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The sale of litigious rights in an insolvency context – a civil law approach
2015-03-16

This article has been contributed to the blog by Ziyi Shi.  Ziyi Shi is an associate cross-appointed to the Corporate Group and Insolvency and Restructuring Group of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Supreme Court of Canada: "Pre-post set-off rights can and should be stayed by an initial order"
2021-12-16

In 2017, the Quebec Court of Appeal had issued a decision in the matter of Arrangement relatif à Métaux Kitco inc., 2017 QCCA 268 ("Kitco") to the effect that the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") prohibited the exercise of all rights of set-off between pre-filing and post-filing claims.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Supreme Court of Canada
Authors:
Virginie Gauthier
Location:
Canada
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L'affaire Bluberi : comment aborder le financement de litiges en contexte d'insolvabilité
2019-02-08

Le 4 février 2019, la Cour d'appel du Québec a rendu sa décision dans l'affaire Callidus Capital Corporation et al. c. 9354-9186 Québec Inc.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Gowling WLG, Quebec Court of Appeal
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Gowling WLG
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The Bluberi CCAA proceedings: Litigation funding in insolvency
2019-02-08

On February 4, 2019, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released its decision in the matter of Callidus Capital Corporation and al. v.9354-9186 Québec Inc. (formerly Bluberi Gaming Technologies Inc.).

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Gowling WLG, Quebec Court of Appeal
Authors:
Patrice Benoit , Geneviève Cloutier
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Gowling WLG
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Applications for leave to appeal dismissed - 13 October 2016
2016-10-13

37026  Steven Paul Boone v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ont.)

Criminal law – Offences – Elements of offence

Filed under:
Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Crime, Employment & Labor, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Professional Negligence, Public, Gowling WLG
Authors:
Matthew Estabrooks , D. Lynne Watt , Jeff Beedell , Guy Régimbald , Graham S. Ragan , Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Gowling WLG
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New Delaware Chapter 15 Filing - RCR International, Inc.
2018-01-19

RCR International, Inc. (“RCR”), along with its wholly-owned subsidiary, has filed a petition under Chapter 15 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 18-10112).

Filed under:
Canada, USA, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Cole Schotz PC, Bankruptcy, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for District of Delaware, Quebec Superior Court
Location:
Canada, USA
Firm:
Cole Schotz PC
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Superior Court of Québec renders omnibus order to provide procedural flexibility amidst ‎COVID-19‎
2020-05-15

In Canada, the federal government enacted the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act R.S.C., 1985, c. B-3 (“BIA”), which is intended to relieve honest but unfortunate debtors of their debts and to organize a process that allows for an orderly administration of the estate of the debtors.

The process created by the BIA sets out the duties and obligations of the various stakeholders involved in the insolvency proceeding and it establishes numerous deadlines by which certain tasks are required to be accomplished.

Some of the more salient delays include:

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, DLA Piper, Coronavirus
Location:
Canada
Firm:
DLA Piper
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Quebec adds further parties to Lac-Mégantic cleanup order
2013-08-15

As we previously reported, the Quebec government last month issued an omnibus cleanup order respecting the Lac-Mégantic disaster, including orders of questionable validity against shareholders of parties which may bear primary responsibility.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, DLA Piper
Location:
Canada
Firm:
DLA Piper
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Canada: Court approves litigation funding agreement for insolvent company
2018-04-18

On March 16, 2018, a Quebec Court approved a litigation funding agreement for an insolvent company operating under court-protection in a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceeding. The insolvent company wanted to pursue a significant claim against its primary secured creditor and the litigation funding agreement stipulated that the third party litigation funder will pay all legal fees and disbursements in relation to the proposed claim in exchange for a portion of any proceeds of the litigation.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie
Authors:
Michael Nowina
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
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Review of recent Québec Court of Appeal decisions on consumer protection
2022-05-04

Consumer law in Québec remains in constant evolution, and the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) continues to be the subject of many court decisions each month.

In this new article in our series on consumer law, we present recent developments in this area from the perspective of Québec Court of Appeal decisions over the past 12 months, which shed some light on the rules of the CPA.

Filed under:
Canada, Quebec, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Telecoms, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Bankruptcy, Consumer protection, Quebec Court of Appeal
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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