Biography

Blanca joined Surrey Law School in January 2009 from the University of Westminster, where she taught at undergraduate and Masters level. Her main research interests are in the field of corporate insolvency law, in particular creditor treatment, international insolvency and corporate rescue.

Research Interests

Insolvency Law 

Company Law

Commercial Law 

Publications

'Compensating defrauded investors in insolvency: is parity the answer?'  (2011) 62 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 75

'Drawing the limits of the anti-deprivation rule in insolvency law' (2010) 5 Finance & Credit Law.

'McGrath v Riddell: a Flexible Approach to the Insolvency Distribution Rules?', (2010) 19 International Insolvency Review 23.

Case Updates on Trade Law, (2008) volume 8 no. 5 "Regus (UK) Ltd v Epcot Solutions Ltd" Shipping & Trade Law.

Case Updates on Trade Law, (2008) volume 8 no.6 "Stocznia Gdynia SA v Gearbulk Holdings Ltd" Shipping & Trade Law.

'Cross-border insolvency - a common law perspective', (2006) 7 Finance & Credit Law. 

Teaching

Law of Contract (LLB)

Company Law (LLB)

Corporate Law (LLM)

General Principles of Insolvency Law (LLM)

Affiliations

Society of Legal Scholars

INSOL Europe Academic Forum

Commonwealth Lawyers' Association