Skip to main content
Enter a keyword
  • Login
  • Home

    Main navigation

    Menu
    • US Law
      • Chapter 15 Cases
    • Regions
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Europe
      • North Africa/Middle East
      • North America
      • South America
    • Headlines
    • Education Resources
      • ABI Committee Articles
      • ABI Journal Articles
      • Covid 19
      • Conferences and Webinars
      • Newsletters
      • Publications
    • Events
    • Firm Articles
    • About Us
      • ABI International Board Committee
      • ABI International Member Committee Leadership
    • Join
    The Oilers Stay Alive: Court of Appeal Denies Leave to Appeal the approval of a SISP and a Stalking Horse Purchase Agreement in the Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited Matter
    2024-07-03

    BP Canada Energy Group ULC (“BP”) has applied for leave to appeal a decision under section 13 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) and for a stay of the orders rendered by Justice Yamauchi on April 24, 2024

    Filed under:
    Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fasken, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Marc-André Morin , Nicolas Mancini , Lucas Métral
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Fasken
    Supreme Court of Canada Dismisses Leave-on-Leave in Mantle Materials Group: The Priority of Environmental Obligations Extends Beyond the Oil & Gas Industry
    2024-06-05

    In late May, the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) denied an application for leave to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (the ABCA), which, in turn, had denied leave to appeal of the decision of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the ABKB) in Re Mantle Materials Group, Ltd, 2023 ABKB 488 (Mantle KB).

    Filed under:
    Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Bennett Jones LLP, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Kelsey J. Meyer , Keely Cameron , Denise D. Bright , Sarah Aaron
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Sidecar vehicles: injecting liquidity and flexibility in a challenging fundraising environment
    2024-05-07

    Fund sponsors continue to face a challenging fundraising market and many are sensitive to increasing investor demand for liquidity. Higher interest rates and public market dislocation continue to make capital-raising difficult, while decreased fund distributions are limiting capital available for new commitments, leading investors to prioritize liquidity and invest cautiously.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Shipping & Transport, Torys LLP
    Authors:
    Lauren Hulme , Marco Pontello , Natalie Miller
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Torys LLP
    Alberta Court of King’s Bench warns: think twice before making unfounded claims against receivers
    2024-05-07

    The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the Court) recently revisited the stringent boundaries on the types of claims that can be brought against court-appointed officers. The decision in North v Davison, 2024 ABKB 242 (the Decision) highlighted the protective measures that courts employ to safeguard the integrity and function of receivership proceedings against unfounded or speculative claims. In the Decision, the Court struck down a counterclaim against Ernst & Young Inc.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Torys LLP, Receivership
    Authors:
    Kyle Kashuba , Bilal Qureshi
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Torys LLP
    Corporate Restructuring Meets Intellectual Property: Quebec Superior Court Overturns Disclaimer Notice and Issues the First Canadian Interpretation of Usage Rights under the CCAA
    2024-06-19

    In the Endoceutics case[1], the Superior Court recently clarified the application of section 32 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

    Filed under:
    Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McMillan LLP
    Authors:
    Joséane Chrétien , Sidney Elbaz , Eva Langrais
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    McMillan LLP
    Lenders Exhale: Qualex overturned on appeal, confirming the application of Redwater
    2024-05-08

    Just over a year ago, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (“ACKB”) decision in Qualex-Landmark Towers v 12-10 Capital Corp (“Qualex”)[1] extended the application of an environmental regulator’s priority entitlements in bankruptcy and insolvency to civ

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McMillan LLP, Mediation, Due diligence, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Talia Gordner , Adam C. Maerov , Ryan Johnson
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    McMillan LLP
    Creditors Rejoice: Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Summary Judgment Is ‘Tailor-Made’ to Enforce Liquidated Claims
    2024-05-07

    2275518 Ontario Inc. v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2024 ONCA 343

    On May 6, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a summary judgment motion decision in favour of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD Bank”) in 2275518 Ontario Inc. v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2024 ONCA 343.[1]

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Aird & Berlis LLP | Aird & McBurney LP
    Authors:
    Mark van Zandvoort , Kyle Plunkett , Josh Suttner , Roula Khairalla
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Aird & Berlis LLP | Aird & McBurney LP
    Environmental obligations in insolvency proceedings: appeal succeeds in Alberta’s top court
    2024-05-24

    FOLLOWING OUR PREVIOUS ARTICLES ON THE QUALEX-LANDMARK TOWERS INC V 12-10 CAPITAL CORP CASE BEING HEARD IN THE ALBERTA COURTS, 12-10 CAPITAL CORP HAS NOW BEEN APPEALED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA, WHICH RELEASED IT’S DECISION EARLIER LAST MONTH. BEALE & CO PROVIDES AN UPDATE AND FURTHER COMMENTARY ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL CASE.

    Filed under:
    Canada, United Kingdom, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Beale & Co, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Michael Salau , Kevin Henderson
    Location:
    Canada, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Beale & Co
    Substance Over Process: Win under the Fraudulent Preference Act Raises Interesting Questions
    2024-05-27

    Creditors want to recover as much money as they can from their debtors as quickly and painlessly as possible. When those debtors take steps to delay, defeat and hinder a creditor’s recovery, creditors can rely on the Fraudulent Preference Act, RSBC 1996, c. 164 (“FPA”) and the Fraudulent Conveyance Act, RSBC 1996, c. 163 (“FCA”) to set aside transactions that have that intention and effect. Generally, the FCA allows “creditors and others” to void dispositions of property designed to delay, hinder or defraud their claims.

    Filed under:
    Canada, British Columbia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fasken, Credit (finance), Financial Conduct Authority (UK), British Columbia Court of Appeal
    Authors:
    Tom A. Posyniak , Glen Nesbitt
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Fasken
    Landmark Cross-Border Insolvency Case Sees Court Vary Summons and Order Trustees to Pay Security for Costs
    2024-05-28

    In Arab v Pan, in the matter of Pan (No 3) [2024] FCA 563, the Federal Court of Australia addressed critical issues concerning the scope and compliance of summonses for production in bankruptcy, which will also impact corporate insolvency proceedings and such proceedings in other common law jurisdictions.

    Filed under:
    Australia, Canada, Global, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA, England, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ironbridge Legal, Bankruptcy, Security for costs, Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Australia)
    Authors:
    Trevor Withane
    Location:
    Australia, Canada, Global, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Ironbridge Legal

    Pagination

    • First page « First
    • Previous page ‹‹
    • …
    • Page 4
    • Page 5
    • Page 6
    • Page 7
    • Current page 8
    • Page 9
    • Page 10
    • Page 11
    • Page 12
    • …
    • Next page ››
    • Last page Last »
    Home

    Quick Links

    • US Law
    • Headlines
    • Firm Articles
    • Board Committee
    • Member Committee
    • Join
    • Contact Us

    Resources

    • ABI Committee Articles
    • ABI Journal Articles
    • Conferences & Webinars
    • Covid-19
    • Newsletters
    • Publications

    Regions

    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • North Africa/Middle East
    • North America
    • South America

    © 2025 Global Insolvency, All Rights Reserved

    Joining the American Bankruptcy Institute as an international member will provide you with the following benefits at a discounted price:

    • Full access to the Global Insolvency website, containing the latest worldwide insolvency news, a variety of useful information on US Bankruptcy law including Chapter 15, thousands of articles from leading experts and conference materials.
    • The resources of the diverse community of United States bankruptcy professionals who share common business and educational goals.
    • A central resource for networking, as well as insolvency research and education (articles, newsletters, publications, ABI Journal articles, and access to recorded conference presentation and webinars).

    Join now or Try us out for 30 days