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Court of Appeal Consolidates Autonomy of Québec Civil Law and Gives Priority to the Stability and Efficiency of CCAA Restructuring Processes Over Arbitration

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Insolvency Insider
May 30, 2025

Luc Béliveau, Nicolas Mancini and Virginie Lavigne of Fasken share that the Québec Court of Appeal upheld a ruling to maintain a CCAA stay, rejecting former minority shareholders' attempt to assert rights to tax refunds via a New York law-based constructive trust and arbitration clause.