As we reported last week, on November 1, 2019, amendments to both the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”)

On November 1, 2019, major amendments to theBankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”) included in Bill C-97[1] and Bill C-86

Yesterday, the Alberta insolvency community breathed a collective sigh of relief as the Alberta Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited decision in Canada v.

As we summarized in a recent Financial Services & Insolvency Communiqué, Saskatchewan has introduced Bill 151 (the Bill) which amends The Personal Property Security Act, 1993 (Saskatchewan) (the PPSA or the Act).

As we summarized in a recent Financial Services & Insolvency Communiqué, Saskatchewan has introduced Bill 151 (the Bill) which amends The Personal Property Security Act, 1993 (Saskatchewan) (the PPSA or the Act).

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has released its decision in Orphan Well Association v.

Will this proposal capture unfunded liabilities under defined benefit pension plans?

In a turning point for Ukrainian bankruptcy law reform, on 18 October 2018 the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Code of Bankruptcy Proceedings, which will replace the existing Law on Restoring Solvency of Debtors or Recognition of Debtors’ Bankruptcy that has been in force since 1992.

The recent volatility experienced in Turkish financial markets and in particular the devaluation of Turkish lira have brought many borrowers to the brink of default. This has prompted the Turkish authorities to take action. Accordingly, the Banking Regulatory and Supervision Authority in Turkey (the “BRSA”) has published a new set of restructuring rules, the Regulation on the Restructuring of Debts Owed to the Financial Sector (the “Restructuring Regulation”), which came into force on 15 August 2018.

Secured Creditor’s Priority Over Unremitted GST/HST: SCC Grants Callidus Capital Corporation Leave to Appeal

On March 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada granted Callidus Capital Corporation (the “Secured Creditor”) leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal decision that interpreted subsection 222(3) of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) (the “ETA”) as giving the Crown super priority to property received by a secured creditor from a tax debtor before bankruptcy.