Category: Quebec Superior Court

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.

Slapshot costs mom $44,000

A mother has been ordered to pay $44,000 in damages after his 15-year old son slapped a puck that accidently struck a nine-year old boy in the face.

Suicide not a workplace injury, rules tribunal

Tribunal rules that cop’s suicide is not a workplace injury.

Alimony rights for common-law spouses at stake in wealthy couple’s battle

Financial duties of common-law partners in Quebec lie at the heart of a battle between a wealthy couple.