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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Bankers Remedy of Set-Off by Sheelagh McCracken
Examines the remedy from both a legal and practical perspective. Divided into five parts it discusses the relevance concept nature scope and application of set-off tracing the development of the concept from its varying origins in statute equity and contract. Includes coverage of: the developments in priority issues both pre-and post-insolvency; practical scenarios illustrating the mechanics of set-off. New topics include: the role and impact of set-off and netting in the financial markets extending the examination beyond the current focus on specific transactions between banker and customer/client; and the operation of set-off and netting under personal property securities style legislation recently implemented in Australia drawing on comparative material in Canada and New Zealand as well as on the work of various international agencies.