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Receiver responsible for evaluating secured creditor claims

A recent decision shows courts will take a pragmatic approach to insolvencies where there are limited assets at stake, says Toronto corporate and commercial lawyer  Marlin ... Read more

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Periodic credit checks of customers a good practice

Toronto business lawyer Inga Andriessen says the longer a business waits to collect monies owed, the more likely you are to run into a customer bankruptcy. Andriessen ... Read more

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CTL Law changing face of debt collection services

By using a tech-enabled, legal collection model, CTL Law is quickly increasing the standards of accountability in a field that has been previously tainted with negative ... Read more

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Using mediation, case management in insolvency disputes

Lawyers and their clients are increasingly willing to explore out-of-court settlement and management in bankruptcy and insolvency disputes to avoid the time and cost of a ... Read more

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Commercial tenant rights trump landlord rights

A recent decision has reaffirmed and clarified a half century of jurisprudence that holds that a trustee in bankruptcy cannot disclaim a commercial landlord’s interest in ... Read more

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Changes to Collection and Debt Services Act long overdue

Ontario’s new Collection and Debt Services Act is a long-overdue improvement and will provide consumers with more rights, Toronto lawyer Anton Katz tells Lawyers Weekly ... Read more

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Open-ended questions effective in fraud investigations

Open-ended questions and pausing during questioning are effective ways of eliciting information in a fraud investigation interview, says Toronto lawyer Kevin Fisher . In an ... Read more

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More judicial oversight needed to curb excess fees

Legislative change is not what’s needed to quell the expensive world of cross-border bankruptcy litigation, says Toronto lawyer Kevin Fisher . “These issues ... Read more

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