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Court of Appeal summaries (April 15 - April 19)

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 15, 2024.

Canada, Ontario, Company & Commercial, Family, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Abbott Laboratories, European Securities and Markets Authority, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Singapore Court Issues Landmark Decision Recognizing Indonesian Restructuring Plan

The Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") has handed down its first insolvency-related ruling. The court granted recognition and full force and effect to Indonesia's flagship airline's restructuring plan. That plan had been approved in accordance with Indonesian law. In granting recognition to the Indonesian plan under Singapore's version of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, the SICC overruled objections to recognition from aircraft lessors.

Global, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Jones Day, Insolvency
Adler: English Court of Appeal Overturns Restructuring Plan

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United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Jones Day, Companies Act 2006 (UK)
Court of Appeal summaries (January 15 - January 19)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 15, 2024.

Canada, USA, Ontario, Banking, Company & Commercial, Derivatives, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Due diligence, Barclays, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA), FERC, HSBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Competition Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Court of Appeal summaries (December 18-22)

Good afternoon. Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 18, 2023.

Canada, Ontario, Banking, Company & Commercial, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Due diligence, ESG, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Restructuring Department Bulletin - December 2023

Election of Joe Graham to Partner

Joe Graham was elected partner in the New York office. This year, Joe played a leading role in the chapter 11 cases of Avaya, Benefytt and Diamond Sports. He regularly advises on out-of-court restructurings, bankruptcy litigation and distressed investments. Joe earned his J.D., magna cum laude, and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Kelley Cornish Inducted into “M&A Advisor Hall of Fame”

USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Private equity
Court of Appeal summaries (September 4 - September 8)

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 4, 2023.

In AssessNet Inc. v. Ferro Estate, the Court set aside an order dismissing the action, finding that the summary judgment motion judge had erred in determining the issue of discoverability of a claim against a trustee in bankruptcy.

Torgersrud v Lightstone is a family law decision where the Court dismissed an appeal from an order setting aside a marriage contract entered into in Quebec in 1988.

Canada, USA, Ontario, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Bankruptcy, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Court of Appeal summaries (August 28 - September 1)

Good afternoon. Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 28, 2023.

I hope everyone is enjoying the last long weekend of the summer.

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) is a 125-page decision dealing with the claim of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation to submerged lands in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The claim was mostly unsuccessful.

Canada, Ontario, Banking, Company & Commercial, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Confidential information, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Court of Appeal summaries (July 17 - July 21, 2023)

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 17, 2023.

Canada, USA, Ontario, Banking, Company & Commercial, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Due diligence, Court of Appeal for Ontario, British Columbia Supreme Court
Court of Appeal summaries (may 22, 2023 - may 26, 2023)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 22, 2023.

Canada, Ontario, Banking, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Employment & Labor, Human Rights, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Mediation, Litigation funding, Anti-bribery and corruption, Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act 1998 (Canada), Court of Appeal for Ontario