Super-Priority for Environmental Liabilities in Insolvencies - A Comment on the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in Redwater

On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its landmark decision in Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 ("Redwater").

Filed under:
Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Alberta Energy Regulator, Supreme Court of Canada
Authors:
Josef G. A. Kruger , Robyn Gurofsky , Jack Maslen , Jessica Cameron
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP