In a unanimous decision rendered on December 4, 2018, the Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal filed by the municipality of Dollard-des-Ormeaux of a judgment rendered by Superior Court Justice Pepita G. Capriolo on July 19, 2016.

A contract of enterprise or a contract for services is an agreement whereby a contractor or service provider undertakes to perform physical or intellectual work or to provide one or more services...

All professionals know that when they renew their accreditation with their professional order, they must carefully complete the annual declaration form specifically prepared by that order.

Un courant mondial préconisant une plus grande transparence du monde des affaires suscite au Canada la mise en œuvre de réformes du cadre réglementaire.

Le 1er décembre 2022 entraient en vigueur les nouvelles dispositions du Code canadien du travail (le « Code »), accordant dix journées de congé de maladie payé pour les travailleurs...

In Quebec there are two evolving and parallel legal regimes for the awarding of public contracts. One pertains to government-sector "public bodies" within the meaning of the Act...

A study published in 2015 revealed that 44% of the time spent by employees on the internet is for personal reasons, which represents 50 minutes per day per employee.

The federal government announced that effective February 1, 2024, employees of federal Crown corporations (but not public service employees)...

On November 5, 2018 the Quebec Superior Court decided that the exclusion of management personnel from the Labour Code pursuant to section 1(l)1o thereof does not unduly infringe the freedom of association guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

A decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal recognizing an employment injury that occurred in the course of remote work recently made headlines because of the particular nature...

This decision forms part of a legal controversy that the Court of Appeal will have to resolve in the near future.

Insurers should therefore make a careful analysis of the circumstances of a loss before paying out any indemnity to the insured or instituting a subrogatory action against the party allegedly responsible...

On September 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") rendered its decision in Rogers Communications Inc. v Voltage Pictures, LLC.1 In sum ...

Proposed class actions dismissed at the authorization stage resulting from the plaintiff's lack of a cause of action or its incapacity to represent the class rarely remain unattended...

In Union Carbide Canada Inc. v. Bombardier Inc., the Supreme Court of Canada struck a delicate balance between two key elements of mediation.

The case involved the sending by the Minister of National Revenue of requirements to notaries to provide documents or information concerning their clients to the Minister for tax collection or audit purposes.

Le 1er février 2023, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé le projet de loi no 8, Loi visant à améliorer l'efficacité et l'accessibilité de la justice, notamment en favorisant la médiation...

Many businesses in Quebec are currently feeling a series of shocks as a result of the emergency measures implemented by governments to counter the spread of the coronavirus.

On August 9, 2016, the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers formerly known as the BDRVM, rendered a two-part decision, the second part of which involved what is known as "spring loading"...

You are a director of a private corporation, and one of the shareholders has asked you to provide him with the minutes of the last meeting of the board of directors. Are you legally obliged to provide this document to him?