Understanding Personal Property Securities Law

This is an essential reference on one of the most significant law reforms in Australian business and commercial law since Federation. This book will help you to understand and adopt this critical new law in your workplace.

The Personal Property Securities Act 1999 overhauled personal property securities law and disposed of or significantly altered traditional common law legal concepts and practices. This revised edition continues to assist practitioners and others with the transition from the old to the new law and updates the legislation enacted since the last edition. The revised edition includes: priority of future advances; registration of financing/financing change statements, perfection of security interests, collateral and proceeds, additional Canadian case law helpful in interpreting the PPSA. In 33 chapters, with tables of cases and statutes, glossary and index.

Understanding Personal Property Securities Law is an essential reference on one of the most significant law reforms in Australian business and commercial law since Federation. This book will help you to understand and adopt this critical new law in your workplace. The Personal Properties Securities (PPS) reforms have the potential to touch upon almost all transactions between businesses and between businesses and consumers. The changes involve virtually every transaction with the exception of realtyFeatures: Provides detail on the changes to supremacy of title and to fixed and floating charge arrangementsInforms readers on the different mechanisms lessors will use to protect their rightsDelivers further information on the concept of collateral, which now embraces both tangible and intangible goodsIncludes an updated chapter on insolvency written by expert academic Jason Harris Assists readers with using the PPS RegisterContents Includes: A discussion of the ten cases decided in Australia since the Personal Property Securities Act commenced.A consideration of the lessons to be learned after one year.Annexures including the PPSA Model Clauses collaboration document.Nine case studies to assit you in understanding the operation of the PPSA.Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand is the non-exclusive distributor of this title.

This book examines the legal framework for secured credit set out in the Personal Property Security Act. This second edition updates the area of personal property security law in Canada with new caselaw, including some important SCC cases clarifying the law or providing the conceptual basis for its further amplification.

A work of astonishing erudition oÂe¦ combining rigorous legal analysis with a deep understanding of secured transactions and of the economic rationale of personal property securityoÂe¦ an indispensable vade mecum for those involved or interested in the subject. -Sir Roy Goode Emeritus Professor of Law, Oxford University Australian Personal Property Securities Law offers clear, concise commentary on the legislation and its implementation, implications and impact. This second edition has been updated to take into account the legislative and case law developments since the PPSA commenced operation on 30 January 2012, the most significant development being the recently completed Statutory Review Report. The Report made 349 recommendations for improving the statute and the register, and this new edition incorporates comprehensive references to the recommendations, along with critical analysis where appropriate. Written by distinguished academics and international experts in the area, Australian Personal Property Securities Law provides analytical depth and expert policy interpretation, making this an invaluable resource for commercial practitioners and students, the courts, governments and the banking and finance industry. Features oÂeo Clear, concise commentary oÂeo Useful practical guide to registering on the PPSR. oÂeo Accessible annotated statute reflecting latest case law developments in Australia, New Zealand and Canada Related Titles Mirzai, Quick Reference Card Personal Properties Securities Act, 2012 Wappett, LNAA: Essential Personal Property Securities Law in Australia, 3rd ed, 2015