In recent years, there has been growing interest in the legal dimensions of social enterprises. Several publications have offered broad international comparisons of the legal frameworks governing social enterprises. These include Dana Brakman Reiser et al, eds. Social Enterprise Law: A Multijurisdictional Comparative Review (2023), and Henry Peter et al, eds. The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law (2023). These books primarily comprise jurisdiction-specific chapters authored by individual researchers.

Originating from Professor Torrie’s doctoral dissertation, this monograph presents a thorough and comprehensive inquiry into the genesis and transformation of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”), the premier bankruptcy law in Canada. Its central research questions are twofold. Firstly, what accounts for the historical ascendancy of the CCAAfrom its initial modest to its contemporary status as representing the major corporate restructuring regime in Canada? Secondly, how might this historical account of the CCAA contribute to broader understandings of corporate bankruptcy law and cycles of legal change at large?

Can lawyers drive business success instead of just managing risk? Robert C Bird’s answer to this central question, as developed over decades of work culminating in Legal Knowledge in Organizations, is a resounding “yes”. As the first systematic treatment of legal strategy as a source of sustainable competitive advantage, the book shows lawyers and organisations how to turn legal services and departments from cost centres into value creators.