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ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 2026

Fasken's 2025 Insolvency Insights

While 2025 saw a decrease in business insolvency filings as compared to 2024, there was no shortage of interesting legal developments and creditor-driven filings continue to be utilized.

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Case Trends

While 2025 saw a decrease in business insolvency filings as compared to 2024, there was no shortage of interesting legal developments and creditor-driven filings continue to be utilized. Creditors are increasingly driving proceedings, and are not waiting for debtors to act. Complex business insolvencies also continued to drive developments in a variety of different insolvency law topics, including directors' and officers' liability and releases, reviewable transactions, and approval and vesting orders (including reverse vesting orders). A summary of these cases, as well as other noteworthy insolvency cases identified by Fasken's National Insolvency & Restructuring Group, is below.

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