Introduction
'Frivolous or vexatious' test
'Strong prima facie case' test
Applying the same test for leave
Receiver's appointment and discharge orders
Comment
Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dentons, Shareholder, Vexatious litigation, Prima facie, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario
In a decision handed down earlier today, in Willmott Growers Group Inc v Willmott Forests Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2013] HCA 51, the majority of the High Court upheld the Victorian Court of Appeal’s conclusion that the liquidators of an insolvent landlord can disclaim a lease, thereby extinguishing the tenant’s leasehold interest.
Australia, Victoria, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, King & Wood Mallesons, Landlord, Leasehold estate, Interest, Liquidator (law), Victoria Supreme Court
Introduction
Receivership and OSC proceeding
Production by court-appointed receivers
Not the right forum
Comment
Canada, Ontario, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dentons, Ontario Securities Commission, Court of Appeal for Ontario