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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 […]

That question was answered by the Superior Court in Droit de la famille — 2260, 2022 QCCS 136, a decision of January 18, 2022. The fact that the case was a family law dispute influenced the Court’s approach. Separating parents were arguing about custody and parenting time for their three-year-old daughter. At the hearing, the […]

The Court of Appeal recently ruled on an issue that had been causing a clash of long-established principles in labour relations in Quebec: the exclusion of managers from the application of the Labour Code, and therefore, the prohibition of unionization. For the longest time, junior managers have been considered as representatives of upper management: their […]

This paper was written under a partnership with the Montreal Association of Insurance Women. In 2018, the legislature incorporated new provisions into the Civil Code of Quebec to regulate insurance in matters of divided co-ownerships. One of these is article 1075.1 CCQ, which now prevents the insurer from being subrogated into the rights of the […]

On January 24, 2022, in 9104-2523 Québec inc.c. Syndicat des copropriétaires du 5701 de Normanville, 2022 QCCA 95, the Court of Appeal of Quebec affirmed a judgment that awarded $53,452.04 to syndicates of co-owners for the damages suffered by co-owners. The appellant is the builder of five buildings with residential units and shared parking spaces […]

The Court of Appeal of Quebec has rendered a very important decision just before the holidays in Michael Bruni Transport Inc.c. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 QCCA 1979, reversing a decision of the Superior Court  (2018 QCCS 3520) and ordering the insurer to compensate its insured for the theft of its truck. This judgment […]

Only available in French Depuis 2001, les M.R.C. peuvent requérir de la Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (« CPTAQ ») qu’elle détermine dans quels cas et à quelles conditions la nouvelle utilisation à des fins résidentielles pourrait être implantée en zone agricole. Plusieurs M.R.C. ont obtenu de telles autorisations à portée collective. Cependant, les […]

On December 17, 2021, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released a decision relating to the scope of coverage of damage to equipment comprised of several parts under a commercial property insurance policy in Intact compagnie d’assurance c. 9004-9693 Québec inc., 2021 QCCA 1901. The appeal gave the Court another opportunity to deal with the […]