September 16-17, 2009


Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC

Event participants:

Marina Pratchett Q.C., Kibben Jackson

Kibben Jackson and Marina Pratchett will be panelists at the Advanced Insolvency Law & Practice conference, presented by the Canadian Institute.

Marina will be a panelist on: Understanding the Interplay of Real Property Laws with Insolvency Regimes.

Topics include:

• How do construction, land titles, mortgage, condominium and related areas law interact with the BIA and CCAA? 
• Insolvent developers with big, unsafe holes in the ground: who pays the millions needed to shore them up?
• The role of sureties and insurers 
• The role of landlord and tenants in commercial real estate insolvencies 
• Foreclosure laws 
• The impact of B.C.'s new Real Estate Marketing Act
• Dealing with lien claimants when developments are in receivership

Kibben will be a panelist on: What Canadians Need to Know about US Insolvency Law.

Topics include:

• Realizing on assets situated in the US
• How Americans are starting to use Canadian processes, and vice versa
• What are the steps in a bankruptcy, and how long do they take?
• How does the trustee process work?
• How is property defined?
• Breakup fees south of the border
• Resolving jurisdictional issues
• Chapter 11 vs. CCAA: which has priority?