Rulings
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 02)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 02 takes a brief look at an expected increase of lawsuits and regulatory investigations, a company found guilty of using facial recognition, a challenge to the Health Insurance Act, and the Tinder rapist. Continue reading
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Quebec appeals ruling that held taxi permit holders were victims of disguised expropriation
A ruling that ordered Quebec to pay more than $143 million, plus interest, to compensate thousands of former taxi permit holders has been appealed both by the provincial government and class members. Continue reading
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Top legal cases in 2024
A retrospective look at some of the most significant judicial rulings in 2024. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 01)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec legal developments. Here’s the first issue. It takes a brief look at the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal from the Mohawk Mothers, the cost borne by Hydro-Québec for institutional bad faith towards an Innu First Nation, a fine levied against Rio Tinto, a class… Continue reading
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Method used to conduct pay equity audit is invalid, rules Labour Tribunal
A method used to estimate wage differentials during pay equity evaluations cannot be validly used as it contravenes the Quebec Pay Equity Act, ruled the Administrative Labour Tribunal in a decision widely expected by labour lawyers to have a significant impact on estimating and assessing public sector pay equity. Continue reading
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Insurance suicide exclusion null and void, rules Quebec Appeal Court
Insurers must clearly indicate exclusions or clauses, particularly clauses dealing with suicide, that reduce coverage under an appropriate heading or risk having the exclusion clause declared null and void, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. Continue reading
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Class actions over COVID-19 certified against Google and Facebook
Two separate but related class actions were recently certified by Quebec Superior Court against tech behemoths Google and Meta for allegedly breaching Quebecers’ freedom of expression by censoring or making content directly or indirectly related to COVID-19 unaccessible. Continue reading
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Soccer club did not discriminate by refusing to integrate girls into a boys’ team
A Montreal soccer club did not discriminate by refusing to integrate two girls into a boys’ team, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. Continue reading
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Notwithstanding clause centre stage in Quebec Appeal Court ruling over controversial secularism law
The Quebec Court of Appeal, handcuffed by the provincial government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, upheld a controversial secularism law that bans religious symbols from being worn by government employees, in a decision lauded by legal observers who endorse the so-called “parliamentary sovereignty clause” while bemoaned by others who deem it to be a “major… Continue reading