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  • Minutes from the International Committee meeting at the 2003 Annual Spring Meeting

  • Latest Installments of the "International Scene":
    Arms of U.K. Administration Embrace U.S. Companies
    by Ken Baird and Richard Tett
    (ABI Journal - The International Scene) - May 2003
    Equitable Subordination Reaches Canada: Part I
    by E. Bruce Leonard and Eric Kupka
    (ABI Journal - The International Scene) - April 2003
    The Japanese Corporate Reorganization Reform Law of 2002
    by Shinichiro Abe
    (ABI Journal - The International Scene) - March 2003
  • A comprehensive survey of reported opinions on topics such as debtor eligibility, jurisdiction/procedure, bankruptcy estate, debtor protections, case administration, leases and contracts, avoidance, claims, plans, discharge, discovery and miscellaneous business issues is available at ABI World. The summary, titled "2002 Business Bankruptcy Year in Review," was prepared by Prof. Jack F. Williams, Georgia State University College of Law, and Susan H. Seabury, Esq., Atlanta, Ga. The summary, "2002 Consumer Bankruptcy Year in Review," is also available online.

  • ABI's latest publication, First-day Motions: A Practical Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case, is now available through the online publications catalog. Written by Debra Grassgreen of Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC, this book addresses the basics of first-day motions and provides an overview of administrative, operational and substantive motions/orders.

  • Check out the latest Collier Case Update offered at ABI World. Case summaries are available to ABI members.

  • The latest edition of the West Bankruptcy Newsletter is now available. Provided by West Group, the newsletter is a weekly update on bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters.

  • OTHER STORIES IN THIS ISSUE:

    2003 Annual Spring Meeting:
    Farley and Bond, A Class Act


    U.K. Insolvency Statistics Show Increase in Failures


    The EU Regulation on Cross-border Insolvency Puts Delaware Corporation Into Administration in the U.K.

    Developments Under Mexico’s Ley de Concursos Mercantiles del 2000

    Changes to Brazilian Consumer Credit Legislation

    Brazil Eletronet to File for Bankruptcy

    Brazilian Sovereign Debt Issuance Adopts Collective Action Clauses