A recent judgment of the Québec Court of Appeal reiterated that even if an employer is going through unexpected economic hardship and must terminate an employee, the employer must still give him notice under Article 2091 of the Civil Code of Québec.

In January 2012, the Québec Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from a Superior Court decision awarding damages against a website owner for defamatory content on its website.

The Superior Court of Québec recently rendered a decision that has a direct impact on the use of social media applications to which both adults and children are growing more accustomed.

The Quebec Superior Court recently ruled, in Teolis et Clinique Podiatrique de l'Est inc. c. Iacono, Lloyd's et American Home, that two professional liability carriers insuring a financial planner were not obliged to compensate a claim made by the client of the financial planner.

Article 1375 of the C.C.Q. states that parties must generally interact in good faith. Under Québec law, the duty to act in good faith is implicit in every contract and is defined as the absence of malicious intent in a prudent and diligent contracting party.

In the recent case of Bridor inc. c. 90784497 Québec inc., 2022 QCCS 2496, the Superior Court ruled on the fundamental distinctions between a Builder's Risk policy and a liability insurance policy.

Can an employer rely on an individual's previous discharge for chronic absenteeism related to alcoholism, judged by an arbitrator to have been for cause, to deny him/her subsequent consideration for rehire into another position, even in the face of apparent sobriety and "rehabilitation"?

On October 29, 2009, the Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in Hôtel Fairmount Inc. Société en commandite Manoir Richelieu vs. Schecter dealing with the duty to defend.

In Mitchell c. Procureur général du Québec, 2022 QCCS 2983, Madam Justice Chantal Corriveau of the Superior Court has just suspended the coming into force of sections 9 and 208.6...

You may recall our newsletter of July 17, 2023, summarizing a judgment concerning the important burden placed on a manufacturer by the Civil Code of Québec (C.C.Q.).

When it comes to prescription, it is often difficult to determine a starting point and a precise calculation...

The Act mainly to reduce the administrative burden of physicians ("Bill 29") was passed on October 8, 2024. These provisions amend the Act respecting labour standards (the "ALS")

In the decision Bertico Inc. et al v. Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd. (2012 QCCS 2809), the Superior Court of Quebec emphasized some of the consequences that might be faced by a franchisor which let its brand "slide" or failed to protect and enhance it.

In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal reiterates that the obligation of a buyer to give a notice of the defect to the vendor in virtue of Article 1739 C.c.Q., is an essential condition to the success of a legal action instituted based on the warranty of quality

While looking for a home, you fall for a century-old residence: what should you do? Make sure you carry out certain verifications before closing the sale. Although the legal warranty of quality...

As of September 22, 2024, the last chapter of a significant shift in data privacy will unfold in Quebec. The right to data portability takes effect under the newly amended Quebec Act...

The American doctrine of "employment at will" exists nowhere in Canada!

On March 10, 2022, the Honourable Bernard Jolin of the Superior Court rendered a judgment dismissing three Wellington applications filed by Hydro-Québec against Lloyd's Underwriters...

In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal reviews and confirms the Superior Court's decision in Paul-Hus v. Sun Life Assurance Company, which was commented...

Among the first questions that a client tends to ask his attorney prior to instituting legal proceedings for the enforcement of a contract or a contractual right is: Who is going to pay my legal fees?