United States Attorneys' Manual


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The Bulk Sales Act


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This report describes the Act and states the reasons for our conclusion that the Act should be repealed. It also contains the text of the Act, describes the survey conducted of members of the legal profession regarding their views on the Act, and summarizes the most frequently expressed reasons for retaining the Act, and states why it was concluded that those reasons were overborne by those in favour of repeal. Finally, it describes some approaches that could be taken to reforming rather than repealing the Act.










Orderly and Effective Insolvency Procedures


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Written by IMF's Legal Department, this book outlines the key issues involved in designing and implementing orderly and effective insolvency procedures, which play a critical role in fostering growth and competitiveness and may also assist in the prevention and resolution of financial crises. The book draws on lessons learned from firsthand experience by some of the IMF's 182 member countries. It includes an analysis of the major policy choices that countries need to address when designing an insolvency system, a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of these choices, and a number of specific recommendations.




United States Code


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A Short and Happy Guide to Secured Transactions


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This new Short & Happy Guide to Secured Transactions has been created by Professor Barnes to make important concepts from Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code plain and understandable to students. The complex topics are explained in a plain-spoken, straightforward way, to make the concepts as simple and accessible as possible. The important provisions of the Code are excerpted and edited for readability, and all concepts are explained with simple, narrative text, and accompanied by easy-to-understand examples which help students understand the Secured Transactions concepts. Look, we're not going to sugar-coat this - Secured Transactions is difficult. This guide makes it much easier to understand, and get a great grade on your Secured Transactions exam.