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…
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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…
Business Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
February 20, 2018
Quebec Court of Appeal harmonizes securities law with other provinces
The Quebec Court of Appeal eliminated a tactical advantage that could have emerged by launching national class actions in secondary market misrepresentation cases in the province…
Business Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
February 16, 2018
Terms of contract usurp good faith, holds Quebec Appeal Court
Former employees of an asset management firm who claimed that they were unfairly bought out just before the company was sold lost a legal battle after…
Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
February 5, 2018
Elderly pedophile to serve sentence in nursing home
An elderly man who was found guilty of two counts of gross indecency will be allowed to serve his sentence of two years less one day…
Business Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings Tax
January 26, 2018
Revenue Quebec can issue demand letters to third parties outside of the province
The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled the province’s tax authority can issue demand letters and request the disclosure of financial information from third parties outside…
Charter of Rights and Freedoms Quebec Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
January 17, 2018
French language still needs protection rules Quebec appeal court
A bid to overturn Quebec’s sign law by a group of anglophone merchants suffered yet another setback after the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld two lower…
Crime Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
December 14, 2017
Errors by trial judge prompts new trial for woman convicted of killing her two daughters
A Quebec woman, who was found guilty of first degree murder of her two young daughters in 2013, will face a new trial after the Quebec…
Civil Code of Quebec Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
November 20, 2017
University can recoup pension monies
Carleton University won the right to reclaim nearly $500,000 in pension benefits made to a former political science professor who was missing for years before his…
Business Civil Code of Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
October 23, 2017
Appeal court overturns $5.6 million award
A lower court ruling that awarded $5.6 million to a vessel fleet operator was overturned by the Quebec Court of Appeal after it held that the…
Crime Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings
September 6, 2017
New murder trial ordered following judge’s inadequate instructions
The Quebec Court of Appeal ordered a new trial of a man convicted of killing three people because the trial judge provided inadequate instructions to the…