Administration of justice

8 Jul 2022

Legal community concerned about Court of Quebec plans

The Quebec justice system, in crisis following an acute shortage of court personnel and strained labour relations that has led to walkouts and strikes, may face even more serious judicial delays if the Court of Quebec follows through with plans to have judges of the Criminal Division sit every second day as of this fall. Continue reading

Categories: Barreau du Quebec, Court of Quebec, Judiciary, Legal business, Quebec

Tags: Administration of justice
5 Jul 2022

Quebec justice system in crisis

The Quebec justice system, buckling under the weight of years of chronic underfinancing, is stricken by such a serious manpower shortage that hardly a day goes by without a trial, a preliminary inquiry or a sentence being delayed or postponed, an untenable situation that could lead to “significant harm” to the public and undermine faith… Continue reading

Categories: Barreau du Quebec, Legal business, Quebec, Quebec Superior Court

Tags: Administration of justice, underfinancing
19 Apr 2011

Quebec Auditor General report questions usage of courthouses

More than a year after the Quebec auditor general revealed that courthouses in the province are underused, the justice department is still tightlipped over what, if any, progress it has made to remedy the situation. Continue reading

Categories: Access to justice, Barreau du Quebec, Legal business, Quebec

Tags: Administration of justice, courthouses, National Assembly Committee on Public Administration, Quebec Auditor General, SIIJ
28 Mar 2011

Committee recommends a modest salary increase for Quebec judges

Days before the Quebec government enacted a contentious back-to-work legislation to end an acrimonious labour standoff with its Crown prosecutors and government lawyers, a judicial compensation committee released an inconspicuous report that will likely once again test the government’s rapport with the principle players of the legal system. Continue reading

Categories: Court of Quebec, Judiciary, Legal business, Quebec

Tags: Administration of justice, Courts of Justice Act, d’Amours report, judge’s salary, judicial compensation committee
14 Mar 2011

Following back-to-work legislation, mass exodus of Quebec Crown prosecutors is feared

Several weeks after the Quebec government enacted back-to-work legislation that compelled striking Crown prosecutors and government lawyers, two Quebec Crown prosecutors have submitted their resignation, the beginning of what some fear may prove to a mass exodus. Continue reading

Categories: Barreau du Quebec, Employment & labour law, Legal business, Quebec

Tags: Administration of justice, Association des juristes de l’État (AJE), Bill 135, Quebec crown prosecutors
26 Feb 2011

Imposed settlement leaves bitter taste

Days after the Quebec government enacted back-to-work legislation that compelled striking Crown prosecutors and government lawyers, a movement appears to be afoot to mollify the rancorous atmosphere reigning between the principle actors of the province’s justice system. Continue reading

Categories: Barreau du Quebec, Employment & labour law, Legal business, Quebec

Tags: Administration of justice, Quebec crown prosecutors
1 Feb 2009

Media restrictions in courthouses does not obstruct freedom of expression

Québec media restricted from using cameras and conducting interviews except in designated areas of the courthouse. Continue reading

Categories: Canadian Charter, Legal Practice Management, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Quebec Court of Appeal, Rulings

Tags: Access to courthouse, Administration of justice, Freedom of expression, Rules of practice