Rubin v. Eurofinance (limits to common law assistance for foreign insolvency proceedings).
- Judgments by the Privy Council in cases relating to cross-border insolvency, including Saad Investments; Singularis Holdings; and Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds v.Krys.
RM2,452.00 - Incorporates major changes to primary and secondary legislation: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013; Deregulation Act 2015; Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015; Insolvency Rules (England and Wales) 2016, plus Practice Directions issued in 2014.
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Lightman & Moss: Law of Administrators and Receivers of Companies 6th ed
RM2,330.00RM2,451.00
Lightman & Moss: Law of Administrators and Receivers of Companies 6th ed
RM2,330.00Lightman & Moss: The Law of Administrators and Receivers of Companies is known as the authority on the law relating to administrators and receivers. It is considered a must have for any practitioner dealing with corporate insolvency matters.
This new edition offers clear guidance on the procedures involved in the duties, liabilities and appointments of receivers and administrators. As well as discussing the issues surrounding trading, disposals, reorganisation, liquidation and receivership.
To ensure you have all the information you need in one reliable source, this edition offers a complete guide to every aspect on this complex area of law.
New to the 6th Edition
- Relevant case law has been considered, reflected and worked into each chapter to demonstrate how the law affects each sector
- Provides comprehensive coverage of the new Insolvency (England & Wales) Rules 2016
- Takes into account the amendments to the Insolvency Act 1986, in force since April 6, 2017
- Incorporates the changes to the EU Insolvency Regulation that become applicable from June 2017 onwards
This book:
- Explains clearly the principles, legislation and case law shaping receivership and administration practice and highlights recent developments in corporate insolvency
- Provides authoritative and practical guide to the law relating to administrators and receivers of companies
- Gives guidance to help clarify areas of uncertainty and makes technical issues understandable
- Goes through procedure for appointment of receivers and administrators
- Deals with continuation of trading, disposals, and reorganisation, liquidation and receivership
- Considers issues relating to taxation, leases, set-off and liens, pensions and employees
- Covers the position of bankers and creditors
- Addresses the removal, resignation, termination and discharge of directors.
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PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY ( IN FAIR CONDITION )
RM800.00An advanced study of bankruptcy law in the major jurisdictions of the world in the context of international finance transactions and the impact that bankruptcy law has on these transactions. The work contains a classification of global jurisdictions and comparative studies of: the law of preferences; custodianship; judicial rehabilitation proceedings; the liabilities of directors and shareholders; lender liability; conflict of laws of insolvency; and the law and practice of private restructuring and work
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CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY SECOND EDITION ( IN GOOD CONDITION )
RM500.00With recent high profile cases such as Maxwell, Barings and BCCI highlighting the fact that insolvency increasingly extends across national borders, practitioners in this area need specialist guidance on the particular problems which apply in cross-border insolvency.The second edition of this acclaimed book has been extensively revised to provide a practical analysis of the impact of new developments in cross-border insolvency law. Fully updated and expanded, this unique guide looks at recent case law as well as statutory developments, most notably the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Interim Relief) Order 1997.With illustrations at the end of each chapter showing how to avoid practical problems, this thoroughly researched text gives insight into the impact and potential difficulties of the law, enabling the practitioner to anticipate problems before they arise.
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GUIDE TO THE INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (FOR CORPORATE) (IN FAIR CONDITION)
RM190.00Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) provides for a specialised forum to oversee all insolvency and liquidation proceedings for individuals, SMEs and corporates.
It empowers all classes of creditors (secured and unsecured lenders, employees, trade creditors, regulatory authorities) to trigger a resolution process in case of non payment of a valid claim.
Provides for immediate suspension of the Board of Directors and promoters’ powers.
Provides for an insolvency professional to take control of the Corporate debtor.
Enables a ‘stand-still period’ which provides stakeholders time to facilitate discussions and arrive at a common resolution rather than running independent processes.
Offers a finite time limit within which the debtor’s viability can be assessed and a resolution process agreed. The power of commercial decision to revive or liquidate the Company is on the creditors rather than the courts.
Provides for a balanced approach between rehabilitation and recovery and provides for compulsory liquidation of corporate debtors in the event the resolution has not been agreed within 180 days of the resolution process.
Aims to develop a detailed and accessible information system to reduce information asymmetry between the various participants of the insolvency process.
Provides for a clearly-defined waterfall mechanism for payment of debt in the event of a liquidation.
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Cross-Border Insolvency: A Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law (Second Edition) (IN GOOD CONDITION)
RM275.00Given the current financial market crisis and economic uncertainty, cross-border insolvency is more topical than ever. Cross-Border Insolvency: A Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law (Second Edition) is an updated, enhanced edition covering the national implementation of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. Written by specialists from each jurisdiction, this forthcoming new edition provides an in-depth, article-by-article analysis of the local enactment and application of the model law in each of the jurisdictions concerned, alongside consideration of the relationship between the model law and any existing cross-border insolvency jurisprudence. Each chapter adopts the same format for ease of reference, addressing key concepts such as the centre of main interests, court-to-court communication, enforcement of security interests and the protection of debtors and creditors. New to the second edition are chapters on Australia, the Cayman Islands, New Zealand and South Korea, and an in-depth analysis of recent case law such as the landmark US decisions in Bear Stearns. This major new edition provides an invaluable guide to the local application and comparative analysis of the model law for anyone dealing with cross-border insolvency issues. Lawyers in private practice or in-house, insolvency practitioners, government authorities, academics and students will find this expanded edition an essential addition to their library.
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Law and Practice of Corporate Insolvency in Malaysia
RM405.00Authors: GE: Rabindra S Nathan
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell AsiaThe practical and analytical approach taken by this book greatly helps both those who are new to corporate insolvency practice in Malaysia as well as lawyers who would find the materials and references in this book a useful point of first reference.
RM450.00 -
Kerr & Hunter on Receivers and Administrators, 20th edition
RM905.00Edited by: Thomas Robinson, Peter Walton
ISBN13: 9780414046436
Published: December 2017
Country of Publication: UK
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Schaw Miller & Bailey: Personal Insolvency: Law and Practice, 5th edition
RM1,200.00By: David Mohyuddin, James Couser, Michael Smith, Emma Knight, Simon Hunter, Richard Bowles
ISBN13: 9781405750806
Published: November 2017
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
