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.