Frauds on creditors: fraudulent conveyances and preferences

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2025 - Release 4

Volume 1

PART I. General Introduction

• Chapter 1. A General Framework
• Chapter 2. The Position of an Advising and Participating Lawyer in the Context of Fraudulent Conveyances, Fraudulent Preferences and Other Judgment-proofing Activities

PART II. Matters Common to Fraudulent Conveyance and Fraudulent Preferences

• Chapter 3. Information Concerning a Debtor's Possible Fraudulent Disposition of Property: the Examination of the Debtor and Others
• Chapter 4. The Role of the Sheriff and the Execution Creditor Respecting the Discovery and Seizure of Property Allegedly Conveyed Fraudulently
• Chapter 5. Institution of an Action 
• Chapter 6. The Meaning of 'Void' Under Traditional Voidable Transactions Statutes and Law; Illegal Transactions; and "SHAM" Trusts
• Chapter 7. Judgment: Entitlement, Effect and Relief Granted
• Chapter 8. Bonds, Judgments, Orders and Other Proceedings
• Chapter 9. The 'Conveyance' of 'Property'
• Chapter 10. The Financial Status of the Debtor
• Chapter 11. Tracing the Property and the Proceeds
• Chapter 12. Conflict of Laws

Volume 2

PART III. Fraudulent Conveyances

• Chapter 13. Persons Having Standing, or No Standing, to Impeach a Fraudulent Conveyance
• Chapter 14. Proving the Fraudulent Intent of the Debtor and the Prejudicial Effect of the Conveyance
• Chapter 15. Protected Conveyances Under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act Model
• Chapter 16. Protected Conveyances Under the Assignments and Preferences Act Model

PART IV. Fraudulent or Unjust Preferences

• Chapter 17. Introduction and History 
• Chapter 18. Persons Having Standing to Impeach an Unjust Preference 
• Chapter 19. The Elements of an Impeachable Preference Under Provincial Legislation 
• Chapter 20. Protected Statutory Preferences
• Chapter 21. Remedies Available to the Transferee After Impeachment

PART V. Bankruptcy

• Chapter 22. Bankruptcy: a Brief Introduction
• Chapter 23. Examination of Bankrupts and Others
• Chapter 24. Preferences Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 
• Chapter 25. Divesting of a Debtor's Property or Otherwise Giving a Creditor Preferential Treatment in the Event of Bankruptcy or Insolvency 
• Chapter 26. Transfer at Undervalue: an Overview
• Chapter 27. Transfer at Undervalue and the Former Settlement Provisions 
• Chapter 28. Transfer at Undervalue and the Former Reviewable Transactions 
• Chapter 29. Transfer at Undervalue: Mercado Capital Corporation v. Qureshi
• Chapter 30. The Payment of Dividends and Purchase or Redemption of Shares Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
• Chapter 31. Bankruptcy Offences and Discharge of Bankrupts
• Chapter 32. A Few Miscellaneous Matters: Remedies and Enforcement by the Trustee and Others, and the Subordination of Claims

PART VI. Other Creditors' Remedies

• Chapter 33. The Oppression Remedy and the Derivative Action 
• Chapter 34. Creditors as Beneficiaries of the Directors' Fiduciary Duty
• Chapter 35. The Payment of Dividends and the Purchase or Redemption of Shares
• Chapter 36. Injunctions,Certificates of Pending Litigation (Lis Pendens), Preservation of Property Orders, Anton Piller Orders and Receivership
• Chapter 37. Landlord's Distraint Against Fraudulently Conveyed Property 
• Chapter 38. Transactions Induced by Fraud: Ponzi Schemes
• Chapter 39. Private and Closely Held Companies: Restrictions on Share Transfers and Other Entitlements
• Chapter 40. Bulk Sales
• Chapter 41. Provincial Family Law: The Fraudulent and Other Disposition or Intended Disposition of Property

PART VII. Quebec: Paulian Action

• Chapter 42. Paulian Action (action en inopposabilité)
• Appendix A. Legislation and Related Material
• Appendix IF. Issues in Focus
• Appendix RA. Related Articles
• Appendix SLL. Selected Legal Literature
• Appendix WP. Words and Phrases
• Appendix ND. New Developments
• Table of Cases