September 24, 2020
On September 2, 2020, the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (known in French as the “REAFIE”), as well as several other regulations, was finally adopted, thus allowing for the implementation of the new environmental authorization scheme under the Environment Quality Act (the “EQA”). It should be noted that the provisions of the REAFIE will come into force on December 31, 2020.
September 21, 2020
On June 10, 2020, the Quebec Superior Court, under the pen of Justice Nicole Tremblay, rendered judgment in the case of Khalil v. Ressources Robex Inc., in which it was called upon to rule on the investigation process and the inspector’s powers as set out in the Business Corporations Act (hereinafter the “BCA”). More specifically, the Court had to rule on a request made by the applicant, Richard Khalil, to ask additional questions of the court-appointed investigator after his investigation report had been submitted.
This decision highlights the importance of anticipating situations in which it may be necessary to ask an inspector additional questions after the inspector has submitted his or her final report.
September 18, 2020
This article originally appeared in the August-September 2020 issue of Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine.
While exclusive use clauses remain common in leases, they can no longer be drafted in the form of servitude agreements in transactions.
