Volume 24, No. 1 - August/Août 2008

In this Issue:

• The Wage Earner Protection Program and the Employee Remuneration Charge
• Message from the Chair
• Case Comment on Sally Creek Taxation
• Bankruptcy Trustee's Personal Liability — Avoiding the Dangers Enumerated by Greenstreet Management
• Secured Claims in Proposal Proceedings
• The Chronicles of Property of the Bankrupt: Trustees, Interim Receivers and the Law of Trusts
• U.S. Bankruptcy Updates
• Upcoming Program
• Section Executive 2008-2009

Volume 23, No. 4 - May/Mai 2008

In this Issue:

• No Priority in Bankruptcy for Directors' Legal Fees
• Vesting Orders Revisited?
• Case Comment: MPX
• Upcoming Programs
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 23, No. 3 - April/Avril 2008

In this Issue:

• What's in a Name?  The Use of Trademarks in Liquidations
• Court Declines to Grant a Vesting Order Vesting Out Leasehold Interest
• Bankruptcy of Greenstreet Management Inc.
• How does a Company Prevent Key People from Jumping Ship in Critical Times?
• Upcoming Program
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 23, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2008

In this Issue:

• New Model Orders
• The Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, Section 9
• Recent Developments in CCAA Orders re: Landlord and Tenant Issues
• OBA Young Lawyers' Division — What Membership in Our Section Can Do for You
• Upcoming Program
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 23, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2007

In this Issue:

• Repossession of Goods by Unpaid Supplier and Non-Possessory Repairers' Lien
• Remarks from the Chair
• Upcoming Program
• Caveat Emptor: A Word of Caution to Prospective Purchasers in Court-Appointed Receiverships
• Secured Creditor Prevails Over Trust Claimants
• Newsletters Now Electronic: Message from the Chair of Section
• National Pro Bono Mentorship Program/Le programme national de mentorat pro bono
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 22, No. 3 - May/Mai 2007

In this Issue:

• Demand Obligations and Limitation Periods: Hare v. Hare
• Air Canada Revisited: A Tale of Claims Bar Dates
• Storer's Lien under the Repair and Storage Liens Act
• Provincial Collection and Recovery Remedies: An Overview
• Case Comment on In re: SphinX, Ltd.
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 22, No. 2 - February/Février 2007

In this Issue:

• Pension Claims - Predictability is the Real Priority
• David Stewart Retires from OSB on February 23, 2007
• Proposed Insolvency Law Amendments - Take Two
• Bankruptcy Court Apportions Settlemnt Proceeds from Motor Vehicle Claim
• The Use and Disclosure of Personal Information by Participants in a Bankruptcy
• The Line between Judicial Comity and Judicial Deference - The Carey Canada Inc. Decision
• A Victory for Equipment Suppliers: The Case of 994814 Ontario Inc. v. RSL Canada Inc.
• Tax Aspects of Debt Settlement: A Primer
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 22, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2006

In this Issue:

• GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation - Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc., 2006 SSC 35
• Section Chair's Message
• Perfection Must be Maintained During Insolvency Proceedings
• Director's Liability under the Canada Business Corporations Act: Part 2
• The Use and Disclosure of Personal Information by Participants in a Bankruptcy
• The New Standard Form Template CCAA First-Day Orders
• The OBA Insolvency Law Section Website: http://www.oba.org/en/bkt/bkt_en
• OSB Seeking Oral Board Members
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 21, No. 3 - June/Juin 2006

In this Issue:

• Court of Appeal Upholds Recognition of Foreign Solvent Scheme of Arrangement: Re Cavell Insurance Company Limited
• 2005-2006 - The Insolvency Year in Review - Report from the Insolvency Law Section Chair
• Directors' Liability under the Canada Business Corporations Act
• Justice Ground Restores the Status Quo: The Decisions in McClory and Silbernagel
• Protecting Post-Filing Advances Made by Trade Creditors in Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act Proceedings
• Registrar in Bankruptcy Grants Sale Approval and Vesting Order
• Inaugural Meeting of the Registrar's Court Committee
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 21, No. 2 - February/Février 2006

In this Issue:

• Update on Federal Court Jurisprudence Relating to the Deemed Trust
• Changes to Preference in U.S. Bankruptcy Code Will Affect Canadian Creditors
• Court of Appeal Denies Employees' Trust Claim for Unremitted Pension Monies
• A Latin American Twist to the Re Teleglobe Inc. Restructuring
• Repair and Storage Liens Act. Additional Recent Cases
• Protecting Pensions in Restructurings - Upholding Contributions North of the Border
• Case Summaries
• Issuers, Directors and Officers Take Comfort in Court of Appeal's Decision in Danier
• Update on Advocacy and Government Relations Activities by the Insolvency Law Section Executive
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 21, No. 1 - November/Novembre 2005

