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ARTICLE · 26 JUNE 2025

Client insolvable : 8 gestes clés à poser pour limiter les pertes

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Présentement, les entreprises font face à un risque grandissant : celui de voir un client important devenir insolvable ou se...

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Présentement, les entreprises font face à un risque grandissant : celui de voir un client important devenir insolvable ou se placer sous la protection de la loi. Que ce soit en vertu de la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité (LFI) ou de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (LACC), les conséquences pour vos opérations et votre trésorerie peuvent être majeures.

Voici une série de gestes concrets et immédiats que vous devriez envisager si vous apprenez que l'un de vos clients est en difficulté financière ou qu'il s'est placé sous la protection de la loi. L'un des premiers gestes à poser consiste à identifier le processus de protection mis en place par votre client, accéder aux documents disponibles ainsi qu'à toute ordonnance rendue par la Cour.

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