Bankruptcy
111Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act — The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (USStatute|109|8|119|23|2005|04|20), providing for significant changes in bankruptcy in the United States, was passed by the 109th United States Congress on April 14, 2005 and… …
112bankruptcy proceedings — General term for the various types of proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.A.) that are initiated either by an insolvent individual or business (termed a voluntary bankruptcy) or by creditors (termed an involuntary bankruptcy) seeking… …
113bankruptcy proceedings — General term for the various types of proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.A.) that are initiated either by an insolvent individual or business (termed a voluntary bankruptcy) or by creditors (termed an involuntary bankruptcy) seeking… …
114Bankruptcy Appellate Panel — A Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (abbreviated BAP) is a group of judges of the United States bankruptcy courts who are appointed to hear appeals from certain bankruptcy cases under the supervision of the United States courts of appeals.Not all of the …
115Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom — There is no single law on bankruptcy in the United Kingdom with there being one system for England and Wales, one for Northern Ireland and one for Scotland.In the United Kingdom, bankruptcy refers only to insolvency of individuals and… …
116Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers — Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15, 2008. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history with Lehman holding over $600 billion in assets. [cite web… …
117Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act — The Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act is An Act Respecting Bankruptcy and Insolvency that sets out the law on bankruptcy in Canada, and applies to both businesses and individuals. The legislation includes the duties and powers of the Office… …
118Bankruptcy Act of 1898 — The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ( Nelson Act , July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544) was the first United States Act of Congress involving Bankruptcy that gave companies an option of being protected from creditors. Previous attempts at… …
119Bankruptcy remote — A company within a corporate group is said to be bankruptcy remote when the insolvency of that company does not affect any other company in the group, particularly any holding company or subsidiary company of the bankruptcy remote vehicle. If the …
120Bankruptcy Costs of debt — Within the theory of corporate finance, Bankruptcy Costs of Debt are the increased costs of financing with debt instead of equity that result from a higher probability of bankruptcy. The fact that bankruptcy is generally a costly process in… …
