On June 14, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion affirming bankruptcy and district court decisions finding that, under the terms of the confirmed Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the debtor’s...more
In June 2018, we wrote on the British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in Leatherman v 0969708 BC Ltd, 2018 BCCA 33, where the court considered sections 14 and 15 of the "new" Limitation Act, SBC 2012, c. 13 in the context...more
A delicate balance has evolved over time in leveraged acquisitions with respect to the nature of the contractual relationship between a target and its owners, on the one hand, and the debt financing sources of the buyer, on...more