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Coordination Of The Uniform Commercial Code And Common Law, Kenneth C. Kettering
Coordination Of The Uniform Commercial Code And Common Law, Kenneth C. Kettering
University of Cincinnati Law Review
Deciding whether an issue that is in the ambit of a statute should be resolved by reference to the statute alone, or whether other sources of law should be applied, is a common interpretative task. The Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") contains rules of interpretation that address the subject, and those rules have not been altered since the UCC was first generally enacted. Nevertheless, questions often arise on the subject under the UCC. This paper examines the UCC rules on point. The analysis is germane to the interpretation and drafting of other statutes that codify rules of private law.
Bringing Continuity To Cryptocurrency: Commercial Law As A Guide To The Asset Categorization Of Bitcoin, Evan Hewitt
Bringing Continuity To Cryptocurrency: Commercial Law As A Guide To The Asset Categorization Of Bitcoin, Evan Hewitt
Seattle University Law Review
This Note will undertake to analyze bitcoin under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)—two important sources of commercial law—to see whether any existing asset categories adequately protect bitcoin’s commercial viability. This Note will demonstrate that although commercial law dictates that bitcoin should—nay must—be regulated as a currency in order to sustain its existence, the very definition of currency seems to preclude that from happening. Therefore, this Note will recommend that we experiment with a new type of asset that receives currency-like treatment, specifically designed for cryptocurrencies, under which bitcoin can be categorized in order to …
Section 542(C) Of The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978 And Section 4-303 Of The Ucc: A Less Than Perfect Fit?, John P. Finan
Section 542(C) Of The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978 And Section 4-303 Of The Ucc: A Less Than Perfect Fit?, John P. Finan
Akron Law Review
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) 4-303 addresses two areas where the UCC and the Bankruptcy Code intersect. The first relates to the vulnerability of drawee banks that honor checks after their customer has taken bankruptcy (has filed a voluntary petition or is the defendant in an involuntary case); the second relates to the timing of transfers made by check under 547 of the Bankruptcy Code (the preference section). In both areas there is a less than perfect fit between the Bankruptcy Code and UCC 4-303. The first area poses problems for practitioners whose clients have received notice of bankruptcy in …
Debtor's Defense To A Deficiency Judgment Under Ucc , Gail Clifford Hutton
Debtor's Defense To A Deficiency Judgment Under Ucc , Gail Clifford Hutton
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Chapter 15 And The Advancement Of International Cooperation In Cross-Border Bankruptcy Proceedings, Bryan Stark
Chapter 15 And The Advancement Of International Cooperation In Cross-Border Bankruptcy Proceedings, Bryan Stark
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
No abstract provided.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Bankruptcy Law, Michael A. Condyles
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Bankruptcy Law, Michael A. Condyles
University of Richmond Law Review
This survey article reviews and analyzes legislative and judicial developments that have occurred in bankruptcy law between April, 1991 and April, 1992. The article is intended to alert the general practitioner to significant recent developments in the bankruptcy area. Legislative changes made to Virginia statutory law and federal bankruptcy decisions issued within the Fourth Circuit are the focus of this article.
The Transformation Rule Under Section 522 Of The Bankruptcy Code Of 1978, Raymond B. Check
The Transformation Rule Under Section 522 Of The Bankruptcy Code Of 1978, Raymond B. Check
Michigan Law Review
This Note rejects the statutory arguments that have been advanced in favor of the transformation rule, and argues that the rule is inconsistent with both the policies motivating section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code and the overall purposes of the U.C.C. priority system. Part I examines the treatment of purchase money security in the U.C.C. scheme. It also describes the exemption provisions of the 1978 Bankruptcy Code and the legislative concerns that shaped those provisions. Part II summarizes the judicial adoption of the transformation rule and the statutory basis relied upon by courts in applying it. Part III argues that …
The Trustee Versus The Trade Creditor: A Critique Of Section 547(C)(1), (2) & (4) Of The Bankruptcy Code, Michael J. Herbert
The Trustee Versus The Trade Creditor: A Critique Of Section 547(C)(1), (2) & (4) Of The Bankruptcy Code, Michael J. Herbert
University of Richmond Law Review
The Bankruptcy Code, like its predecessor the Bankruptcy Act, permits the trustee to avoid certain preferential transfers made or suffered by the bankrupt just prior to bankruptcy. Generally, any transfer relating to an antecedent debt made to or for a creditor by an insolvent within ninety days before the filing of the bankruptcy petition is avoidable by the trustee. The trustee may sue the creditor to recover the preference. In addition, the preferred creditor will not be entitled to any dividend from the estate until the preference is repaid.
