Railway loses battle over liability after Quebec appeal court ruling
In a setback for the rail industry, Canadian railways will unlikely be able to strike confidential agreements to ship goods that excludes liability.
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Only two parents in Quebec, not three as elsewhere, rules Quebec Court of Appeal
A child in Quebec can legally only have two parents named in a birth certificate but that does not preclude a third person from parenting, ruled appeal court.
45-day sentence to refugees who entered into Canada illegally overturned by Quebec appeal court
The Quebec appeal court overturned a 45-day prison sentence issued against a Columbian mother and son who pleaded guilty to unlawful entry into Canada.
Telus overcharged clients who were billed early cancellation fees, rules Quebec appeal court
Telus became the third Canadian telecommunication giant ordered to pay clients who paid excessive cancellation fees.
Quebec Appeal Court provides more guidance over Mr. Big operations
The Quebec appeal court appears to have slightly broadened the kind of cases that may fall into the Mr. Big category.
Correctional officers do not have right to negotiate pension plans, rules Quebec appeal court
Correctional officers do not have right to negotiate pension plans, rules Quebec appeal court.
Quebec appeal court broadens reach of fundamental rights for legal persons
Legal persons are entitled to protection against cruel or unusual treatment or punishment within the meaning of s. 12 of the Charter, ruled the Quebec appeal court.
Quebec Court of Appeal overturns labour tribunal’s interpretation of litigation privilege
A ruling by the Quebec Administrative Labour Tribunal that held that litigation privilege does not apply before a quasi-judicial tribunal was overturned by the Quebec Court of Appeal.
Quebec Consumer Protection Act does not apply to sale of prescription drugs, rules appeal court
The Quebec Court of Appeal held that the province’s consumer protection law does not apply to the sale of prescription drugs.
Quebec appeal court rules woman wearing hijab was entitled to be heard in court
A day after Quebec premier-elect François Legault suggested he would be ready to invoke the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ban religious symbols for civil servants, the Quebec Court of Appeal court ruled that a provincial court judge erred when she denied a hearing to a woman wearing a hijab.
Quebec lawyers and notaries lose battle against title insurers
American-based title insurers do not practice law or provide legal opinions when drawing up, registering and discharging refinanced mortgages held the Quebec Court of Appeal.