North America: Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reinforced that courts will uphold a debtor's consent to a receivership when it forms...

Financial institutions lending to the agriculture sector should prepare now for a continued wave of borrower distress and bankruptcy filings in 2026 and 2027.

Plaintiffs in commercial disputes often face a troubling issue: no matter how strong their case may be on the merits, will there be assets available to collect? As the saying goes, an uncollectable judgment is not worth the paper it is printed on. What if it appears that the defendant does not have sufficient assets to pay a likely judgment or — even worse — that the defendant is liquidating and dissipating assets? Can the plaintiff obtain a temporary restraining order to freeze the defendant

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) introduced a pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting known as the “SAR Pilot”.

Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code reached its 20th year of enactment in October 2025.

On February 25, 2026, the Superior Court of Québec issued a noteworthy decision in the insolvency proceedings of SRTX Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, the SRTX Group)...