The Reclaiming Seller Under The Bankruptcy Reform Act: Resolution Or Renewal Of An Old Conflict?, Richard A. Mann, Michael J. Phillips
The Reclaiming Seller Under The Bankruptcy Reform Act: Resolution Or Renewal Of An Old Conflict?, Richard A. Mann, Michael J. Phillips
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Article will assess the impact of the Bankruptcy Reform Act upon the conflict of the Code cash and credit sellers with the trustee in bankruptcy. The article will begin by discussing the legal position of the reclaiming seller at common law, both because the new Act's interaction with the Code cannot be understood without reference to such doctrines, and because these doctrines are often likely to be of continued applicability under the new Act. It will then examine the seller's rights under the U.C.C., and will discuss his relations with certain bankruptcy-relevant Code third parties. Following this, the Article …
Defending Deficiency Judgment Suits In Kentucky: Article Nine, Part 5 Of The Uniform Commercial Code, James A. Harris Jr.
Defending Deficiency Judgment Suits In Kentucky: Article Nine, Part 5 Of The Uniform Commercial Code, James A. Harris Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Section 60c Of The Bankruptcy Act: Inadequate Protection For The Running Account Creditor, E. Hunter Taylor, Jr.
Section 60c Of The Bankruptcy Act: Inadequate Protection For The Running Account Creditor, E. Hunter Taylor, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
Although the unsecured creditor long has occupied a precarious position, the widespread passage of article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code has created additional perils for him by making virtually all of his debtor's assets available to a secured lender.' The Bankruptcy Act, while not so one-sided, also contains snares and pitfalls for the unsecured creditor. One potential trap is contained in the seemingly straightforward declaration of section 60c... This article focuses upon, and proposes a means for the elimination of, the unnecessary paradoxes implicit in section 60c's treatment of an unsecured creditor who extends continuing credit to a debtor …
The Priority Conflict Between A Purchase Money Security Interest And A Prior Security Interest In Future Accounts Receivable, Howell J. Reeves
The Priority Conflict Between A Purchase Money Security Interest And A Prior Security Interest In Future Accounts Receivable, Howell J. Reeves
Vanderbilt Law Review
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code established an exhaustive scheme for the determination and control of security interest in personal property and fixtures' which is now the law of all but one of the states and the District of Columbia Not the least momentous of the provisions in Article 9 are those that govern priorities among conflicting security interests in the same collateral. The purpose of this inquiry is to examine the rules of priority that the U.C.C. provides for a conflict between the holder of a purchase money security interest in inventory and proceeds and a holder of …
Security Aspects Of The Abc Transaction, John T. Schmidt
Security Aspects Of The Abc Transaction, John T. Schmidt
Michigan Law Review
In recent years, investments in subterraneous oil and gas have become a common addition to the investment portfolios of national financial institutions. Relying on the assurances of reputable geological studies, traditionally conservative financers have invested amounts ranging up to several hundred million dollars against collateral once accepted only by speculators and a few adventurous oil-country bankers. The increased interest in these investments is in part attributable to the development of the ABC method of financing the purchase of producing oil and gas properties. This method offers unique tax advantages, which have been discussed elsewhere, but also creates problems for the …
Bankruptcy Preferences-Secured Transactions-Security Interest In After-Acquired Property Is Voidable Preference If Received Within Four Months Of Bankruptcy-In Re Portland Newspaper Publishing Co., Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
In an effort to provide employment for several hundred workers who had lost their jobs in an unsuccessful strike against Portland's two largest newspapers, the local printers' unions and several civic leaders organized the Portland Reporter Publishing Co. (Reporter) to publish a rival newspaper. The unions also formed the Rose City Development Co. (Rose City), which leased facilities and equipment to Reporter and subsequently made several emergency operating loans to it. These loans were secured by an agreement designating as collateral all of Reporter's previously unsecured accounts receivable, both present and after-accruing. This type of agreement -securing after-acquired property of …
Reclamation Of Goods From A Fradulent Buyer, Robert Braucher
Reclamation Of Goods From A Fradulent Buyer, Robert Braucher
Michigan Law Review
Sections 2-702(2) and (3) of the Uniform Commercial Code (Code), defining the right of a seller to reclaim goods from an insolvent buyer, have for years been the subject of controversy. The sponsors of the Code have stood firm on the basic policy of these sections for more than twenty-five years, but, in its 1966 Official Recommendations for Amendment of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Permanent Editorial Board includes an amendment striking the words "or lien creditor" from section 2-702(3). That change has already been made in six states: California, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York. In …
The Trustee In Bankruptcy As A Secured Creditor Under The Uniform Commercial Code, Frank R. Kennedy
The Trustee In Bankruptcy As A Secured Creditor Under The Uniform Commercial Code, Frank R. Kennedy
Michigan Law Review
The thesis of this article is that a trustee cannot exploit the advantage of the lien or security of any creditor unless he can avoid it and displace a creditor. Moreover, when he can and does avoid a lien and displace a creditor, he can enforce the rights of that creditor as against any lien or interest otherwise indefeasible in bankruptcy only to the extent of the lien or security of the creditor he displaces.