Background
In Tri-State Signature Homes Ltd, Re, 2017 ABQB 587, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that the statutory stay of proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) does not prevent a creditor of the insolvent person from demanding payment under a letter of credit.
We previously published Part 1 of our survey of interesting and important developments in Canadian insolvency and restructuring matters in 2017. This post is the second and final part – with an additional seven highlights and cases. You can also find a printable version containing the complete “Top Insolvency Cases and Highlights from 2017” bulletin on our website.
Top Insolvency Cases and Highlights from 2017 With the passing of another year, McCarthy Ttrault's National Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group takes a look at the trends, leading cases and other insolvency highlights from 2017. This publication puts at your fingertips a summary of the year's biggest insolvency cases and developments from across the country and highlights some of the most talked-about cases and issues from 2017, including deemed trusts, the monitor's role in oppression actions, equitable subordination and more. This report was authored by Heather L.
Introduction
Before July 2016, in order to wind-up a strata corporation voluntarily through a liquidator in B.C., unanimous approval of the strata owners was generally required. The unanimity requirement made strata wind-ups a rare event, and consequently it was exceedingly difficult for owners to sell a strata complex in its entirety for redevelopment. In an influential 2015 report, the B.C. Law Institute (“BCLI”) identified some of the problems with the unanimity requirement:
Jurisprudence canadienne récente en matière d’insolvabilité : ce que les prêteurs doivent savoir Linc Rogers, Caitlin McIntyre et Ilia Kravtsov L’issue d’un certain nombre de dossiers d’insolvabilité portés devant les tribunaux de diverses provinces du Canada en 2017 pourrait avoir une incidence importante sur les droits de réalisation et de recouvrement des prêteurs commerciaux dans le cadre de procédures de restructuration et d’insolvabilité.
The difference between debt and equity claims can cause confusion among lenders, creditors, and insolvency professionals alike. In Tudor Sales Ltd. (Re), the British Columbia Supreme Court provided further judicial guidance on this distinction.
When negotiating a commercial lease, it is in the landlord’s best interest to require that securities be provided by the prospective tenant in order to protect the landlord against the tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under the lease. A frequent cause of a tenant’s inability to perform its obligations is its insolvency or financial difficulties.
Lors de la négociation d’un bail commercial, le bailleur a tout intérêt à exiger des garanties de son futur locataire pour se protéger en cas d’inexécution des obligations de celui-ci. Une cause fréquente du manquement par le locataire à ses obligations est son insolvabilité ou des difficultés financières. Or, il est important pour tout bailleur de savoir que la faillite d’un locataire ou le dépôt par celui-ci d’un avis d’intention ou d’une proposition aux termes de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité (« L.F.I.
When negotiating a commercial lease, the lessor has every interest in demanding guarantees from his future tenant to protect himself in case of non-fulfillment of his obligations. A common cause of the tenant's breach of his obligations is his insolvency or financial hardship. However, it is important for any lessor to know that a tenant's bankruptcy or filing of a notice of intention or a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (" LFI ") may have the effect of annihilating the protection offered by certain guarantees.