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Faithless Fiduciaries May Not Be Released From Bankruptcy

In Convoy Supply Ltd. v.

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Court of Appeal for Ontario
Arbitration versus the “Single Proceeding Model” in Insolvency Proceedings - Which prevails?

Overview and Why This Case Matters

Canada, British Columbia, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, UNCITRAL, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Ontario Court of Appeal determines when it is appropriate to vest out a royalty interest as part of an insolvency proceeding

The Ontario Court of Appeal determines when it is appropriate to vest out a royalty interest as part of an insolvency proceeding

The Importance of the Decision

Canada, Ontario, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The need for a legal ground to stand on: a shareholders class action is dismissed at the authorization stage for failure to meet article 1003 b) C.p.c. (Groupe d’action d’investisseurs dans Biosyntech c. Tsang, 2015 QCCS 3265)

In the spring of 2010, BioSyntech, a start-up biotechnology company, developing a cartilage-repair product, BST-Car Gel, filed a Notice of Intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. In the subsequent bankruptcy proceedings, the intellectual property relating to the BST-Car Gel was sold.

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP