Overview
This application was brought pursuant to s. 18.6 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) for a declaration that the Applicant is entitled to avail itself of the provisions of s. 18.6 of the CCAA for recognition of the proceedings commenced by the Applicant and its indirect parent, SageCrest II, LLC (“SageCrest II”) under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “U.S. Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Bridgeport Division (the “U.S. Bankruptcy Court”) as a “foreign proceeding” for the purposes of the CCAA, for a stay of proceedings and other ancillary relief.
Lawyers
Representative Work
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| Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Defeated Injunction to Tie Up Client Assets and Received Elevated Costs Award
MFC v Mady Collier, 2016 ONSC 4182 (CanLII) – Clients were awarded their costs on a substantial indemnity scale when they defeated a Mareva injunction which tried to tie up their assets... -
| Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Certified a Class Action
Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, 2018 ONSC 7405 (CanLII) – Obtained a judgment certifying a proposed class action against Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor company of Canada on behalf of i... -
| Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Overturned Lower Court Decision at Ontario Court of Appeal
Birchcliffe Core-Harbour Inc. v. Pinnock, 2019 ONCA 417 – Succeeded at the Ontario Court of Appeal in obtaining damages for breach of contract when a purchase of land could not be completed,...