The banker's remedy of set-off / Sheelagh McCracken.

Haywards Heath, West Sussex : Bloomsbury Professional, 2009.

3rd ed.

72349

Setoff and counterclaim -- Great Britain.

Bankruptcy -- Great Britain.

Banking law -- Great Britain.

Bankruptcy.

Part I. The relevance of set-off under the banking contract

Chapter 1. Problems of terminology

Part II. The concept of set-off

Chapter 2. An historical viewpoint

Chapter 3. A modern viewpoint

Chapter 4. Criteria for the operation of set-off

Chapter 5. Manner of operation of set-off

Part III. The nature of set-off

Chapter 6. Set-off as a procedural claim

Chapter 7. Set-off as a substantive or remedial claim

Chapter 8. Potential policy objections to set-off as a remedy

Part IV. The scope of set-off as a remedy

Chapter 9. Set-off as a contractual remedy

Chapter 10. Set-off as a security

Chapter 11. Impact of bankruptcy and liquidation

Part V. The application of set-off as a remedy

Chapter 12. Set-off in common banking transactions

Chapter 13. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781847662415

xlvi, 340 p. ; 26 cm