Allocation of restructuring costs: don’t be caught by surprise *

Canada - November 23 2010
The aggregate costs associated with a formal court-supervised insolvency proceeding can be substantial.

Co-authors: Jeffrey Fung, Waël Rostom.

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Beware – indemnify a Canadian company and you may just find yourself stuck in a Canadian court *

Canada - October 15 2010
A foreign company's agreement to indemnify an Ontario co-defendant may influence a court to assume jurisdiction over the foreign company as well, according to a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Co-authors: Jeffrey Levine, Jason Murphy.

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Allocating restructuring costs amongst creditors: don’t get stuck holding the bag *

Canada - September 20 2010
An increasing number of restructuring cases involve several creditors with security over varied assets or asset classes.

Co-authors: Tobias Whitfield.

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Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies enforceability of exclusive jurisdiction clauses *

Canada - August 13 2010
Parties to commercial contracts are generally held to the bargains they have made.

Co-authors: Jeffrey Levine.

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Jurisdiction is in the eye of the enforcer *

Canada, USA - April 20 2010
If you intend to enforce a judgement in Canada, you should know that the question of the US Court's jurisdiction will likely be determined by the Canadian Court enforcing the judgement using its own test.

Co-authors: Jeffrey Levine.

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