ARTICLE · 25 AUGUST 2017

Evidence Of An Electronic Contract Requires At The Least A Demonstration Of Its Integrity

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The Superior Court of Québec recently ruled on the level of evidence required to prove the existence of an electronic contract.

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François Larose

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The Superior Court of Québec recently ruled on the level of evidence required to prove the existence of an electronic contract.

The plaintiff, M. Aymane Tabet, worked as a stock broker for Golden Market Management (« GMM »), whose office neighbor was defendant, Equityfeed Corporation (« Equityfeed »). He alleged having concluded an agreement with Equityfeed whereby he would build a software in exchange of significant revenues, and claimed from Equityfeed and its CEO, M. Stephan Touizer, damages exceeding $700,000, including punitive damages.

Equityfeed had been mandated by GMM to create a software, entitled the NewsTrader, for use by GMM. The software was created in April 2010 and the plaintiff was one of the users.

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Evidence Of An Electronic Contract Requires At The Least A Demonstration Of Its Integrity

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