Calendar
- The vienna convention on the international sale of goods: should it be set aside with a contractual clause? May 31st, 2012
- Intellectual property abroad: international strategy to protect patents and trade-marks June 5th, 2012
- Ethics and lawyers ethics committees in hospital settings September 14th, 2012
BCF obtains favourable decision in the Superior Court
November 8th, 2010Last Thursday, November 4th, BCF obtained, from the Superior Court of Quebec, Commercial Division for the district of Montreal, orders pursuant to Part XIII of the Bankruptcy and Insolvencyy Act recognizing foreign bankruptcy proceedings in Canada. Thanks to these recognition orders, two Icelandic banks will be able to continue their restructuring efforts while their Canadian assets remain protected by law. These are two of the first orders of this nature rendered in Canada under Part XIII of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act which came into force at the end of 2009. Bertrand Giroux, Robert Korne and Kristian Zimmerman acted on behalf of the banks.