Banking, Bankruptcy & Insolvency
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February 20, 2024
Alta.’s Justice Mary Moreau welcomed at celebration of first female-majority Supreme Court of Canada
The milestone appointment of Justice Mary Moreau was celebrated in Ottawa, where the ex-chief justice and former criminal lawyer and constitutional litigator from Alberta was lauded for her “unparalleled work ethic,” “great intelligence” as well as for her “humility” and “compassion.” “For the first time in the history of our country, the majority of judges sitting on the Supreme Court are now women,” federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said
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February 20, 2024
Court: Lessor owner’s unperfected security interest subordinate to perfected security interest
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a lessors’ unperfected security interest in three commercial trucks held by a debtor did not have priority over perfected security interest which arose under a general security agreement (GSA).
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February 13, 2024
TD Bank to pay $22M in securities class action settlement regarding alleged unethical sales program
The Superior Court of Quebec approved a settlement on Jan. 30 regarding a national class action lawsuit against TD Bank for alleged false and misleading statements regarding its business practices and ethics policies.
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February 13, 2024
SCC’s output fell to 34 judgments in 2023, renewing questions, concerns within the bar
Is the Supreme Court of Canada giving enough legal guidance to Canadians, particularly in private law cases? It’s a question simmering within the legal community, one that attracts the attention of academics and litigators and that might benefit from the court shedding some light, especially because the numbers of cases the nine judges hear and decide have been trending down for more than a decade, without explanation.
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February 08, 2024
Barring intervener counsel from pleading in person at SCC ‘improves access to justice’: CJ Wagner
The Supreme Court of Canada’s controversial policy of restricting intervener counsel to virtual appearances, rather than giving them the same hybrid option as party counsel to appear in person before the judges, “offers substantial savings, especially to those farthest from Ottawa” and “as such levels the playing field and improves access to justice,” Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner told the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).
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February 08, 2024
CHBA: Whole systems approach, shift to factory-built construction needed to meet housing needs
Canada needs significant policy changes and a shift to factory-built construction to address high prices and inadequate supply of homes, according to a report by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), released on Feb. 8.
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February 06, 2024
Sanctions aim at Hamas leadership; Ottawa says first time ‘non-state actors’ targeted
The federal government says it has imposed dealings and immigration bans “effective immediately” against 11 people who “hold senior positions within Hamas or its affiliates and were integral to the planning, funding and execution of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel” last year.
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January 23, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal finds forbearance agreement amounts don’t carry mortgage priority
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a forbearance agreement and associated payments owed to a first mortgagee did not carry the first mortgagees’ priority to the second mortgage.
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January 18, 2024
Appeal allowed in gold and silver market-fixing class action alleging conspiracy by banks
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal where plaintiffs moved to amend their pleadings in class actions brought against various financial institutions, claiming the institutions were involved in conspiracy to fix the market and gold and silver trading prices.
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January 11, 2024
No reprieve for small businesses as CEBA repayment deadline approaches: CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has said that as there is one week left until the Jan. 18 deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment, it is “highly unlikely” that the federal government will allow small businesses extended time to repay their loan to keep the $20,000 forgivable portion.