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Report December 4, 2025

Restructuring the Canadian tobacco industry: a model for the future?

The restructuring of the Canadian tobacco industry represented a unique path to the resolution of multiple claims in relation to tobacco-related...

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Restructuring the Canadian tobacco industry: a model for the future?
Osler Update January 11, 2023

Reverse vesting orders: Popular in Canada and going international?

Since we last discussed the then-novel restructuring mechanism known as the reverse vesting order (RVO) in 2020...

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Reverse vesting orders: Popular in Canada and going international?
Osler Update December 13, 2021

Extraordinary first day relief, EFC guidance, good faith and more: Notable themes in CCAA restructurings

Due to a number of factors, including the extent of available capital in the markets and the continued backstop provided by government programs...

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Extraordinary first day relief, EFC guidance, good faith and more: Notable themes in CCAA restructurings
Osler Update February 2, 2021

Sequoia Resources: Environmental obligations and the role of the trustee in bankruptcy

The Alberta Court of Appeal has released its reasons in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. v Perpetual Energy Inc., 2021 ABCA 16.

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Sequoia Resources: Environmental obligations and the role of the trustee in bankruptcy
Osler Update December 8, 2020

Notable developments in insolvency law: Flexible tools for challenging times

Along with a tense election south of the border, 2020 brought COVID-19 and its attendant devastating loss of life and far-ranging economic...

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Notable developments in insolvency law: Flexible tools for challenging times
Report April 1, 2020

Financial distress – The board’s role

Being on the board of a company requires being alert to the signs of potential financial issues and being ready to take prompt action. A 2020...

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Financial distress – The board’s role
Blog May 5, 2017

Court rejects U.S. pension claim in Canadian CCAA proceeding

In a precedent-setting decision, Justice Fitzpatrick of the British Columbia Supreme Court held that a U.S. multi-employer pension plan’s claim...

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Osler Update May 2, 2017

Court rejects U.S. pension claim in Canadian CCAA proceeding

In a precedent-setting decision, Justice Fitzpatrick of the B.C. Supreme Court held that a U.S. multi-employer pension plan’s claim for $1.25...

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Osler Update December 6, 2016

Corporate recapitalizations as an alternative to insolvency proceedings

Corporations in financial difficulty are increasingly turning to the arrangement provisions of the CBCA or equivalent provincial corporate statutes...

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