News and commentary about Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments
American-based title insurers do not practice law or provide legal opinions when drawing up, registering and discharging refinanced mortgages held the Quebec Court of Appeal.…
The list of private and public sector organizations that are trying to rewrite the rules and pass on risks to architects seems to be literally growing…
Canada Revenue Agency has been ordered to pay nearly $5 million in damages to two well-known Montreal businessmen after conducting a tax investigation into an offshore…
The Quebec government has been ordered to provide lifetime benefits based on the salary a 25-year old man was earning while working under the table before…
Sexual assault convictions do not, in itself, justify the dismissal of an employee because of constitutional protections against discrimination based on criminal records, held two recent…
“TD Bank’s litigation strategy seems to have been inspired by a treatise that advises banks not to explain their reasons for closing accounts because that give…
The differences are starkest at the top echelons of leadership.
But there are encouraging signs that gender pay disparities may be shrinking, according to a recent survey…
A troubled young Quebec City man who incited hate against Arabs by writing unapologetically “cruel and racist” rantings on social media hours after six people were…
The Quebec government took a gamble, and lost. Under the guise of concern for the health and safety of Quebecers, the provincial government introduced controversial legislation that…
A Quebec judge who refused to hear a quarrel between neighbours and emphatically insisted that they negotiate a settlement before adjourning without cause a hearing over…
Emboldened by the groundbreaking #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, growing numbers of women are speaking out -- and that’s making organizations skittish, more so because they are…