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…
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Court of Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
June 20, 2018
Quebec appeal court rebukes trial judge over stereotypical attitudes towards sexual assault
The Quebec Court of Appeal admonished a trial judge who acquitted a father accused of incest for holding biases and stereotypes over the way a sexual…
Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
June 11, 2018
Quebec bill does not apply to Montreal police pension plan
A Quebec bill does not apply to Montreal police defined pension plan, rules Quebec Court of Appeal.…
Criminal justice Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
June 5, 2018
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…
Criminal justice Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
May 23, 2018
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…
Court of Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal White-collar crimes
May 19, 2018
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…
Class actions Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
May 19, 2018
Videotron wins a partial victory in class action suit
A Quebec telecommunications giant won a partial victory after the Quebec Court of Appeal reduced the amount of punitive damages it was ordered to pay in…
Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
May 19, 2018
Sentenced reduced after trial judge gave inadequate reasons
A 25-year old Quebecer who was sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence and 18 month’s probation after being found guilty of sexual interference had his sentenced…
Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
April 26, 2018
Potential buyer entitled to back down from purchasing a $1.3 million home, rules court
A Quebec man who backed out of a promise to purchase a $1.3 million home in Gatineau won his case after the Quebec Court of Appeal…
Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
March 20, 2018
Quebec Court of Appeal voids bylaw forcing protesters to provide itinerary to police
A City of Montreal bylaw that forced protesters to provide an itinerary to police ahead of time was struck down by the Quebec Court of Appeal after…
Criminal justice Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
February 26, 2018
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…