Introduction and points for consideration by trustees
Summary
In the matter of Aquadis, the Quebec Court of Appeal recently rendered a decision on the power of a judge supervising restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") to approve a plan of arrangement giving the monitor the power to exercise rights against third parties on
Dans l’affaire d’Aquadis, la Cour d’appel du Québec rend un arrêt sur la possibilité pour un juge supervisant des procédures de restructuration en vertu de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (« LACC ») d'approuver un plan d'arrangement accordant au contrôleur le pouvoir d'exer
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the Bill) has completed all of its stages in the House of Commons, without material amendment to the Bill as originally drafted. All three readings in the House of Lords are scheduled to take place in June 2020, and expectations are that the Bill will receive Royal Assent, and will be enacted, very shortly thereafter.
En raison de l'impact sans précédent de la pandémie de la COVID-19 ainsi que des mesures de confinement afférentes sur l'économie canadienne et la vie des citoyens canadiens, les législatures et les tribunaux accordent des assouplissements importants aux entreprises et aux particuliers, notamment eu égard à :
certains délais de dépôt et de paiement, notamment pour les déclarations d'impôt, les paiements et remises ainsi que les dépôts en matière de propriété intellectuelle; et
As a result of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures on the Canadian economy and the lives of Canadian citizens, the legislatures and courts have granted wide-ranging relief for businesses and individuals from, among other things:
certain filing and payment deadlines such as for tax filings, payments and remittances and intellectual property filings; and
On 6 April 2020, the Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) (Amendment) Order 2020 came into force. This order amends the Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003, and increases the maximum amount of the prescribed part from £600,000 to £800,000.
Prescribed Part
The “prescribed part” is the term given to a portion of funds realised from assets charged by way of floating, but not fixed, charge, where:
1 the floating charge was created on or after 15 September 2003; and
The government has responded to intense pressure from the restructuring and insolvency community by announcing measures to 'protect companies hit by COVID-19'. Insolvency law will be amended 'to give companies breathing space and keep trading while they explore options for rescue'.
RAAs are a statutory restructuring mechanism which operate by apportioning the departing employer’s share of liability between it and remaining employers. As an RAA can be entered before the insolvency process is initiated, RAAs can permit corporate restructuring in response to financial hardship without triggering the departing employer’s insolvency.