Sarah McCann’s Construction Insolvency textbook published by Sweet & Maxwell
We are delighted to announce that Sarah McCann’s book on Construction Insolvency has now been published by Sweet & Maxwell.
The 7th edition of Construction Insolvency covers both formal insolvency and issues like bonds and guarantees and other forms of financial protection. It provides you with the answers to the practical problems that arise every day in industry whilst also setting out the legal principles clearly and concisely, examining how the law deals with specific facts.
The 7th edition updates the text with the following:
- The Supreme Court’s decision in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale [2020] UKSC 25 considering the compatibility between the insolvency and adjudication regimes and the case law following in respect of adjudication and enforcement.
- Discussion of the new insolvency procedures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”), the Pt A1 moratorium and the restructuring plan.
- The prohibitions on a supplier exercising its right to terminate for insolvency where the company goes into a relevant insolvency procedure introduced by CIGA.
- A general update on all case law since 1 August 2017.
Contents
- Law in Context
- Elements of Construction Security
- Debts and Other Receivables
- Assignment
- Set-off, Abatement and Deduction
- Plant and Equipment
- Goods and Materials
- Informal Insolvency
- Construction Trusts
- Retention Trusts
- Statutory Demands and Winding Up
- Adjudication and Insolvency
- Formal Insolvency
- Termination
- Novation of Contracts
- Completion Contracts
- Direct Payment
- Set-off in Insolvency
- Bonds and Guarantees
- Insolvency Claims
- Directors and Employees
Contributors
Sarah McCann was assisted by contributions from Michael Wheater, Sarah Clarke, Phillip Patterson, Helena White, Aileen McErlean, Katie Lee, Ryan Hocking, Louis Zvesper, Simon Kerry, James Shaw and Kort Egan.
How to order
You can obtain a copy here.
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