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    (Not) So Long, Astoria: Only 10 Days to Appeal Orders in Receivership Proceedings
    2019-04-16

    In Business Development Bank of Canada v.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)
    Authors:
    Trevor A Courtis
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    Bankruptcy is not a licence to ignore rules: Redwater, insolvency, and Alberta's uncertain regulatory future
    2019-05-15

    For more than 70 years, the energy industry has been one of Alberta's primary economic engines. It is no secret, however, that large scale oil and natural gas development can have a detrimental impact on the environment if it is not properly managed. This interplay between risk and benefit creates complicated policy and regulatory tensions as exploration and production (E&P) companies become financially distressed. Most stakeholders benefit from responsible resource development, but their interests diverge when a company becomes insolvent.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
    ABQB Clarifies Test for Lifting the Stay to Replace an Insolvent Operator
    2019-02-20

    The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has issued several conflicting decisions on whether a stay of proceedings in an insolvency matter should be temporarily lifted to allow enforcement of a contractual right to immediately replace an operator of oil and gas assets in the event of the operator's insolvency.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Bennett Jones LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator
    Authors:
    Kelsey J. Meyer
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Bennett Jones LLP
    Once Upon a Time in the West: Redwater, its Trustee, and the Environmental Arm of the Law
    2019-03-01

    In a decision handed down on January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court ordered that a bankrupt oil and gas company fulfil its obligation to reclaim abandoned oil wells before paying any creditors. This decision has since sparked conflicting reactions across the country: first, because it gives clear precedence to environmental protection in the event of bankruptcy, and second, because of the influence it will likely have over business decisions in industries where environmental risks are involved.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Lavery Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Trustee
    Authors:
    Alexandra Belley-McKinnon , Daniel Bouchard , Chloe Fauchon , Jean-Yves Simard
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Lavery Lawyers
    Il était une fois dans l’Ouest : Redwater, son syndic et le shérif de l’environnement
    2019-03-01

    Dans un arrêt du 31 janvier 2019, la Cour suprême ordonne qu’une société pétrolière faillie s'acquitte d’abord de ses obligations de remise en état des puits de pétrole abandonnés, avant de procéder à tout paiement en faveur de ses créanciers. Une décision qui suscite des réactions opposées d’un bout à l’autre du pays, puisque, d’une part, elle donne clairement préséance à la protection de l’environnement en cas de faillite, mais que, d’autre part, elle risque d’influencer les décisions d’affaires dans des industries où des risques environnementaux sont en jeu.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Lavery Lawyers, Environmental protection
    Authors:
    Alexandra Belley-McKinnon , Daniel Bouchard , Chloe Fauchon , Jean-Yves Simard
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Lavery Lawyers
    Questions d’insolvabilité et d’environnement à la Cour suprême du Canada
    2019-02-15

    Le 31 janvier 2019, dans l’affaire Orphan Well Association c. Grant Thornton ltée., la Cour suprême du Canada (« CSC ») a décidé qu’un organisme de réglementation provinciale, en l’espèce l’Alberta Energy Regulator (« AER »), peut exiger le respect des obligations de fin de vie de puits, pipelines et autres installations assujetties aux règlements provinciaux d’une société en faillite ou de son syndic, même si les ordonnances de l’AER causent un préjudice à l’actif du créancier ou aux créanciers garantis.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Quebec, Alberta, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Langlois Lawyers LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada
    Authors:
    Roger Bill
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Langlois Lawyers LLP
    The Supreme Court of Canada confirms the Regulator’s enforcement powers over bankrupt licensees’ assets in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd.
    2019-02-04

    On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., popularly known as Redwater. In a 5-2 split decision, a majority of the Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER/Regulator) assertion of its statutory enforcement powers over an insolvent licensee’s assets does not create a conflict with the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) as to trigger the constitutional doctrine of federal paramountcy.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada
    Authors:
    Chidinma B. Thompson , Josef G. A. Kruger , Miles Pittman , Neil McCrank KC , Alan Ross , Daniel E. Sears
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    Redwater - SCC Delivers the Final Word
    2019-02-04

    On February 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its highly anticipated decision in the Orphan Well Association, et al. v. Grant Thornton Limited, et al, 2019 SCC 5 (Redwater).

    Filed under:
    Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
    Authors:
    Sean F. Collins , Walker W. MacLeod , Kimberly J. Howard
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    Top Court Rules Bankrupt Corporations Can’t Evade Environmental Obligations
    2019-02-05

    In a landmark decision released on January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled in Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd. that the environmental remediation obligations of a bankrupt oil and gas company must be fulfilled in priority over all other claims, including secured claims. In addition to immediate effects to creditors of Alberta oil and gas interests, creditors of all sectors will want to analyze the implications of this case.

    Background

    Filed under:
    Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), Supreme Court of Canada
    Authors:
    Alexandria J. Pike , Natalie Renner , Gabriel Lavery Lepage
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Les sociétés en faillite ne peuvent se soustraire à leurs obligations environnementales, tranche le plus haut tribunal
    2019-02-05

    Dans une décision historique rendue dans l’affaire Orphan Well Association c Grant Thornton Ltd. qui a été publiée le 31 janvier 2019, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a conclu que les obligations d’assainissement environnemental d’une société pétrolière et gazière en faillite doivent être satisfaites avant toutes les autres obligations, y compris les obligations garanties. Outre les créanciers du secteur pétrolier et gazier de l’Alberta qui sont directement touchés par la décision, les créanciers de tous les secteurs ont intérêt à bien en analyser les conséquences.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Alberta Energy Regulator, Supreme Court of Canada
    Authors:
    Alexandria J. Pike , Natalie Renner , Gabriel Lavery Lepage
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

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