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Supreme Court of Canada Dismisses Leave-on-Leave in Mantle Materials Group: The Priority of Environmental Obligations Extends...

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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...more

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UK Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Judgment Regarding Company Directors' Duties to Creditors

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​​​​​​​In an important decision for U.S. companies with UK subsidiaries, the UK Supreme Court recently handed down its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana S.A., the first case in which the UK's highest court...more

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Do Directors Have a Duty to Consider the Interests of Creditors Prior to Insolvency?

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On 5 October 2022, the English Supreme Court handed down its decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others. This (as described by Lady Justice Arden) “momentous” decision principally concerns whether directors are under...more

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DRM client wins important case precluding termination of insurer insolvency before contingent or unliquidated claims can be...

The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in In Re Ambassador Ins. Co., 2015 VT 4 (Vt. Jan. 23, 2015) that the liquidator of Ambassador Insurance acted unreasonably in setting a December 31, 2013 bar date for policyholder claims...more

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