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Trade wars
The trade war U.S. President Donald Trump ignited has against America’s biggest trading partners is only the beginning. The European Union is next in his sights, as is Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. Everyone is scrambling to make sense of it all and trying to figure out what’s next and what to do. Here is a brief… Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley – Issue 03
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 03 takes a brief look at a Quebec Appeal Court ruling that will delight discount brokers while nettle consumers, Quebec’s latest effort to impose a nationalist culture, and decision that examines the notion of social profiling. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 02)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 02 takes a brief look at an expected increase of lawsuits and regulatory investigations, a company found guilty of using facial recognition, a challenge to the Health Insurance Act, and the Tinder rapist. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 01)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec legal developments. Here’s the first issue. It takes a brief look at the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal from the Mohawk Mothers, the cost borne by Hydro-Québec for institutional bad faith towards an Innu First Nation, a fine levied against Rio Tinto, a class… Continue reading
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Weekly recap – 20 Jan 2024
Company ordered to pay $1.5 million to settle alleged bid-rigging. Questions over digital assets linger. Smoking can be costly. Federal Court issues notice over generative AI. Continue reading
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Quebec municipal court reforms draw mixed reactions from legal community
A comprehensive legislative reform of the municipal court system recently introduced by the Quebec government has drawn mixed reactions, with the legal community applauding the initiative but equally concerned that it may undermine judicial and institutional independence of municipal courts. Continue reading
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Decision may spur authorities to hold organizations accountable for workplace deaths
A “very important” decision may spur law enforcement officials and Crown prosecutors across the country to be more aggressive and hold to account organizations and decision-makers for workplace deaths. Continue reading