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April 26th, 2023

Litigation and the risks of media coverage

All large manufacturers know that trademark protection means navigating a minefield of issues. Receiving protection in your local market is no guarantee of protection in neighbouring countries. Every jurisdiction has its nuances, including the prior rights of small local businesses. A frequent blind spot when designing strategies to best protect a company’s flagship marks is […]

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April 18th, 2023

The policyholder’s life insurance positive reporting obligation

This article appeared in the Winter 2023 issue of the Montréal Association of Insurance Women (MAIW) newsletter. The authors comment on the decision in Croteau (succession De Roy) v. TD Compagnie d’assurance-vie, and the recent Superior Court decision in Kabeya v. Compagnie d’assurance-vie RBC, both of which addressed the principles of misrepresentation analysis in life […]

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April 17th, 2023

Child labour in Quebec: The dawn of a new legal era

On March 28, a few months after receiving the latest opinion from the Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d'œuvre (CCTM) on child labour in Quebec, the Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet, introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of child labour, which aims to reform the current legislation governing child labour in […]

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April 6th, 2023

Trademark owners: Get ready for the changes to the Charter of the French language

Amendments to the Charter of the French language (the “Charter”) slated to come into force on June 1, 2025 will have major repercussions on trademark owners doing business in Quebec. The Charter requires all product labelling and commercial signs in Quebec to be in French, other than certain exceptions for trademarks. Those requirements will be […]

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April 6th, 2023

Crown immunity for the enactment of legislation later declared unconstitutional before the Supreme Court of Canada

Introduction On April 21, 2022, the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick rendered its decision in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Power1 as it pertains to the limits to Crown immunity in the context of a claim for damages for the enactment of legislation later declared unconstitutional. In the decision under appeal, […]

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March 27th, 2023

How the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, has affected businesses and what’s in store for employers

June 1, 2023, will mark the first anniversary of An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (the “Official and Common Language Act”), better known as Bill 96. On that date, new provisions amending the Charter of the French language (the “Charter”) will come into force, resulting in new requirements for employers operating […]