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Can equity investors bring CCAA proceedings?

Can equity investors bring CCAA proceedings?

Can equity investors commence CCAA proceedings to prevent property from being sold?

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Establishing an intercompany loan without a formal contract?

Establishing an intercompany loan without a formal contract?

Can a proof of claim be allowed without a formal contract?

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Supreme Court rules on student loans in consumer proposal

Supreme Court rules on student loans in consumer proposal

When can government-issued student loan debts be released under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act?

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Subordinating a creditor to a debtor in an AVO?

Subordinating a creditor to a debtor in an AVO?

Can an approval and vesting order subordinate a creditor's rights to the debtor?

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Barring a creditor from voting at a meeting?

Barring a creditor from voting at a meeting?

Can a creditor be barred from voting at a meeting?

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Alleging bad faith against a lender

Alleging bad faith against a lender

Is it bad faith for a creditor to refuse to sign an intercreditor agreement?

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WEPPA claims after an RVO?

WEPPA claims after an RVO?

Can terminated employees transferred to a residualco pursuant to an RVO make a WEPPA claim?

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Historic settlement approved, tobacco companies live on

Historic settlement approved, tobacco companies live on

What is the test for approval of a global settlement in a CCAA proceeding?

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Apportioning a post-closing tax liability

Apportioning a post-closing tax liability

Is a purchaser in a receivership sale responsible for outstanding municipal taxes?

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Lender and trucking company face off

Lender and trucking company face off

What factors will a court consider in determining whether to put a trucking company into receivership or CCAA protection?

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SISP transaction fee challenged

SISP transaction fee challenged

How will a court determine whether a transaction fee is payable to a sales agent under a SISP?

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Shareholder action violates anti-deprivation rule

Shareholder action violates anti-deprivation rule

Is a forced share sale provision in a unanimous shareholders agreement void under the anti-deprivation rule?

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Matilda Lici