Le 1er avril 2021, la Cour suprême du Canada a rejeté la demande d’autorisation d’appel de la décision de la Cour d’appel du Québec dans l’affaire Séquestre de Media5 Corporation, 2020 QCCA 943. Par conséquent, les tribunaux du Québec ont maintenant confirmation de la marche à suivre pour la nomination de séquestres nationaux à la demande des créanciers garantis.
Le 20 juillet 2020, la Cour d’appel du Québec annulait la décision rendue par la Cour supérieure et confirmait les principes suivants :
Last March, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) made several changes to the Bankruptcy Code, including those changes discussed in more detail here.
1 はじめに
既に本ニュースレターでご説明のとおり、会社法が想定して いる会社の清算の原則的形態は、いわゆる通常清算手続 (会社法475条以下)です1 。また、会社が債務超過等に陥っ ていて、通常清算手続を行うことができない場合の特別規定 として、特別清算手続(会社法510条以下)や破産手続が定 められています2 。通常清算手続、特別清算手続及び破産手 続は、清算型手続と言われています。
このように、会社の清算にあたっては、通常清算手続、特別 清算手続又は破産手続を選択することが一般的ですが、本 来「再生型」の手続と言われる民事再生手続や会社更生手 続を利用して、会社の清算を行うことも可能です。
以下では、どのように民事再生手続や会社更生手続を使っ て会社の清算を行うことができるのか、簡単にご説明させて いただきます。
2 清算型再生計画について
民事再生法において、会社を清算することを内容とする「清 算型」の再生計画に関する特段の規定はありません。
In brief On 1 January 2021, the Federal Government's post-COVID small business restructuring reform package1 came into effect.
Cass. com., 10 mars 2021, n° 19-22.385
L’article L. 622-24 du Code de commerce est clair : tout mandataire ou préposé du créancier peut effectuer pour le compte de celui-ci une déclaration de créance au passif d’un débiteur à l’encontre duquel une procédure collective a été ouverte.
En effet, cet article prévoit notamment (alinéa 2) que :
It is possible for a trustee in bankruptcy to make a claim to property held by a bankrupt on trust. For example, by lodging a caveat over a home that is held on trust.
A trustee in bankruptcy may be able to make a claim, relying on the bankrupt’s right of indemnity as trustee of the trust. This is because the bankrupt’s right of indemnity, as trustee, is itself property that vests in the trustee in bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
Explaining a trustee’s right of indemnity
On April 1st, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal of Québec in Séquestre de Media5 Corporation, 2020 QCCA 943. As a result, Quebec courts now have clarity regarding their ability to appoint national receivers for secured creditors.
On July 20, 2020, the Court of Appeal overturned the lower court’s decision and confirmed the following principles:
For clarity on this topic, we will explain the priority regime in different scenarios.
In Meltzer and Lamacraft v Amstar New Zealand Ltd the High Court highlighted the interplay between insolvency and construction adjudication issues.
The High Court in Meltzer and Lamacraft v Amstar New Zealand Ltd [2020] NZHC 3510 has confirmed that a payee cannot enforce an adjudication determination and may not be able to maintain charging orders if the payer goes into administration.
We previously discussed the Court's decision in Yukon (Government of) v Yukon Zinc Corporation, 2020 YKSC 16, which opened the door to partial termination of agreements in a receivership, an action generally considered to not be permitted in the past.