In this Issue:

• Bill C-55
• Opening Remarks from the Insolvency Law Section Chair
• Ivaco Inc.: Treatment of Provincial Trust Claims in a Liquidating CCAA
• A Message from Claude Gilbert, Chair, CAIRP
• Receivers: An Endangered Species and Why Bill C-55 Won't Save Them
• Premium Insurance Finance Industry Exhales
• Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 20, No. 3 - May/Mai 2005

In this Issue:

• Year-End Program - Commercial List Golf Day Double Header
• Remarks from the Chair
• The E-Filing and E-Service Protocol (as Adopted by the Commercial List Users Committee): A Quick Summary and Users Guide
• Tinted Blue: Forward Commodity Contracts after Androscoggin Energy LLC
• Court of Appeal Overrules Decision to Rescind Appointment of Stelco Directors: Re Stelco, [2005] O.J. No. 1171 (C.A.)
• Repair and Storage Liens Act - Two Recent Cases
• Transitioning Proceedings from the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act to the Bandruptcy and Insolvency Act
• TCT Logistics - Provincial Deemed Trust Priority Fails
• Richtree Inc. - Another Perimeter to the CCAA Court's Jurisdiction
• Ontario Commercial List Office and Bankruptcy Office Now Accessible by E-mail
• Insolvency Law Proposed Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 20, No. 2 - February/Février 2005

In this Issue:

• A Trilogy Completed: Re Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Corp.
• Upcoming Programs
• Update on Obtaining Vesting Orders for Privately-Appointed Receivers
• Status Update - Bills C-223 and C-281
• The Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 2
• Standard Template Receivership Order
• Senate Bill (S-19)
• Mums Unlimited Incorporated and 3-D Greenhouses Inc.
• Commercial List Judges Roster
• Re The Graphicshoppe Limited: Trust Claim for Pension Deductions
• Canada Revenue Agency - Centralized Insolvency Process

Volume 20, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2004

In this Issue:

• An Evening with the Court of Appeal
• Remarks from the Chair
• The Aftermath of T.C.T. Logistics
• Canadian-Automatic Data Processing Services Ltd. v. Bentley, 2004 BCCA 408
• Archibald Candy Corporation - The Cross-Border Sale of Assets of Laura Secord
• Update on Steel Company Insolvencies
• Case Summaries
• Commercial List News
• Bankruptcy Reform Update

Volume 19, No. 4 - May/Mai 2004

In this Issue:

• Court Holds that Trustee Cannot Claim Litigation Privilege
• Remarks from the Chair
• Application of Income Tax Payments
• Private Receiver Seeks and Obtains Vesting Order
• Definition of "Insolvent" under the CCAA - Going Broke is Enough
• Bankruptcy Court Cannot Eliminate Successor Employer Liability for Receivers and Trustees
• Commercial List Users Golf Tournament

Volume 19, No. 3 - March/Mars 2004

In this Issue:

• Hot Trick for Tax Debtor - Interest, Penalties on Source Remittances and GST under Federal Deemed Trust Provisions are not Super-Priority Claims in a CCAA Proceeding
• Bank of Montreal v. Canada (Attorney General), [2003] O.J. No. 2821 (Ont. C.A.)
• BF Realty Holdings Ltd. v. Millgate Financial Corporation Limited and Thompson Macdonald et al. (November 12, 2003), Ontario 93-CQ-4502 & 96-CU-176419 (Ont. Sup. Ct.) (Unreported)
• Payments to Critical Vendors
• Advent Sales & Marketing Corp. (Re), [2003] O.J. No. 3565 (Ont. S.C.J.)
• Creativity in Insolvency? The Ottawa Senators: Crafting the Order to Fit the Deal
• Summary of National Trust Co. v. H&R Block Canada Inc., [2003] S.C.J. No. 70
• Summary of Domgroup Ltd. v. Crystaline Investments Ltd., 2004 S.C.C.3
• Royal Crest Life Care Group Inc., [2004] O.J. No. 174 (C.A.)
• Case Comment

Volume 19, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2003

In this Issue:

• Recent Decisions from the Air Canada Proceedings
  
• Recent Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Cases
  
• Case Summaries
  
• Who's Who in Current Major Matters
  

Volume 19, No. 1 - August/Aout 2003

In this Issue:

