Overview
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 ) | $820.40 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Restriction
- LAWS 354
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- May not be credited together with LAWS 478 taken in 2009-2015, 2018, 2020
- Teaching staff
Overview
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 | 0.1125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Restriction
- LAWS 354
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Notes
- May not be credited together with LAWS 478 taken in 2009-2015, 2018, 2020
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
All course readings for this paper are provided by the Faculty on Aoroa.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the paper, students should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Understanding what insolvency law is, its metes and bounds, its relationship with other areas of law, particularly the law of property, and secured transactions;
- Understanding the social purpose and utility of insolvency law;
- Being able to solve practical problems involving insolvent people and entities.