On November 21, 2022, Torys LLP and Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP held an event on “Everything Junior Litigators Need to Know about the Commercial List.”

Multi-national insolvencies often spawn complex litigation in multiple jurisdictions. In Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana De Salud SA v Webuild SPA, the Commercial List was asked to enforce a Chilean arbitral award against the Canadian assets of an Italian company that had acquired certain assets of the unsuccessful – and now insolvent – party to the arbitral proceedings. Justice Steele found that Ontario had proper jurisdiction over the respondent, but issued a rare temporary stay of the enforcement proceedings until a threshold issue could be determined by the Italian courts. 

The Commercial List Users’ Committee (CLUC) held its annual Education & Social Day on May 28. The annual event offers an opportunity for members of the bar to gather with the judges of the Commercial List to discuss current issues and best practices.

Insolvency Insider has provided a detailed overview of Q3’s insolvency filings in Canada. We have summarized the most relevant information from the filings here for those who practice on the Commercial List.