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Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Journal

2000

Supreme Court of Canada

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Debtor In Possession Financing: The Jursidiction Of Canadian Courts To Grant Superpriority Financing In Ccaa Applications, Janis Sarra Oct 2000

Debtor In Possession Financing: The Jursidiction Of Canadian Courts To Grant Superpriority Financing In Ccaa Applications, Janis Sarra

Dalhousie Law Journal

Restructuring of insolvent corporations can be an effective means of a voiding the social and economic consequences of firm failure. Key to successful restructuring is financing (called DIP financing) in the interim period during which the corporation is attempting to develop a viable business plan that is acceptable to stakeholders. Canadian courts have exercised their inherent jurisdiction to grantsuch financing. A recent case before the Supreme Court of Canada settled. However, there continue to be challenges to the courts'jurisdiction. This article suggests that the degree of uncertainty created by the courts' granting of DIP financing has been exaggerated and that …


Du Dialogue Au Monologue - Un Commentaire Sur I'Arrêt R. V. Marshall, Nathalie Des Rosiers Apr 2000

Du Dialogue Au Monologue - Un Commentaire Sur I'Arrêt R. V. Marshall, Nathalie Des Rosiers

Dalhousie Law Journal

The author develops a model of constitutional dialogue which aims at helping the resolution of majority-minority conflicts. The model is applied to the aboriginal rights context. The author concludes that because of the ambivalences expressed by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Van der Peet case in particular, the federal government has not incorporated the Sparrow-Badger approach in its litigation and has failed even to attempt to comply with the justification requirements. This failure of the federal government to endorse the Sparrow-Badger approach in its continuing litigation strategy is the real tragedy in the Marshall case.


Marshalling Principles From The Marshall Morass, Leonard Rotman Apr 2000

Marshalling Principles From The Marshall Morass, Leonard Rotman

Dalhousie Law Journal

The Marshall case is the latest in a long series of Supreme Court of Canada decisions concerned with the interpretation of treaties between the Crown and aboriginal peoples in Canada. While the majority and minority judgments agreed on the principles of treaty interpretation to be applied in the case, the significant divergence in opinion between the majority and minority decisions provides important commentary on the differences between articulating and applying these principles. The Marshall case is also noteworthy for the manner in which it addresses similarities and differences pertaining to aboriginal and treaty rights. Because of these various traits, the …


Getting Their Feet Wet: The Supreme Court And The Practical Implementation Of Treaty Rights In The Marshall Case, Phillip Saunders Apr 2000

Getting Their Feet Wet: The Supreme Court And The Practical Implementation Of Treaty Rights In The Marshall Case, Phillip Saunders

Dalhousie Law Journal

Judicial decisions which recognize aboriginal or treaty rights to natural resources inevitably lead on to a process of negotiation, as governments and aboriginal and other users of the resource define the access and management regimes which allow for practical implementation of the legal rights. Courts should be cognizant of the impact of their decisions on such negotiations, and provide adequate clarity and substantive guidance to negotiators. This article considers the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Marshall case from this perspective, and details the shortcomings which made the prospects for successful negotiations less favourable. The weaknesses in …