On March 15, 2020, the Chief Justice of Quebec and the Minister of Justice issued Order 2020-4251 pursuant to Section 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure, following the declaration of a health emergency on March 13, 2020 ...

The Québec Court of Appeal examines the stringent requirements for piercing the corporate veil under article 317 of the Civil Code of Québec, analyzing when complete shareholder control alone proves insufficient to disregard corporate personality. Through comparative analysis of recent jurisprudence, the decision clarifies the exceptional circumstances required to hold shareholders personally liable for corporate obligations.

An international movement pushing for greater transparency in the corporate world has sparked reform initiatives across Canada. In this context, the Quebec government introduced a bill in December 2020...

Clients often ask us to review the clauses in their sale contracts or various standard-form contracts that stipulate late-payment penalties.

In its decision in Quigley v. Placements Banque Nationale Inc. et al. rendered on January 15, 2018, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a judgment by Quebec Superior Court Justice Louis Gouin...

On July 4, 2025, in Boudreau v. Dallaire, the Québec Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision of the Superior Court, upholding a seizure before judgment of two properties.

Nearly seven years ago, the federal government's Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 introduced new provisions to the Canada Labour Code (the "Code") applicable to federally regulated employers...

In its decision in Association professionnelle des ingénieurs du Gouvernement du Québec v. Procureure générale du Québec1 rendered on July 4, 2019, the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a judgment of the Superior Court...

Despite the best intentions, it is not always possible to accommodate the religious practices of workers.

While Election Day is behind us, the work of the Commissioner of Canada Elections, who is responsible for ensuring that the Canada Elections Act is complied with and enforced, is ongoing.

In its decision in Arrangement relatif à Métaux Kitco inc. 2017 QCCA 268, rendered on February 20th, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a Quebec Superior Court decision prohibiting Revenu Québec...

Following the official signing of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires...

On February 28, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Quebec Court of Appeal's decision solidarily ordering a lawyer ...

In its decision in Kalogerakis v.Commission scolaire des Patriotes rendered on May 21, 2014, the Court of Québec dealt with the appeal of two decisions from the Québec's Access to Information Commission dismissing requests for disclosure of the amount of professional fees billed by lawyers retained by public entities, on the ground that the information was protected by solicitor-client privilege.

Bill 96, now officially An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec ("Bill 96"), was presented as a major reform of the Charter of the French Language2 (the "Charter").

Construction professionals are often asked by the project owner for their analysis of a claim made by the general contractor at the end of the project.

Therefore, such equipment would be subject to taxation as part of the building.

Essentially, having already received $300,000 on an $800,000 contract, the subcontractor demanded payment of a sum of approximately $40,000.

The courts have stressed this many times: in order to proceed against a surety, the creditor must have respected the conditions of the suretyship contract.

On June 7, in response to broad-based concerns of various stakeholders, the entry into force of Sections 47 to 51 and 55 of CASL relating to the private right of action was suspended...