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…
Crime
U.S. SEC obtains another order to freeze assets of alleged PlexCorps founder
The noose is tightening around Dominic Lacroix, a Quebec City businessman believed by Quebec’s financial watchdog and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to be behind…
Naturopath found guilty of manslaughter by Quebec Court of Appeal
In a highly unusual and exceptional decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a Westmount naturopath’s acquittal and convicted her of manslaughter in the death of…
Alleged PlexCorps founder ordered to hand bitcoins to Quebec financial watchdog
A Quebec City businessman believed by Quebec’s financial watchdog and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to be behind PlexCorps, a controversial cryptocurrency start-up accused of…
Quebec Court of Appeal comes down harder on pedophile
On December 2014 Cenan Rayo, a thirty-something Columbian native and the father of a ten-month old infant, sent an invitation on Facebook to a 12-year old…
Investment counsellor fined $2.1 million
Nearly 10 years after Quebec’s financial watchdog launched penal proceedings against an investment consultant, a Court of Quebec judge fined Denis Patry $2.1 million after being…
Montreal lawyer disbarred for 10 years for misappropriation
A Montreal lawyer disbarred for 10 years for misappropriation.…
Employer found guilty of manslaughter following fatal work accident
A general contractor has been found guilty of manslaughter after one of his employees was killed by being buried in a trench, marking the first time…
Failure to protect solicitor-client privilege leads to acquittal of alleged Mafiosi
Two alleged Montreal Mafia leaders were acquitted of gangsterism and drug trafficking charges after Quebec Superior Court excluded wiretap evidence gathered by a joint police task…
Quebec Court of Appeal provides comprehensive guidance over Jordan in two rulings
A Montreal man who was charged with killing his wife but whose case was the first Quebec murder case to be stayed following the landmark Jordan…
Errors by trial judge prompts new trial for woman convicted of killing her two daughters
A Quebec woman, who was found guilty of first degree murder of her two young daughters in 2013, will face a new trial after the Quebec…