• Highlights from the Air Canada CCAA Restructuring
  
• Remarks from the Chair
  
• Case Comment on Global Payments v. Air Canada
• Pre-Petition Payments Critically Recalled
  
• CCAA Does Not Automatically Stay Federal Court Proceedings: Always Travel Inc., et al v. Air Canada, et al, 2003 FCT707
  
• Case Comments
  

Volume 18, No. 3 - May/Mai 2003

In this Issue:

• Air Canada Restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
• Industry Canada Reports on the Operation and Administration of the BIA and CCAA
  
• Bank of Montreal v. Maple City Ford Sales (1986) Ltd.
• Syndicat National de l'Amiante d'Asbestos Inc. v. Mine Jeffrey Inc.
• Re Peoples Department Stores Ltd. (1992) Inc.
• Case Summaries
  
• Who's Who in Current Major Matters
  

Volume 18, No. 2 - January/janvier 2003

In this Issue:

• Recent Ontario Environmental Law Amendments
  
• A Brief Overview of the Personal Insolvency Task Force: Final Report
  
• Federal Harmonization Proposals
  
• Case Comments
  
• Who's Who in Current Major Matters
  

Volume 18, No. 1 - October 2002

In this Issue:

• The Alberta Court Puts the Brakes on Interim Receivership Orders
  
• Remarks from the Chair
  
• A Look at the Current State of the Law of the Priority of Pension Benefit Obligations over Secured Lenders
  
• Don't Despair! - Equipment Financiers Who Fail to Follow Appropriate Steps to get PMSI Priority May Still Obtain Super-Priority Status
  
• Case Comments
  

Volume 17, No. 4 - May 2002

In this Issue:

• Deemed Trust Wars: BCCA Overturns Conditional Sales Agreements Decision
  
• Message from the Chair
  
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Reform Process Update
  
• Editors' Note
  
• Commercial List News
  
• Aircraft Lessors are not Liable for Canada 3000 Inc.'s Unpaid Navigation Charges and Airport Fees
  
• Case Summaries
  
• Proposed Insolvency Law Section Executive 2002-2003
  

Volume 17, No. 3 - March 2002

In this Issue:

• MTLA Awards: Justice Farley Honoured
  
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Reform Process News
  
• Canada Customs and Revenue Agency ("CCRA"") Super-Priority Watch
  
• Recent Decisions
  
• Re The Song Corporation, [2002] O.J. No. 13 (January 7, 2002)
  
• Upcoming Programs
  

Volume 17, No. 2 - January 2002

In this Issue:

• CBC
  
• Registrar's Retirement Dinner
  
• Ontario Superior Court
  
• Bill S. 11
  
• Personal Insolvency Task Force
  
• Proposed Regulations Under the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act Affecting Insolvencies
  
• Equitable Subordination in Canada?
  
• Transfer of Liquor Licenses to a Trustee/Receiver and Manager
  
• Schwab Construction Ltd.
  
• Court of Appeal Validates CCAA Interim Sale Jurisdiction
  
• Directors Found Liable for Corporate Expenses Incurred by Employees
  
• Critical Suppliers
  
• Upcoming Programs
  

Volume 17, No. 1 - October 2001

In this Issue:

• Bill 56: Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001
  
• Remarks from the Chair
  
• Section 81.1 Rights
  
• Update of the BIA/CCAA Reform Process
  
• Court of Appeal reluctant to interfere in ongoing CCAA proceedings
  
• True vs. Financing Leases: The Paccar v. Win-Storm Trucking Case
  
• Case Summary: Re Smoky River Coal Ltd.
  
• Re Copeland: Determining the Operational Date and Time of an Assignment in Bankruptcy?
  
• Case Comment: MGI Packers
  
• Upcoming Programs
  

Volume 16, No. 4 - May 2001

In this Issue:

• Upcoming Programs
  
• Message from the Chair
  
• Correction to Bill C-24 Article in the Last Edition of the Newsletter (Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2001)
  
• Canadian Court Applies ALI Communication Guidelines
  
• Statutory Lien for Unpaid Employee Wages Has Priority Over Court Appointed Receiver's Charge
  
• A Court-Appointed Receiver Has a Duty to Keep Current and Pay the Arrears of Municipal Realty Taxes
  
• A Bank's Right of Set-Off in the Face of Receipt of a Garnishment
  
• Royal Oak Interim Receiver Not Obligated to Make Contributions to Employee Pension Plan
  
• Update of the BIA/CCAA Reform Process