Recent Developments
Recent Developments
Recent Developments
Global—On 26 October 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a ruling that may impact sovereign debt restructurings, upheld a lower court order enjoining Argentina from making payments on restructured defaulted debt without making comparable payments to bondholders who did not participate in the restructuring.
Recent Developments
Recent Developments
CMIC Mortgage Investment Corp v Rodriguez, 2010 BCSC 308; [2010] BCJ No 425
The bankrupt farmer ran an equestrian operation. She acquired two fabric covered barns, with one anchored by solid concrete blocks resting on the ground, and the second anchored into concrete foundations.
Fairbanx Corp v Royal Bank of Canada, 2010 ONCA 385 (Ont CA), on appeal from 2009 CanLII 55376 (Ont SC)
Fairbanx factored accounts for the debtor, Friction Tecnology Consultants Inc. Fairbanx made its Ontario PPSA registration misspelling the name as Technology, with an “H”. Two years later, the debtor obtained a line of credit from the Bank, which correctly named the debtor in its Ontario PPSA registration.
Caines, Re, 2010 NLTD 72
The bankrupt was the holder of a commercial fishing licence. He was discharged from his bankruptcy before the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision inRoyal Bank of Canada v. Saulnier (2008), 298 D.L.R. (4th) 193, in which that Court concluded that a fishing licence was “property” for purposes of the PPSA and BIA.
Able Automotive Ltd v Cameron-Okolita Inc, 2010 SKQB 34
Able brought a motion to appeal the bankruptcy Registrar’s decision that Able was a secured creditor for a certain amount, but disallowing its claim for certain costs, including insurance, a new engine for the vehicle, and storage charges, legal fees and costs.