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Introduction, Historical Perspectives, and Bankruptcy Theory

From: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law in Canada

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Chapter 1 provides an introduction, an overview of the evolution of bankruptcy law, and a discussion of modern bankruptcy objectives.

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Stephanie Ben-Ishai

Stephanie Ben-Ishai is a Distinguished Research Professor and Full Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she engages in research and teaching on bankruptcy, contract, commercial law, and financial crises. She has authored or co-authored nine books and more than 50 articles, including seminal and innovative texts on bankruptcy and contract law. Professor Ben-Ishai has been nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in each of her research areas. She has been consulted by private actors, governments and self-regulatory institutions, and served as a Scholar in Residence with the Law Commission of Ontario. Her work has been cited by every level of Canadian court and she has given expert testimony to Canadian and American courts. An active participant in domestic and international professional committees, research networks and law reform efforts, Professor Ben-Ishai also serves as Co-Founder and Editor of the Insolvency Institute of Canada Law Journal, established in 2011.

Thomas G. W. Telfer

Thomas G. W. Telfer is a Professor of Law at Western University. He joined Western in 2002 from the University of Auckland where he taught for eight years. Professor Telfer has published a number of articles on insolvency law, secured transactions and consumer law. He has a major interest in the intersection of history and bankruptcy law and is the author of Ruin and Redemption: A Struggle for Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867–1919. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Canadian Business Law Journal, and the New Zealand Law Review. In 2013, Professor Telfer was the recipient of the Lloyd Houlden Memorial Research Fellowship.