Can a patent be infringed even if the patented product is not manufactured, assembled, or even used?

Various statutes impose obligations on employers to take the necessary measures to protect the health and safety of workers, including An Act respecting Occupational health and safety (R.S.Q., c. S-2.1) (hereinafter referred to as the "AROHS").

On June 14, 2024, the Superior Court of Québec issued a decision 1 interpreting section 938.1.2.2 of the Municipal Code of Québec, which came into force in 2019.

On July 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") rendered a judgment that sheds new light on the shareholder nomination process for electing the directors of a business corporation. In fact, the Court confirmed that a corporation’s policy, which aimed to impose an advance nomination process at a shareholders’ meeting, was reasonable and did not infringe shareholder rights with respect to electing the directors of a corporation.

The 2011 federal budget, which was tabled June 6, 2011 (after the defeated March 23, 2011 budget), proposed various broad anti-avoidance tax measures.

For a start-up enterprise or an enterprise planning for a growth phase.

On August 6, 2013, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered a very interesting decision in the case of "Anglo Pacific Group plc v. Ernst & Young Inc., 9261-0690 Québec Inc., Northern Star Mining Corp. and Jake Resources Inc."

The planning of a construction project or start-up of an industrial activity requires prior verification of a number of matters.

The claims of the BSA | the Software Alliance against Quebec and Canadian businesses seem to be increasingly frequent.

Workplace Christmas parties are just around the corner. While such celebrations are a great opportunity to strengthen team spirit and acknowledge...

Questions concerning the legality of the call for tenders process are regularly sub¬mitted to the courts.

On August 30, 2011, Hart Stores Inc./Magasins Hart inc. (hereinafter "Hart"), filed for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.

On December 17, 2012, the Quebec Superior Court upheld a decision of the Commission des lésions professionnelles which could have far reaching consequences.

The "Integrity in Public Contracts Act", also referred to as Bill 1, has been assented to on December 7, 2012 after an expedited review process of barely three months.

The Superior Court authorized a class action against an insurer who had unilaterally modified the waiver of premiums clause in a group insurance contract in 2001.

In a recent decision by the Court of Appeal of Québec, the Honourable Jacques Chamberland, J.C.A. reviewed the application of exclusion clauses contained in a home insurance policy in the context of criminal activities.

The judgment rendered in the case of "BOULANGERIE ST-MÉTHODE INC. v. BOULANGERIE CANADA BREAD LTÉE, 2012 QCCS 83", rendered on January 19, 2012, is a good illustration of the importance of creating new marks that really differ from the marks already being used in the market.

In January the Supreme Court ruled on the factors to be examined in determining the validity of a municipal bylaw.

Following the important judgment rendered by the Court of Appeal on August 2, 2012 , the Court has ruled once again, on September 27, 2012 , on the exclusions for gross fault with respect to professional liability insurance.

In January 2012, the Electronic Commerce Committee of the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators released an issue paper entitled "Electronic Commerce in Insurance Products".