What's New at ABI World
Online Features of Interest to
International Committee Members

• Transcripts of Supreme Court oral arguments are available online at ABI World. Transcripts include: Till v. SCS Credit Corp., debtor's waiver of untimely objection to discharge and awarding fees from chapter 7 estate to debtor's counsel.
  
  
• House Debate on the Bankruptcy Bill (1/28) is available online at ABI World.

• Read the latest "Cracking the Code" article by Jay Winston titled, Zero-percent Financing and Cramdowns. A recent case (September 2003) from a bankruptcy court in the Eleventh Circuit addressed the issue of zero-percent financing. The debtor wanted to pay no interest, and the creditor objected. The only issue was the rate of interest to be paid by the debtor in the plan.
  
  
• The Bankruptcy and Insurance Law Manual is available through the online publications catalog. Written by ABI member Susan N.K. Gummow (Clausen Miller; Chicago), the Manual covers the basics of insurance law for the bankruptcy professional, as well as bankruptcy principles for the insurance professional. Other recent titles added to ABI's publications catalog include the Consumer Bankruptcy Manual (Fundamentals of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code), European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: An Introductory Analysis and First-day Motions: A Practical Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case. These titles and more are available through the online publications catalog.
  
  
• The latest bankruptcy court opinions and circuit case updates are made available at ABI world every week.
  
  
• Looking for a new employee or searching for a new job? Check out the new ABI Career Center-the one-stop site for job seekers and employers in the insolvency community. Stop by to set up your personal profile or search the available positions (over 120 on average). Employers are invited to post free job listings and search the job-seeker database for possible candidates.
  
  
• 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:

European Law on Cross-border Insolvencies: Status of French Practice After the E.U. Regulation

New Foreign Investment Law in France

Committee to Host Joint Meeting with Finance and Banking Committee at 2004 Annual Spring Meeting