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Corporate minds do not all think alike: The Supreme Court affirms a purposive approach to the corporate attribution doctrine

Two recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions demonstrate that the corporate attribution doctrine is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Canada, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Supreme Court of Canada
There’s Something About (Hail) Mary: Appeals of Sale Processes and Pre-Receivership Sale Agreements

Court approval of a sale process in receivership or Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”) proposal proceedings is generally a procedural order and objectors do not have an appeal as of right; they must seek leave and meet a high test in order obtain it. However, in Peakhill Capital Inc. v.

Canada, Ontario, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Preparation for Brexit - Enactment of the Brexit Omnibus Act 2020

The Irish Government continues to prepare for the consequences of the UK withdrawal from the EU through the enactment of recent legislation.

European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, ByrneWallace LLP, Brexit, Value added tax, European Commission, European Securities and Markets Authority
Countdown to Brexit - Corporate Governance

With the Brexit deadline fast approaching, the ByrneWallace Brexit team address various issues which will impact upon businesses either trading with or through the UK, or with suppliers in the UK, and/or with UK staff based in Ireland or staff in the UK.

In this issue of our Spotlight on Brexit Series, we address Corporate Governance.

Critical issues for businesses to consider in the event of a no-deal Brexit or where transitional arrangements fail to ensure continuity in the treatment of UK companies as EEA undertakings include:

European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, ByrneWallace LLP, Brexit, European Economic Area