There has been much work on company charge reform in the UK in recent years culminating in the recent passage of the Companies act 2006. Many bodies have considered the case for reform of this area in the context of a wider scheme of personal property security reform including the DTI and Law Commissions. This major new book features the work of international experts on personal property security law. It focuses on the reform of UK company charge law and, in particular, addresses the question as to whether this country should follow the lead of other jurisdictions that have adopted US Article 9 type personal property security schemes.As well as covering current UK law the book also addresses the changes proposed by the Law Commission and whether these reform proposals should be adopted. Containing major international comparisons it looks at law reform in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Europe, amongst others. This comparative treatment gives the reader a full perspective on this difficult and constantly developing area of law.