As of January 1, lawyers, judges, businesses and the public are being asked to adopt a new approach to settling disputes. In the event of a dispute, lawyers must now be guided by the principles of cooperation, negotiation, and solutions adapted to the specific needs of the parties.
Several judgments have been rendered concerning the personal recourse of a subcontractor against the project owner on the grounds that the owner failed to obtain an acquittance from the general contractor before making the corresponding payment to the latter, in contravention of what the master contract generally provides.
On January 11, 2016, the Ontario Superior Court sentenced a project manager to 3½ years in prison after he was convicted of criminal negligence following the death of four workers in 2009.
With the coming into force of the new Code of Civil Procedure on January 1, 2016, some interesting changes have been made to the rules governing class actions in Quebec.
Following the adoption of Bill 581, the Commission administrative des régimes de retraite et d’assurances (CARRA) and the Régie des rentes du Québec (RRQ) have been operating as one agency, called Retraite Québec, since January 1, 2016.
It’s a Friday night in December. The employees of Party-Hearty Inc. are excited, because tonight is their company Christmas Party. Management has taken pains to organize a very special evening to show their thanks to the staff for their efforts over the last year. On tap: cocktails, dinner and dancing!