Introduction
Corporate debt discharge
Jurisdictional challenges
Asset tracing
Comment

Introduction

The Alberta Court of Appeal (the “ABCA”)’s anticipated decision in Manitok Energy Inc (Re), 2022 ABCA 117 (“Manitok”) confirmed that the sales proceeds of a debtor estate’s valuable petroleum and natural gas assets that are subject environmental claims including, notably, abandonment and reclamation obligations, must first be applied to abandonment and reclamation obligations, even where such assets are “unrelated” to the abandonment and reclamation obligations.

Overview and Why This Case Matters

Introduction
Key legal issues
Comment

Introduction

Introduction
Practical implications
Comment

Introduction

What is likely to be proposed?
What is the likely impact of these proposals?

Following the finance minister's speech proposing the Union Budget 2022, Parliament is likely to consider further amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) in 2022.

Introduction
Advantages of consolidation
Issues and challenges

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Introduction
Privatisation of discoms
Insolvency tribunal
Comment

Introduction

Guidelines for CoCs
Amendments relating to process
Swiss challenge

In the matter of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") of SM Group, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a decision regarding compensation in CCAA proceedings. The court ruled that a creditor's right to pre-post compensation under civil or common law may be stayed by a court pursuant to sections 11 and 11.02 of the CCAA.