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The Regulations Powering Change: Alberta’s Restructured Energy Market

On March 11, 2024, the Alberta Government released two Regulations: the Market Power Mitigation Regulation (MPM Regulation) and the Supply Cushion Regulation (the Supply Cushion Regulat

Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Powering Change: Alberta’s Restructured Energy Market (REM)

On March 11, 2024, the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (MUA)

Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Carbon neutrality
Redwater - SCC Delivers the Final Word

On February 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its highly anticipated decision in the Orphan Well Association, et al. v. Grant Thornton Limited, et al, 2019 SCC 5 (Redwater).

Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
Pick and Choose: Federal insolvency law takes precedence over Provincial legislative scheme governing the Alberta Energy Regulator

On May 18, 2016, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released its much anticipated decision in Re Redwater Energy Corporation, 2016 ABQB 278, which addressed the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (OGCA), the Pipeline Act and the 

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Franchise agreements may be assigned to another franchisee without consent upon bankruptcy

A recent Alberta appellate decision establishes that a trustee in bankruptcy may sell a franchise agreement to a third party, in spite of objections by the franchisor, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA). The Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision in Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd v Welcome Ford Sales Ltd contains three important messages for franchisors:

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