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November 7th, 2013

Another Victory in the Supreme Court

On January 29, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal of Québec rendered in favour of Langlois Kronström Desjardin’s clients, Glenn Mullan and Bruce Durham, two directors of Canadian Royalties Inc.
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November 6th, 2013

Important Victory in the Canadian Royalties Case

Langlois Kronström Desjardins acted as lead counsel in a major commercial dispute between two mining companies (Canadian Royalties et Nearctic Nickel Mines) involving the vesting of ownership in a mining property under to the terms of an option-joint venture agreement. The final decision of the arbitrator canvasses complex factual and legal issues related to mining project finance and option-joint venture agreements in common use in the mining industry and, as such, constitutes one of the few global precedents on the subject.
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October 25th, 2013

Langlois Wins an Important Appellate Case

Langlois Kronström Desjardins secured an important appellate court victory for a mining company located in the area of the Plan Nord in a case dealing with the autonomy and limits of commercial arbitration in the Province of Quebec. In the process, the Québec Court of Appeal rendered a leading decision confirming that private arbitration tribunals have the power and jurisdiction to interpret and enforce commercial agreements through orders of specific performance
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