On July 17, 2013, the Court of Appeal issued an unprecedented judgment in Quebec in the case of Theratechnologies inc. v. 121851 Canada inc. Justice Clément Gascon, writing for the court, held, in a unanimous decision, that a judgment having authorized a class action for damages under section 225.4 of the Securities Act (Quebec) (hereinafter the "S.A.") can be appealed despite the rule laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure (Quebec) (hereinafter the "C.C.P.") to the effect that judgments autho

On July 2, 2024, the Superior Court rendered a decision in Lallier c. Société d'assurance Beneva inc.,1 ruling on an insured's claim against his insurer for an insurance benefit further to a loss...

In the past few months, several judgments have been rendered in this area, shedding a welcome light on some of the merchants’ obligations under the CPA.

As 2026 approaches, workplace regulations are shaking up the scene – and Maureen Lavery from Littler's Knowledge Management team joins Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave...

In 1977, The Seagram Company Ltd. ("Seagram") established an extended medical insurance benefits plan for management and non-unionized employees (the "Plan").

On September 9, 2011, the Quebec Superior Court allowed an application for judicial review of "Synertech Moulded Products, Division of Old Castle Building" ("Synertech") and quashed two judgments rendered by the Economic Affairs Section of the Tribunal administratif du Québec (Quebec Administrative Tribunal) (The "TAQ").

On August 11, 2023, the Court of Appeal of Quebec handed down a decision in CFG Construction inc. c. R., dismissing the appeal of the guilty verdict against an employer...

THE SCOPE OF ADDITIONAL HYPOTHECS WAS EXAMINED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 IN THE CASE OF BANQUE NATIONALE DU CANADA V. LAROUCHE.

Quebec and California will emerge as the first two Western Climate Initiative partners to create a carbon market that imposes binding targets on businesses identified as major greenhouse gas emitters.

In recent years, the job market has changed considerably, especially further to the pandemic and the impacts it has had.

On December 6, 2023, an amendment to the Act to amend the Act respecting municipal taxation and other legislative provisions ("Bill 39")was adopted during a clause-by-clause consideration...

The Supreme Court of Canada delivered its reasons today in 9354-9186 Québec inc. v Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10, after having unanimously allowed the appeals from the bench on January 9, 2020.

Pepperdine Law School Professor Richard Cupp has posted on SSRN.com an article that is forthcoming in the Florida Law Review entitled Cognitively Impaired Humans, Intelligent Animals, and Legal Personhood.

The Honourable Justice Louis-Paul Cullen of the Superior Court rendered a judgment on September 23, 2011 which dismissed a motion for authorization to exercise a class action instituted by Mr. Kerfalla Toure (hereinafter "Toure") against Brault & Martineau (hereinafter "B & M").

On August 2, 2012, the Court of Appeal handed down a major decision on professional liability insurance.

Canadian patent government fees will increase up to 36% on January 1, 2024. The main fee increases are presented in the table below.

A reminder: the guiding principles of the Charter of the French language are set out in sections 1 to 6 of Title 1 entitled "Status of the French Language".

When a bankruptcy occurs, the creditors play a central role in the administrative control of the bankrupt’s estate.

Artificial intelligence ("AI") is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the fact that this human invention can now generate its own inventions opens the door to new ways of conceptualizing...

On April 20, 2012, Justice Mongeon of the Québec Superior Court rendered an important decision in the restructuring of the White Birch Paper Company.