Quebec Court of Appeal
-
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
Categories: Class actions, Court of Quebec, Legislation, News, Quebec, Quebec Court of Appeal, Quebec Superior Court -
Quebec appeals ruling that held taxi permit holders were victims of disguised expropriation
A ruling that ordered Quebec to pay more than $143 million, plus interest, to compensate thousands of former taxi permit holders has been appealed both by the provincial government and class members. Continue reading
-
Top legal cases in 2024
A retrospective look at some of the most significant judicial rulings in 2024. Continue reading
Tags: rulings -
Supreme Court will hear Quebec’s challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
The nation’s highest court agreed to hear a challenge from the Quebec government that granted asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. Continue reading
-
Insurance suicide exclusion null and void, rules Quebec Appeal Court
Insurers must clearly indicate exclusions or clauses, particularly clauses dealing with suicide, that reduce coverage under an appropriate heading or risk having the exclusion clause declared null and void, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. Continue reading
-
Soccer club did not discriminate by refusing to integrate girls into a boys’ team
A Montreal soccer club did not discriminate by refusing to integrate two girls into a boys’ team, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. Continue reading
-
Notwithstanding clause centre stage in Quebec Appeal Court ruling over controversial secularism law
The Quebec Court of Appeal, handcuffed by the provincial government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, upheld a controversial secularism law that bans religious symbols from being worn by government employees, in a decision lauded by legal observers who endorse the so-called “parliamentary sovereignty clause” while bemoaned by others who deem it to be a “major… Continue reading
-
Controversy erupts after Quebec Appeal Court grants asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare
Asylum seekers in Quebec, after waging a long legal battle, can now have access to subsidized daycare after the Quebec Court of Appeal found that a provincial policy was discriminatory in a decision hailed by legal experts but mired in political controversy. Continue reading
-
Strip search not discriminatory, rules Quebec Appeal Court
A Quebec Human Rights Tribunal that found that a prisoner had been discriminated against during a strip search because he had been viewed by a correctional services officer of the opposite sex was overturned by the Quebec Court of Appealed a Human Rights Tribunal decision. Continue reading