Trust or bust: Safeguarding adjudication proceeds from bankruptcy

Fraser Mackinnon Blair, Kenneth Kraft and Dragana Cerovina of Dentons highlight a recent decision confirming adjudication proceeds held in escrow may vest in the debtor’s estate on insolvency absent a properly constituted trust, underscoring the need for express trust language, immediate enforcement, or secured protection to safeguard recoveries under the Construction Act.

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