On October 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) rendered a decision clarifying the corporate attribution doctrine in the bankruptcy and insolvency context. Aquino v. Bondfield Construction Co.1 involved a dispute...more
In the unrelated companion cases of Aquino v Bondfield Construction Co, 2024 SCC 31 (Aquino) and Scott v Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc, 2024 SCC 32 (Golden Oaks), the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC or the Court) applied the...more
Introduction - La Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a accueilli les requêtes en autorisation d’appel visant les décisions Ernst & Young Inc. v. Aquino (l’« affaire Aquino ») et Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc. v. Scott (l’«...more
Introduction The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has granted leave to appeal the decisions of Ernst & Young Inc. v. Aquino (Aquino) and Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc. v. Scott (Golden Oaks), which both address the corporate...more
Dans le cadre de sa récente décision Peace River Hydro Partners c. Petrowest Corp., 2022 CSC 41 (l’« affaire Peace River »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a précisé les circonstances dans lesquelles une convention...more
In the recent case of Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41 (Peace River), the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) clarified the circumstances in which an otherwise valid arbitration agreement may be held...more
On November 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its much-anticipated decision in Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41, addressing a key intersection of insolvency and arbitration law—whether...more
“Equity has no place here,” held the Supreme Court of Canada in its 8-1 decision in Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust (Collins), 2022 SCC 26, on June 17. Reversing the decisions of the British Columbia courts...more
The corporate attribution doctrine concerns the attribution of the actions of a corporation’s directing mind to the corporation itself. On March 10, 2022, in Ernst & Young Inc. v. Aquino [Aquino], the Court of Appeal...more
Le 10 décembre 2021, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Montréal (Ville) c. Restructuration Deloitte Inc. (l’« affaire Groupe SM ») concernant les procédures déposées en vertu de la LACC...more
On December 10, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Montréal (City) v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc. (In the matter of the CCAA Proceedings of Le Groupe SM et al) (Groupe SM), providing clarity...more
On May 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (Supreme Court) issued its reasons in the restructuring proceedings of Bluberi Gaming Technologies Inc., now 9354-9186 Québec Inc., et al. (Bluberi) under the Companies’ Creditors...more
Canada’s two main insolvency and restructuring statutes, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) were recently amended to include a new duty of good faith on the part of all...more
The Supreme Court this winter will hear (and in one case, has heard and determined) high-profile appeals involving federal and provincial government powers, corporate rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and two...more
The Supreme Court of Canada recently granted leave to appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal's decision in Capital Steel Inc v Chandos Construction Ltd, 2019 ABCA 32. The case addresses the enforceability of clauses that...more
The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") today released its long-awaited decision in Orphan Well Association et al v Grant Thornton Limited et al, 2019 SCC 5. The SCC allowed the appeal and held that Alberta's regulatory regime...more
Factoring transactions, in which a buyer purchases outright or acquires an interest in a seller’s accounts receivable, are becoming increasingly common. Initially, the buyer must determine whether the transaction is to be...more