The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal this week in two cases of interest to Canadian business.
In Re Nortel Networks Corporation, the Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal addressing whether a stay of proceedings granted under the federal Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act stays remediation orders issued by the Ministry of the Environment.
Leave to appeal was also declined by the Supreme Court of Canada in Association des pompiers professionnels de Québec inc. c. Québec (Ville de), an administrative law case emanating from the Quebec Court of Appeal which involved the waiver of privilege in a legal opinion.
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