Creditors' Remedies 2019


Course Date: January 31, 2019

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 27min
Total Ethics: 1h 30min

Welcome and Introduction

D. Ross McGowan Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Bankruptcy Remedies

  • pros and cons of bankrupting a debtor
  • requirements for a bankruptcy application
  • powers of trustee
  • preference payments and transfers at undervalue
  • creditors' power to pursue their own proceedings
  • recovery as condition of discharge

Kimberley A. Robertson Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Fraudulent Transactions and Equitable Remedies

D. Ross McGowanBorden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Break

Garnishing Orders: Ten Things to Consider

Alex Cocks McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

Statutory Enforcements

  • builders liens
  • woodworkers liens

David McKenzie Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (Provided)

Process for Seizure for Sale and Execution

  • process involving the sheriff for seizures
  • practical tips for effective use of Court Bailiffs: the hidden value in seizures
  • Creditors Assistance Actthe often forgotten art of riding your friend's coattails
  • running the gauntlet of the Securities Transfer Act, BC Companies Act, and Court Ordered Enforcement Act to seize shares in closely held companies
  • using waivers to circumvent the protection under s. 89 of the Indian Act

Kent D. Wiebe Wiebe Wittmann El-Khatib LLP, Vancouver

Block Chain and Cryptocurrency

  • what is a blockchain and how does it work?
  • what is cryptocurrency in law?

Robert Dawkins Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Break

Acting for the Debtor

  • magical defences
  • tricks of the trade
  • dealing with judgments

Gerald A. (Gerry) Cuttler, QC Cuttler & Company, Vancouver

View from the Bench

The Honourable Edward C. Chiasson, QC Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion

Robert Dawkins Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver