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French-language law faculties grappling with new breed of generative AI tools
A year after the emergence of a new breed of generative artificial intelligence tools were thrust into public consciousness, French-language law faculties in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are still grappling over its far-reaching potential impacts. Continue reading
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Decision may spur authorities to hold organizations accountable for workplace deaths
A “very important” decision may spur law enforcement officials and Crown prosecutors across the country to be more aggressive and hold to account organizations and decision-makers for workplace deaths. Continue reading
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Far-reaching decision addresses racial profiling in prisons
The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordered the Attorney General of Quebec and eight prison employees to pay a young black man $41,500 in moral and punitive damages in a decision deemed to be a major step forward in the recognition of racial profiling and the duty to accommodate in prisons. Continue reading
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Quebec Appeal Court seeks to avoid opening floodgates for claims against landlords, say experts
The Quebec Court of Appeal, concerned about opening the “floodgates” for claims against landlords, held that a commercial tenant could not invoke the notion of legal disturbance to stop paying their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
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Crypto-asset exchange platforms under the spotlight
The Quebec financial watchdog is clamping down on foreign crypto-asset trading platforms. Continue reading
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Easing of Quebec language law may be helpful for business, but questions remain: legal experts
New regulations aimed at blunting some of the more onerous stipulations of Bill 96, Quebec’s French language law, help take into account practical realities faced by business and organizations but are not the panacea some may think, legal experts warn. Continue reading
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Impact of lengthy imprisonment on offender family’s is a mitigating factor
Impact of lengthy imprisonment on offender family’s is a mitigating factor, deems the Quebec Appeal Court Continue reading
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Quebec family law reform prompts questions from experts
A proposed Quebec legislative reform that recognizes and regulates surrogacy, establishes new regulations on parentage, and aims to protect children born as a result of sexual assault has been commended by notaries but drawn mixed reaction from family law experts. Continue reading
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Steps need to be taken to help women lawyers be on a more equal footing: experts and report
An overhaul of the legal business paradigm coupled with more women attaining positions of power and greater transparency over remuneration are key towards helping women achieve more parity and to stem their exodus from the legal profession, urges a report and legal pundits. Continue reading
