100 Years of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law
The Faculty of Law at Western University will host a virtual conference, May 14-15, 2021, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Bankruptcy Act 1919 – the forerunner of Canada’s modernized bankruptcy and insolvency regime – and to formulate reform proposals for the future.
The conference will provide an opportunity to reflect upon the evolution of bankruptcy and insolvency law (including corporate restructuring) in Canada and internationally, and to identify the challenges that lie ahead for scholars, policymakers, and the courts. Conference papers will be published in Volume 64 of the Canadian Business Law Journal.
Recordings of panel conversations from the 2021 Bankruptcy Conference are available for rent. Access to the videos is only available until June 15th, 2021. You will receive an email with video links approximately one business day after your payment is processed. Comments made during the 100 Years of Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law conference are not to be attributed or cited without the speaker's permission.
Invited Guest Speakers
Day 1
Welcome: Dean Erika Chamberlain, Western Faculty of Law.
Keynote Address: Madam Justice Sarah Pepall, Ontario Court of Appeal. “Evolution or Revolution: 100 years of Change”
Day 2
Opening Address: Professor Iain Ramsay, Kent Law School. “Breathing Spaces, Fresh Starts and Personal Insolvency Law”
Closing Remarks: Elisabeth Lang, Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada. “Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law: Views from the Superintendent of Bankruptcy on the Next 100 Years”
Co-Convenors: Professors Thomas Telfer and Alfonso Nocilla.
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