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

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.

The past few weeks have brought more news stories of doom and gloom from the hospitality sector with statistics showing that the number of insolvencies is at an all-time high. Data published by UHY Hacker Young shows the number of pub and bar insolvencies increased from 438 to 725 over the last year. Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor has recently reported that higher interest rates are pushing an increasing number of companies into insolvency.