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Young lawyers struggling with psychological distress, reveals study

More than 40 per cent of Quebec lawyers suffer from psychological distress, with young lawyers with less than 10 years of experience more prone to experiencing…

Workplace safety must take precedence over temporary impacts on freedom of religion, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal in a case involving turban-wearing Sikh truck drivers who sought an exemption from wearing helmets required by their employers. Here's the decision.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Christine Baudouin determined provisions in the existing federal and provincial assisted-dying laws that require death to be "reasonably foreseeable" are an infringement on the "life, liberty and security of the person" under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The ruling will be translated into English, I was told from a solid source. In the meantime it can can be read here.

The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that provisions of an article of the Code of Civil Procedure that set at less than $85,000 the limit to the exclusive monetary jurisdiction of the Court of Québec are unconstitutional. Paul Daly, a McGill law professor, believes that the Quebec government will likely appeal the decision, “the answer to which might have national implications." Here's the ruling.

The security and development of a 16-year old teenage girl was compromised by psychological abuse after she was forced to marry. The ruling by the Court of Quebec judge Bruno Langelier can be read here.

The doctrine of breach of an essential obligation is still valid under Quebec law, ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. A contracting party cannot invoke an exclusion of liability clause when that party has failed to fulfil a fundamental, main, or essential obligation of its contract. Here's the decision.

Call for applications: 2020 O’Brien Graduate Fellowships

Masters or Doctoral students studying in the area of human rights and legal pluralism at the Faculty of Law, McGill University are invited to apply for O’Brien Graduate Fellowships. The Fellowships for LLM (masters) students are valued at a maximum of $25,000 per annum, tenable for 1 year. For DCL (doctoral) students, the Fellowships are valued at $35,000 per annum, renewable twice (if eligibility is maintained).

The deadline for O’Brien Fellowship applications is December 15, 2019. More information can be found here.

Université de Sherbrooke seeking Dean, Faculty of Law

The Université de Sherbrooke is seeking candidates to apply for the position of dean, faculty of law, to replace Geneviève Cartier, who took on the job on an interim basis. More information can be found here.

Quebec government looking for lawyers and notaries

A slew of positions are available for those seeking to work in the Quebec public sector. The government is seeking lawyers, notaries, legal researchers, and legal technicians. More information can be found here.

Conference on climate change and legal actions

Are legal actions dealing with the environment and climate change different from other kinds, and if so, how? Do they present unique challenges? What procedural vehicles should be used? What arguments can be raised? And how should the trial be led by the judge? These are questions that a conference hosted by the Université Laval intends to address. More information can be found here.

Quebec Court of Appeal's Guide to Legal Citation

The guide aims to provide the legal community with standardized writing and reference rules. While the rules are not mandatory, the Court "invites" lawyers and litigants to use the rules when writing pleadings, briefs or memoranda they submit to the Court. It's in French only but it does have a useful bilingual lexicon. It can be downloaded here.

Handbook for lawyers on business and human rights

The International Bar Association published a Handbook for Lawyers on Business and Human Rights to provide guidance for business lawyers and their corporate clients on how to address human rights risks in corporate and commercial transactions. It can be read here.

Handbook for young lawyers

The Barreau du Quebec published a handbook for newly sworn in Lawyers. It can be downloaded here.