Overview
An introduction to personal insolvencies (bankruptcies) and corporate insolvencies (liquidations), special property rules covering insolvencies (reversal of transactions, disclaimers, order of distributions) and revision of property law principles relevant to insolvencies.
About this paper
| Paper title | Insolvency Law |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1000 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $730.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- May not be credited together with LAWS478 taken in 2009-2015, 2018, 2020.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Mr Jim Guest
- Textbooks
All readings are provided
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
The specific outcomes of this course are to:
- Understand what insolvency law is, its metes and bounds, and its relationship with other areas of law, particularly the law of property and secured transactions
- Understand the social purpose and utility of insolvency law
- Be able to solve practical problems involving insolvent people and entities