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Quebec lawyers and notaries lose battle against title insurers
American-based title insurers do not practise law or provide legal opinions when drawing up, registering and discharging refinanced mortgages, the Quebec Court of Appeal held in a legal battle that pitted the insurers against the governing bodies of the Quebec legal and notary professions. Continue reading
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Quebec notaries and lawyers lose legal battle against title insurers
The governing bodies of the Quebec legal and notary professions lost a suit against American-based insurers after Quebec Superior Court held that they did not overstep their bounds in preparing, registering and discharging mortgages on real estate. In an eagerly-awaited decision that highlights the growing impact of technology on the legal profession, Justice Chantal Chatelaine… Continue reading
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