The moving parties, two directors who were removed from the board of a company undergoing restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, sought an order expediting the hearing of their motion for leave to appeal the removal order.
The court granted the motion to expedite, finding that the fast-moving and unpredictable nature of CCAA proceedings required a generous view of urgency to provide the board with certainty regarding its composition during a critical phase of restructuring.