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Gregory Gehlen contributes insolvency chapter to Annual Review
Categories: Firm News
Date posted: February 16, 2012 :: Author: Gregory Gehlen
January, 2012 – For the eleventh year, Gregory Gehlen again contributed the Bankruptcy and Insolvency chapter for the Annual Review of Law and Practice published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. (the educational arm of the B.C. Law …
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First Creditor’s Costs in Bankruptcy
Categories: Bankruptcy and Insolvency :: Claims and Remedies of Creditors
Date posted: May 5, 2011 :: Author: Gehlen Dabbs
As a general rule, the claims of creditors rank equally in bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act makes some exceptions, permitting certain creditor claims to be paid ahead of the general body of creditors. S. 70(2) of the Act gives …
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Wage Earner Protection Program
Categories: Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Date posted: May 5, 2011 :: Author: Gehlen Dabbs
The Wage Earner Protection Program Act, S.C. 2005, c. 47 creates a priority regime for wages owing to employees of insolvent businesses. Does “wages” in the Act include amounts paid to third parties under a collective agreement such as …
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