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Delays at plan approval stage
Measures to reduce delays

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In the recent decision of Chin v Beauty Express Canada Inc. (“Chin”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the impact of an employee’s service with a prior employer on the employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice of termination.

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Decision
Comment

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A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal invalidated an arbitration and forum selection clause in a commercial agreement in favour of having a dispute between the debtor and its former customer adjudicated within a receivership proceeding.

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Corporate debt discharge
Jurisdictional challenges
Asset tracing
Comment

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Key legal issues
Comment

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Practical implications
Comment

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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.

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Advantages of consolidation
Issues and challenges

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Reverse vesting orders (or “RVOs”) have become an increasingly popular and useful tool for maximizing recovery in complex insolvencies in Canada, particularly in circumstances where traditional alternatives of asset sales or restructuring plans are not effective or practical. RVOs are very attractive to purchasers of distressed businesses because they can efficiently preserve the value of permits, tax losses and other assets which cannot be easily transferred to a purchaser through an asset transaction.