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General Overview of All Insolvency Statutes

• insolvency—identifying it factually and analyzing it legally
• trying to avoid bankruptcy—proposals and creditor protection
• bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada
• receivership under provincial law
• practice directions and model orders of the Supreme Court
• pitfalls to watch out for
• other potentially applicable federal and provincial law
• practice considerations, advice, and action points

Geoffrey H. Dabbs — Gehlen Dabbs, Vancouver

Priority Issues in Bankruptcy and Insolvency

• the basic priority scheme under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
• priority creditors
  • secured creditors
  • Crown claims
  • unpaid suppliers
  • the Wage Earner Protection Program Act
• postponed creditors
  • equity claims
  • non-arm's length transactions
• trust property
• exempt property

Gregory J. Gehlen — Gehlen Dabbs, Vancouver

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Family Law and Bankruptcy

• property issues and the division of family property in insolvent circumstances
• effect of bankruptcy and bankruptcy protection of a spouse under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada
• specific property issues such as excluded property
• priority issues
• spousal support and maintenance
• impact of the Family Property Act of BC
• practical reality of the legal analysis of family law in insolvent circumstances
• ethical and practice issues

Benjamin La Borie — Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver

Landlord and Tenant

• bankruptcy and the landlord/tenant relationship
• impact on landlord's rights/remedies on tenant making a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada
• receivership of the tenant
• Commercial Tenancy Act and liability of bankruptcy trustee and receiver for rent
• landlord's options in dealing with a potentially insolvent tenant
• tips and traps in dealing with an insolvent tenant

Sherryl Dubo — McMillan Dubo Law Group, Kamloops

Networking Lunch (Provided)

Directors' and Officers' Liability in Insolvency

• who is considered an officer or director?
• types of liability
• avoiding or minimizing the liability
• indemnification and insurance
• liability for breach of directors' duties

Lisa C. Hiebert — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Forbearance

• forbearance agreements
• settlements
• avoiding fraudulent conveyances/preferences
• issues under federal and provincial statutes
• professional responsibility

H. Lance Williams — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

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Non-consumer Proposals

• division I proposals
• notice of intention
• stay of proceedings
• default
• financing
• 'out of court' proposals
• informal proposals

Vicki Tickle — McMillan LLP, Vancouver

Personal Bankruptcy and Discharge of Bankrupt

• process
  • the trustee in bankruptcy
  • summary administration vs ordinary administration
  • stay of proceedings
  • property of a bankrupt
  • surplus income
• role of creditors
  • the filing of proofs of claims
  • acting as inspector
• conclusion of process
  • orders of discharge
  • debts that survive after discharge
• what you need to know if you are acting for a bankrupt or creditor
  • student loans
  • tax driven bankruptcies
  • multiple bankruptcies
• grounds for opposing the bankrupt's discharge
• what evidence you should put before the court
• what orders the court may make
  • variation of bankruptcy discharge orders
  • appeals

Jennifer McCracken, LIT — BDO First Call Debt Solutions, Langley
Cody G. Reedman — Reedman Law, Vancouver

Bankruptcy Hot Topics Roundtable

• fraudulent preferences and transfers at undervalue
• claims to property in possession of the bankrupt
• s. 38 claims
• lifting the stay of proceedings
• fraud claims surviving discharge
• costs awards in bankruptcy
• appeals periods and process
• s. 163 examinations

Geoffrey H. Dabbs — Gehlen Dabbs, Vancouver
Benjamin La Borie — Hakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver
Jennifer McCracken, LIT — BDO First Call Debt Solutions, Langley
Cody G. Reedman — Reedman Law, Vancouver