If You Do Any Creditor/Debtor Law, You Need This Book

 

When charged with representing creditors, trying to ensure they are paid can be a painfully frustrating task, while defending against such cases can also prove to be an extremely thorny process. Understanding and applying best practices from the initial client interview all the way through to enforcement is paramount for the practitioner. Pursuing claims after judgment may be the most challenging aspect the practitioner faces when dealing with any litigation. Butterworths Creditors’ Remedies in Ontario, 2^nd Edition, is the best weapon you can arm yourself with when representing or defending against creditors.

 

Authors Eugene Meehan Q.C., Jennifer Babe, David Byers, Barbara Kincaid, Craig Mills and John Terry are a group of the nation’s top litigators, and collectively they bring an immense wealth of expertise to this topic. The result is an invaluable guide that no practitioner can be without.

 

Features and Benefits

 

By pulling together all the necessary tools Ontario practitioners need to successfully represent or defend against creditors, Creditors’ Remedies in Ontario, 2^nd Edition truly is a one-stop shop, offering the reader:

 

• Expert advice – a team of Canada’s top litigators provide step-by-step tips that guide practitioners through the process of ensuring that your client’s goals – specifically, cash in hand – are met
• Invaluable practical tools – comprehensive checklists, forms and pre-drafted precedents that are compulsory reading for any practitioner tackling this type of case
• Relevant legislation – a complete description and explanation of the applicable statutes, including the Personal Property Security Act and Repair and Storage Liens Act
• Preparatory material – the various creditor relationships are explored, helping prepare the practitioner for a range of different scenarios

New in This Edition

 

The second edition of Creditors’ Remedies in Ontario offers a vast array of improvements and additions, including:

 

• The forms and precedents have been completely updated, while new precedents have also been included, providing the practitioner with the most up-to-date tools possible
• Analysis of the major changes to the Landlord and Tenant Act, specifically regarding residential tenancies
• Revisions in the law relating to the use of the Simplified Procedure have resulted in the overhaul of several chapters
• A section on the new Limitations Act
• New rules relating to the treatment of garnishment with respect to co-owners

An Essential Tool For

 

• General practitioners and commercial lawyers who are seeking forms to simplify the process and guidance for instituting best practices for representing or defending against creditors
• Family lawyers who need advice on pursuing claims after successful judgments – particularly when chasing deadbeat parents who owe support payments
• Bankruptcy insolvency lawyers who need to have a complete collection of precedents and are seeking clarification of the debt collection process