Heath and Whale Insolvency Law in New Zealand, 5th edition

The ‘first port of call’ for all those working in, or with an interest in, insolvency.

by Paul Heath (Author) , Mike Whale (Author)
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Release Date: December 30, 2024
ISBN/ISSN: 9781988598888

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Heath and Whale Insolvency Law in New Zealand, 5th edition, covers both corporate and personal insolvencies in New Zealand. This edition, drawn from the online resource Heath and Whale on Insolvency, is an extensive two-volume set that includes developments in the law over the past three years on topics such as liquidation, receiverships, personal insolvency, court procedure, and corporate rescue. The book provides legal and practical guidance on insolvency and restructuring issues commonly encountered in New Zealand. It is both academically sound and founded in the practical realities of a busy insolvency practitioner’s life.

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Featured Authors

Paul Heath
Mike Whale

Justice Paul Heath

Hon Paul Heath KC LLB (Auck) was admitted to the bar in 1978 and subsequently joined the Department of Justice in Auckland as an investigating solicitor. Paul joined Stace Hammond (Hamilton) in 1981, and was a partner between 1983 and 1995. He was a consultant to the New Zealand Law Commission from 1997–1999 and was then part-time Commissioner for three years. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1998 and was a High Court judge from March 2002 to April 2018. He is currently practising from Bankside Chambers in Auckland, and is an associate member of South Square in London.

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Mike Whale

Mike Whale LLB (Hons), BCom, FCA, FCIS practices in corporate, commercial and insolvency law areas, and is a qualified accountant. He also has expertise in banking and securities law. He was co-convenor of the New Zealand Law Society and Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Joint Insolvency Law Reform Committee from its commencement in 1993 until 2001. Mike is a former Chairman of INSOL New Zealand (now RITANZ) and has served on the board of INSOL International. He is currently a consultant at Lowndes Jordan in Auckland.

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Table of contents


     
  • Introduction

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  • 1. Introduction

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  • Personal insolvency

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  • 2. Introduction

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  • 3. Process for procuring bankruptcy

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  • 4. Property divisible among creditors

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  • 5. Duties of bankrupt

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  • 6. Powers and duties of Official Assignee

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  • 7. Distribution of bankrupt’s property

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  • 8. Offences by bankrupt

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  • 9. Discharge from and Annulment of Bankruptcy

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  • 10. Alternatives to Bankruptcy

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  • 11. Preferential debts – personal insolvency

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  • Receivership

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  • 14. Company receiverships

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  • 15. Hiving-down

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  • Corporate rescue

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  • 16. Compromises, amalgamations and schemes of arrangement

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  • 17. Voluntary administration

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  • Liquidation

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  • 20. The liquidation process

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  • 21. Effect of liquidation

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  • 22. The liquidator

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  • 23. Liability of related companies, shareholders and directors

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  • Antecedent transactions

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  • 24. Avoidance of antecedent transactions

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  • Secured debt

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  • 25. PPSA

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  • Preferential debt and set-off

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  • 28. Priority claims and set-off

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  • 29. Preferential debt

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  • 30. Set-off

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  • Directors’ duties

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  • 32. Directors’ duties

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  • 33. Phoenix companies

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  • Statutory management

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  • 36. Statutory management

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  • Regulation of insolvency practitioners

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  • 38. Insolvency practitioners

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  • Special entities

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  • 40. Insolvent deceased estates

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  • 41. Bankruptcies involving partnerships

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  • 42. Second bankruptcy

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  • 43. Māori incorporations

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  • 44. Co-operative companies

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  • 45. Insurance companies

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  • 46. Trusts, Corporate Trustees and Trading Trusts in the Context of Insolvency

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  • 47. Incorporated societies

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  • 48. Unincorporated associations

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  • Cross-border insolvency

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  • 52. Cross-border insolvency legislation

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  • 53. UNCITRAL Model Law

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