Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench rules that end-of-life environmental obligations are not always first in priority, in contrast to the landmark Redwater decision

The recent decision of Justice B.E.

Filed under:
Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)
Authors:
Sean F. Collins , Walker W. MacLeod , Nathan Stewart
Location:
Canada
Firm:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Alberta Court of Appeal confirms super-priority status of restructuring charges

The ongoing priority dispute between deemed trusts created under federal “fiscal statutes” (being the Income Tax Act, the Canada Pension Plan Act and the Employment Insurance Act) and priming charges arising under restructuring and insolvency legislatio

Filed under:
Canada, Alberta, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act 1933 (Canada), Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)
Authors:
Walker W. MacLeod
Location:
Canada
Firm:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP