Security and Quasi Security
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| 1 | Corporate insolvency: a guide An introduction to the aims of and background to corporate insolvency law, together with a brief overview of the various insolvency procedures available. This note also contains links to a multi-jurisdictional guide to restructuring and insolvency and a detailed note on US bankruptcy procedures. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Personal insolvency procedures: overview A practice note giving an overview of bankruptcy, individual voluntary arrangements (IVA) and debt relief orders (DRO), enforcement restriction orders, county court administration orders and debt repayment plans. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Charging orders over land: protection, priority and the effect of ... A practice note discussing charging orders over land, how to protect them, priority issues and the effect of insolvency and other security on their enforceability. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Joint, several and joint and several liability Where two or more persons are liable to another, they may be jointly liable, severally liable or jointly and severally liable. This note explains the concepts of joint, several, and joint and several liability. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Mortgagees and mortgagees in possession A practice note on mortgagees, their rights and duties and commonly asked questions when dealing with mortgagees in possession principally in relation to land and real estate. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Retention of title An introduction to the law applying to retention of title clauses. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Set-off and netting This practice note explains the difference between set-off and netting. It also reviews their use in finance transactions. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Set-off clauses A note on boilerplate clauses that create or limit contracting parties' rights to set off monetary cross-claims against each other. It also outlines the following non-contractual rights of set-off: legal set-off, equitable set-off, banker's set-off and insolvency set-off. | Practice notes | Maintained |