Cardiologist who had sex with patient ordered to pay $100,000
A cardiologist who had sexual relations with a patient was ordered by the Quebec Court of Appeal to pay $100,000 in damages to a former patient.
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Elderly sexual offender sentenced to jail
An 82-year old man who sexually abused his two daughters received a 23-month sentence after the court held that advanced age should not the only determining factor in sentencing a criminal.
Surrogacy agreements illegal in Quebec
Surrogacy agreements, unlike in the rest of Canada, are illegal in Quebec, ruled a judge.
Canada’s longest trial again in the news
Nearly 15 months after the Quebec Court of Appeal griped about the legal war of attrition that has lasted more than a decade in the case against a former accounting giant and its partners over the infamous collapse of Montreal real-estate firm Castor Holdings Inc., the highest court of the province recently dismissed yet another appeal.
Federal government overstepped its authority, says Quebec Court of Appeal
In a ruling hailed as a victory for federalism, the Quebec Court of Appeal struck down dozens of provisions of the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act it deemed to be unconstitutional because it encroached on provincial jurisdictions.
High court refuses to hear Moroccan immigration case
The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case of two Moroccans who accused the Quebec government of discrimination in its handling of immigration applications.
Quebec Court of Appeal shuns strict approach towards sex offender registration
Quebec Court of Appeal steers away from rigid interpretation of sex offender registration.
Cuckold loses bid to strike his name off child’s birth certificate
A man who discovered that he was not the biological father of a child lost his bid before the Quebec Court of Appeal to strike his name off the child’s certificate.
A Quebec judge reflecting on challenges they face
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Allan Hilton reflected on judges and lawyers grappling with the challenges emanating from Quebec’s unique cultural and linguistic make-up.
Immigration Act cannot be invoked to fight extradition
A Hungarian couple of Roma origin lost their bid to overturn an extradition order after the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act cannot be invoked to contest an extradition order.
DNA testing approved by appeal court
A police officer who obtained DNA from an unconscious patient in a hospital did not infringe the Criminal Code and the Charter, ruled the Quebec appeal court.