All posts filed under: Quebec

Insider trading ruling highlights differences between Quebec and the rest of Canada

Published by Luis Millán

A  ruling that dismissed allegations that a former chief executive officer improperly profited from inside trading nearly a decade ago provides guidance over allegations of insider trading, clarifies insider trading rules applicable to corporate officers, and sheds light on the meaning of privileged information under the Quebec Securities Act .

Man ordered to pay $39,000 for illicitly filming sexual escapades

Published by Luis Millán

A Quebecer who filmed and took pictures of sexual escapades with a 20-year old woman and then distributed it on the Internet was ordered to pay $39,000 in damages. In a brief four-page ruling, Quebec Superior Court Judge Sylviane Borenstein held that the man breached her fundamental rights by intentionally and illicitly invading her privacy, and that his conduct cannot be tolerated or trivialized by the courts. “The actions were ignoble and the Court expresses its indignation over these actions. One can understand that the woman, who is only 20 years old, feels betrayed and humiliated,” said Justice Borenstein in J.G. c. M.B., 2009 QCCS 2765 The Court issued a publication order that forbids media from identifying the parties in order not to aggravate the harm she has suffered. Judge Borenstein barred the man from communicating, distributing, publishing, reproducing, or transmitting pictures, e-mails or videos of the filmed events as well as prohibited him from reaching her in any way. Further, the Court prohibited him from having in his possession photographs and videos of the …

Quebec Crown Prosecutors overworked and underpaid, says Association

Published by Luis Millán

Exasperated that ongoing discussions with the Quebec government to improve working conditions have led to little progress, the Quebec Association of Crown Prosecutors has publicly taken to task the provincial government for the second time in three months. The association is calling on the provincial government to hire another 220 crown prosecutors in order to halt an exodus of experienced lawyers resigning from their jobs to accept higher-paying positions. Over the past year, seven crown prosecutors quit their jobs at the Montreal courthouse, three of whom became Alberta provincial prosecutors where salaries are 40 per cent higher, says Association president Christian Leblanc. “We cannot do the work with 430 prosecutors,” said Leblanc, a provincial crown prosecutor for the past 13 years. “We need at least 650 prosecutors in order to be able to adequately prepare our cases, meet with victims and witnesses, and read the jurisprudence. What we are denouncing, above all, is the workload. There is no doubt that it is having a negative impact on the quality of service we are able to …