The Portable Bankrupcty Code and Rules, 2016 Edition

Updated annually, this guide includes the most current provisions to the Bankruptcy Code and Rules. This latest version contains the changes to the bankruptcy code adopted April 1, 2016. In addition, it contains the revised Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure that became effective December 1, 2015. As a convenient, one-volume handbook, you can carry this guide with you in your briefcase or leave it on your desk for quick reference. It is useful for any practitioner who deals with bankruptcy issues, whether a general practitioner or seasoned bankruptcy lawyer.

This annually updated compendium provides you with quick access to the Bankruptcy Code and Rule provisions and is applicable to cases commenced on or after December 1, 2015. The Portable Bankruptcy Code & Rules is an easy-to-use reference guide featuring page tabs and complete keyword indices that guide you straight to material relevant to your case. The indices are useful to lawyers with diverse practices who use the Code, from the general practitioner who occasionally represents a Chapter 13 debtor, to the lawyer whose practice is almost exclusively bankruptcy-related. This 2016 Code includes: 1) all of Title 11 of the U.S. Code; 2) the Bankruptcy Rules; 3) the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that apply in Bankruptcy courts; 4) relevant statutes from Title 18 and Title 28; and 5) the Federal Rules of Evidence in one handy book that will, in most cases, be all you need to carry with you to court. In addition, it summarizes key decisions from the last year to help bankruptcy lawyers stay up to date.

In this 2016 edition, you will have access to the most up-to-date bankruptcy provisions, including:

• Cases commenced on or after April 1, 2016
• Changes to the numbers in many sections of the Code that go into effect on April 1, 2016
• The revised Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that became effective December 1, 2015
• Revisions to 11 rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that apply in bankruptcy cases. Rules that address early case management, the scope of discovery, and the preservation of documents. These rules are designed to modernize the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to address fast-changing world of electronic discovery and the challenges and costs faced in discovery.
• Changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence, and certain provisions of Titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code relating to bankruptcy
• Amendments to Code sections 521, 541, 707 that became effective in 2015 incorporating provisions to address the tax-qualified ABLE program.

Also included in this edition are case law summaries from April 1, 2016, affecting bankruptcy practice.