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Workshops and conferences

October 5th, 2023

Langlois tops the bill at upcoming Barreau du Québec forum

Langlois Lawyers is proud to announce that Sean Griffin, head of the firm's litigation practice, will chair the upcoming Forum on the recent developments in securities litigation (Colloque sur les développements récents en litige de valeurs mobilières) organized by the Barreau du Québec in Montréal, on October 19. Sean will be joined by fellow partner […]

Publications

September 18th, 2023

Public infrastructure surveillance: Who Watches the Watchmen?

The issues surrounding the collection and use of data via a surveillance system are becoming increasingly complex from a managerial, operational and legal perspective, particularly: when the data collected includes personal information about employees or the public; when advanced technology is used without sufficient understanding and oversight. In today’s global context (terrorism, cyberterrorism, war, espionage, […]

Publications

September 12th, 2023

Ethics in artificial intelligence: Discriminatory biases

Introduction With the rapid advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”), the call for an ethical framework for AI is growing louder. But what exactly does that entail? “Derived from the Greek word ‘ethos,’ which means ‘way of living,’ ethics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with human conduct, more specifically the behaviour of individuals […]

Publications

August 18th, 2023

Comment on the Proposition de Fuoco decision – The criteria for a provable claim and the debt resulting from the legal warranty of quality

This is the English version of an article published in La référence on August 8, 2023 under number EYB2023REP3653. INTRODUCTION Despite abundant case law on latent defects and what constitutes a provable claim, Quebec courts have rarely been called upon to decide an issue involving both concepts. What is the outcome where a sale […]

Publications

August 18th, 2023

Teachers’ right to privacy: a decision of interest is expected from the Supreme Court of Canada

On June 21, 2022, the Court of Appeal for Ontario rendered a decision1 concerning the extent of employees’ reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace. The Court of Appeal decided inter alia that the protection against unreasonable search or seizure under section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) applies to employees […]

Publications

July 21st, 2023

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) launches its first investigations

On July 11, 2023, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) announced the initiation of two investigations into allegations of forced labour in the supply chains and operations of two Canadian companies. The CORE has decided to investigate complaints against Nike Canada Corporation and Dynasty Gold Corporation involving alleged relationships with Chinese companies that committed […]