While
federal bankruptcy legislation does allow for different treatment of certain issues between the provinces, such as, for example, provincial exemptions, ideally the imposition of the federal scheme would allow for as few disparities as possible.
A big reason for this, according to Hoyes, is changes in
the federal bankruptcy legislation that went into effect in 2009, which made the bankruptcy process more expensive for some.
Not exact matches
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee this week will consider
legislation that will provide
bankruptcy powers to Puerto Rico while subjecting it to the authority of a
federal oversight board.
As such, facing a massive and immediate liquidity crisis, they would be in more need of a
federal bailout than before the
bankruptcy legislation was seriously mooted.
OLA is a new
bankruptcy - type provision included in Dodd - Frank financial reform
legislation that gives the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. the authority to resolve insolvent systemic financial institutions (think future Lehman - like episodes).
«I have, and will continue to, push for
federal legislation that would allow the commonwealth of Puerto Rico to declare
bankruptcy and restructure its debt,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..
Under the
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act, the federal legislation that governs the bankruptcy process, when you declare personal bankruptcy a Licensed Insolvency Trustee is
Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act, the
federal legislation that governs the
bankruptcy process, when you declare personal bankruptcy a Licensed Insolvency Trustee is
bankruptcy process, when you declare personal
bankruptcy a Licensed Insolvency Trustee is
bankruptcy a Licensed Insolvency Trustee is appointed.
Personal
bankruptcy is governed by
federal legislation and going this route means your unsecured debts are eliminated — you won't be getting any more calls from collection agencies, wage garnishments will stop and there will be no threats of lawsuits.
Consumer proposal administrators are licensed trustees, registered with the
federal government under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and as such fees paid to a trustee for administering a consumer proposal are set by
legislation.
The BIA (often more simply known as the «
Bankruptcy Act») is
legislation established by the
federal government to assist honest Canadian citizens who are unfortunate enough to run into financial difficulties.
Federal legislation was needed as well, to amend the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to fit with the Convention's priority rules.
The Court had to deal with the conflict between the provincial oil and gas
legislation that imposed reclamation obligations on licence holders (including a Trustee that takes control of properties) and the
federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
The SCC decided the provincial
legislation and the
federal BIA clearly conflict — and can't operate concurrently: one provides for the release of all claims provable in
bankruptcy, while the other disregards this release and allows for the use of a debt enforcement mechanism to exclude a discharge in
bankruptcy.
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What a careful observer notices from monitoring SPC media is that those involved with reform of discrete areas of Chinese
legislation and judicial practice continue (in the pre / post 19th Party Congress era) to look at US
federal / state law (and other foreign law) structures and practices, including: use of mediation in
federal appeals cases;
bankruptcy practice; reform of Chinese nuclear safety
legislation to broaden the scope of information released to the public, that is in specific areas that do not involve basic principles of the Chinese courts.