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Top Insolvency Cases and Highlights from 2017 - Part 1

2017 saw a number of interesting and important developments in Canadian insolvency and restructuring matters. Some of the highlights (which, in certain instances, will continue as issues in 2018 and beyond) are set forth below:

1) Trends: Fewer CCAA Filings and Retail Insolvencies in the News

Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Bankruptcy, Liquidation, Secured creditor, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada), Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Crown priority under section 222(3) of the Excise Tax Act

We have recently profiled conflicting cases (available here and here) dealing with a priority contest between supe

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Excise, Secured creditor, Canada Revenue Agency, Income-Tax Act 1961 (India), Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Reiterates Court’s Discretion to Grant an Interim Financing Charge “Super-Priority” Status in the Face of a Deemed Trust Under the Income Tax Act

This blog’s most recent post considered the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia’s June 2017 decision of Rosedale Farms Limited, Hassett Holdings Inc., Resurgam Resources (Re) (“Rosedale”) where the Cou

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Secured creditor, Canada Revenue Agency, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)
Lien on me: purchasers as secured creditors

Pan Canadian Mortgage Group v. 679972 B.C. Ltd., 2013 BCSC 1078 (Pan Canadian), addresses the nature and priority of a purchaser’s lien, which, in general terms, is a financial charge that results when a purchaser pays a deposit toward the purchase price under a contract of purchase and sale.

Canada, British Columbia, Banking, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Secured creditor
In DP financing we trust? Supreme Court of Canada to hear Indalex appeal

The Supreme Court has announced it will hear the appeal in the high profile Indalex Ltd., Re. The appeal is of great interest to the commercial litigation, insolvency and pension bar. Its outcome will be closely watched and may have dramatic impact on Canadian corporate reorganizations.

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Canada, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Fiduciary, Trade union, Commercial law, Secured creditor, United Steelworkers, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Circumstances in which the court may approve fees without the requirement for the appointment of a court reporter

Introduction

Against the backdrop of the recent sheriff court decisions regarding the need to appoint a Court Reporter even in cases where the assets are insufficient to meet the IPs' fees, the Court of Session has taken an innovative approach to approving IP fees without the need to appoint a court reporter.

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United Kingdom, Scotland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Costs in English law, Security (finance), Interest, Accounting, Liquidation, Court costs, Secured creditor, Liquidator (law), Court of Session