2010 February                     $750 to Ms. Maria Banda, JD Candidate, Harvard Law School

Ms. Banda will be compiling a database of Cross-Border Insolvencies filed in the European Union since the EU Regulation took effect.  The purpose of this database is to document the relationship between COMI factors, country of filing, and the courts’ decisions regarding COMI.

2009, September                  $4,888

To provide all III Sitting Judges with a complimentary copy of the III/ACB Sponsored Publication “International Cooperation in Bankruptcy and Insolvency” authored by Professor Bob Wessels, Judge Bruce A. Markell and Professor Jason Kilborn.

2009, June                          $1,500 to University of Leiden School of Law, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

To procure professional editing services to edit the English language of a booklet that will include the notes and lectures of guest speakers to the Honours Class of Comparative and International Insolvency Law to be used for reference for future students.