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Only available in French Il est connu que les municipalités bénéficient de la dualité domaniale. En ce sens, les biens de la municipalité font partie soit de son domaine privé ou soit de son domaine public. La distinction est importante puisque les biens de la municipalité affectés à l’utilité publique font partie de son domaine […]

On March 28, RSS obtained a favourable decision on behalf of its client in Kabeya c. Compagnie d’assurance-vie RBC [RBC], 2022 QCCS 1035. In this decision, the Court concluded that a life insurance policy was null and void due to a false declaration by the insured regarding his Canadian citizenship status. The Court also considered […]

The Honourable Steve J. Reimnitz of the Superior Court recently revisited the rules regarding fraud and the warranty for latent defects in the case of St-Pierre c. Benoit, 2021 QCCS 5491. The Facts In 2015, the plaintiffs purchased a property from the defendant built by the latter in 1993–1994. This contract was concluded following the […]

On March 2, 2022, the Hon. Lukasz Granosik of the Superior Court dismissed a subrogation claim by Sécurité Nationale compagnie d’assurance based on the absence of legal and conventional subrogation: Sécurité Nationale compagnie d’assurance c. Bel Bro inc., 2022 QCCS 723. The Context The plaintiff, Sécurité Nationale, an insurer, was suing a general contractor for […]

After missing the net on his first attempt, the Minister of Finance has scored a goal with his second effort at drafting regulations identifying liability insurance contracts that are exempt from Quebec’s public order “defence in addition to limits” requirement. Overview On May 5, 2022, a revised, long-overdue regulation [Regulation][1] will come into force that […]

This text is only available in French. En février dernier, la Commission municipale du Québec a rendu une décision concernant des manquements déontologiques reprochés à une conseillère municipale qui est aussi directrice de la seule quincaillerie implantée sur le territoire de la Ville: (Re) Demande d’enquête en éthique et déontologie concernant l’élue Cindy Vignola, 2022 […]

On April 13, 2022, in Globe technologie inc. c. Rochette, 2022 QCCA 524, the Court of Appeal confirmed a judgment obtained by RSS before the Court of Quebec dismissing an action at the preliminary stage based on the notion of res judicata. The Court of Appeal maintained the position defended by RSS and concluded that […]

On March 10, 2022, the Honourable Bernard Jolin of the Superior Court rendered a judgment dismissing three Wellington applications filed by Hydro-Québec against Lloyd’s Underwriters [Lloyd’s]: Perrotta c. Hydro-Québec, 2022 QCCS 1125. Context and Hydro-Québec’s Arguments In 2014, Hydro-Québec had retained the services of Transelec Common inc. [TCI] as a general contractor to perform certain […]

Only available in French En matière pénale, la majorité des tribunaux suivaient la jurisprudence dominante à l’effet que lorsqu’un avis d’infraction était émis contre un contrevenant lui demandant de régulariser une situation dans le délai imparti à l’avis, il ne pouvait, règle générale, y avoir de constat d’infraction d’émis pour le motif qu’un délai était […]

On January 12, 2022, in Crooks c. Nguyen, 2022 QCCS 55, the Superior Court awarded a $115,000 reduction of the purchase price and granted $14,600 in moral damages to the buyers of a house affected by several defects. This case reminds us of several important points on the seller’s warranty of quality. The claim relates […]