In an article published on August 2, 2022, “A job for life: Not just for laughs!”, Langlois commented on a decision of the Superior Court of Quebec written by the Honourable J.S.C. Marc Saint-Pierre according to which an employee should be reinstated in his job because he had a job “for life”, despite consistent and unanimous case law that the Superior Court does not have the power to order the reinstatement of an employee in a strictly civil proceeding. However, the Quebec Court of Appeal, in a decision dated February 8, 2024, overturned the Superior Court’s decision and added a few interesting twists.

On February 15, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) published the final version of the new Regulation respecting the handling of complaints and the resolution of disputes in the financial sector (the “Regulation”). The Regulation, whose stated purpose is to enhance and standardize the fair handling of complaints across the financial sector, will come into force on July 1, 2025.

Sébastien Laprise, partner, and Jean-Benoît Pouliot, associate, both recognized experts at Langlois Lawyers on the law governing public contracts, participated in drafting the second edition of the book entitled “Contrats municipaux – Manuel sur les meilleures stratégies” (Municipal Contracts – Manual of Best Strategies).

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