Insolvency & Restructuring Insights

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MLT Aikins Insolvency & Restructuring Group 2016 Year in Review

Authors: Dana Nowak, Jeff Lee, Q.C., Dean Hutchison, Paul Olfert, Catrina Webster, Megan Kheong, Adam Kaukas, Bruce Taylor, J.J. Burnell, James Rose

Published: April 3, 2017

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

Lawyers from MLT Aikins LLP (and its legacy firms, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP and Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP) worked on a variety of insolvency and restructuring assignments for clients across Western…

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UPDATE: The Case of Francis Mella – Sentenced to an Additional 12 Months in Prison for Ongoing Contempt

Authors: Walter Pavlic, Q.C., Sharon Au

Published: September 14, 2016

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Our previous blog post on The Case of Francis Mella addressed…

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The Case of Francis Mella – A Debtor Who Disobeyed Court Orders Goes to Prison

Authors: Walter Pavlic, Q.C., Sharon Au

Published: August 4, 2016

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. As the Court's decision in 336239 Alberta Ltd. (Dave Diesel's Repair)…

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MLT Insolvency Group Publishes 2015 Year in Review

Authors: Dana Nowak, Jeff Lee, Q.C., Dean Hutchison, Len Andrychuk, Q.C., Paul Olfert, Catrina Webster

Published: March 21, 2016

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. The 2015 Year in Review summarizes the notable public record aspects…

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Alberta Guarantees Acknowledgement Act – Ambiguous Amendments Reconsidered

Author: Dana Nowak

Published: March 13, 2015

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. On March 7, 2014, I blogged regarding my concerns with amendments…

Going Back to the Well – Court Affirms Priority of Lien Claimants Over Secured Lenders for Work Provided to Extract Minerals

Published: December 10, 2014

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. The Honourable Madam Justice A.R. Rothery’s Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench…

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SK Court of Appeal Holds SK Farm Security Act Inapplicable to SK Agricultural BIA Receiverships

Author: Jeff Lee, Q.C.

Published: June 26, 2014

Categories: Credit Unions & Cooperatives, Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. A recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has clarified…

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Amended Alberta Guarantees Acknowledgement Act – An Ambiguous Situation

Author: Dana Nowak

Published: March 7, 2014

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. On December 4, 2013, Alberta's Bill 44: Notaries and Commissioner's Act…

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Consent Receivership Orders – Not Always a Slam Dunk

Author: Dean Hutchison

Published: March 1, 2014

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Consent receivership orders have become commonplace in forbearance agreements.  Secured lenders…

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The Security is Defective and Unenforceable – Not So Fast!

Author: Dean Hutchison

Published: February 4, 2014

Categories: Insolvency & Restructuring

This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Defects in security are not always fatal to the security holder's…