In this case, the plaintiff Maçons Patrimoniaux Inc. (the "Vendor") had sold the assets of its business to one of the defendants, a company specially created for the purposes of this sale-purchase...

On October 29, 2009, the Honorable Justice Micheline Sasseville of the Court of Quebec, in the case Valade c. Capitale (La), assurances générales inc., ordered an insurer to reimburse its insured for the cost of decontaminating the ground under the insured’s home pursuant to a homeowner’s insurance policy.

What are the limits of what can be said on social media about a candidate in an election? The question was answered in Laprise c. Simard, 2022 QCCS 1384, a recent decision by Justice Claude Bouchard...

The Civil Code of Québec provides special protection to businesses and workers in the construction industry.

Whether you have an estate plan in place or are in the process of estate planning or you have procrastinated about estate planning, you may wish to consider the pros and cons of a safe deposit box (also commonly called a safety deposit box) in your estate plan.

Certificats médicaux et projet de loi C-68 : Quelles conséquences pour les employeurs?

On June 6, 2022, the Quebec legislator enacted an Act respecting remittance of deposits of money to account co-holders who are spouses or former spouses [Act].

The National Assembly of Quebec has adopted Bill 56 entitled An Act respecting family law reform and establishing the parental union regime, which will come into force on June 30, 2025.

The highly publicized case known as Eric v. Lola reached its pinnacle on January 25, 2013.

The Superior Court recently ruled on the interpretation of an exclusion clause for damages resulting from a flood, in Gestion Michel Bernard inc. v. Promutuel Chaudière-Appalaches, Société mutuelle d'assurance générale.

Le 6 octobre 2021, le gouvernement du Québec déposait le projet de loi 103 intitulé Loi modifiant diverses dispositions législatives principalement aux fins d'allègement du fardeau administratif.

In the recent decision Weber v. Société d'assurance Beneva inc., 2024 QCCS 622, the Superior Court reiterated the principles applicable in a dispute over the application of an insurance policy and its exclusions.

On August 12, 2022, in Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd., 2022 ONSC 4690, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an application for authorization to bring a ...

« Le rédacteur des documents instrumentant une transaction a l'obligation d'informer les cocontractants de tout changement qu'il y apporte. » – c'est ainsi que l'Honorable Ian Demers

In a recent judgment, Hamann v. Matériaux de construction Oldcastle Canada inc., 2024 QCCA 1705, the Québec Court of Appeal (the "CA") confirmed a ruling of the Québec Superior Court (the "SC")...

On April 18, 2024, the Court of Appeal of Quebec (the "Court") rendered a judgment of prime importance in Promutuel Vallée du St-Laurent, société mutuelle d'assurance générale v. Noyrigat-Gleye...

When applying for senior positions that require the trust and confidence of the prospective employer what and how must senior executives disclose about the end of their previous employment?

Farber vs. Compagnie Royal Trust, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 846, requires that for a change in working conditions be considered constructive dismissal, the element changed must be "substantive".