The Bankruptcy Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 134) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Section 69 abolished the distinction between traders...
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Bankrupts Office Abolition Act The Bankruptcy Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 119) The Bankruptcy Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 134) The act 25 & 26 Vict. c. 99 is...
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of the district courts of bankruptcy. Jurisdiction of this court passed to the Court of Bankruptcy in 1861. The Bankruptcy Act 1883 transferred jurisdiction...
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The Bankruptcy Act 1705 (4 & 5 Ann. c. 4) was an Act of Parliament of England. Under the Act, the Lord Chancellor was given power to discharge bankrupts...
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Titles Act 1896. The third session of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 5 February 1861 until 6 August 1861. New Provinces Act 1858...
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United Kingdom insolvency law (redirect from Insolvent Debtors Act 1842)
While UK bankruptcy law concerns the rules for natural persons, the term insolvency is generally used for companies formed under the Companies Act 2006....
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concern for their plight. The act created a new Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors that remained in existence until 1861, under the jurisdiction of...
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The Bankruptcy Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which formed the primary source of UK insolvency law for...
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treatment. Declaring bankruptcy allowed a debtor to avoid prison, but this was not an option available to everyone. Until 1861 it was limited to the...
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wrote the book Arrangements between Debtors and Creditors under the Bankruptcy Act, 1861) and was also Honorable Counsel to the Royal Philharmonic Society...
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