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Publications

October 31st, 2022

Modernization of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector: What employers need to know

Employers are subject to a number of new obligations as a result of the modernization of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the “Act”), the new provisions of which will come into force over a three-year period (from September 2022 to September 2024). Below are some of the amendments […]

Publications

October 26th, 2022

BIM: a tool for substantiating a claim

This article first appeared in French on the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec website and was written in collaboration with Geoffroy Bertrand, Eng., MBA, PMP, of FTI Consulting. The use of Building Information Modelling, commonly known as BIM, is becoming increasingly widespread in both public and private construction projects. BIM is traditionally seen as […]

Publications

October 21st, 2022

Letters of intent for the acquisition of an enterprise: their purpose and the obligations they create

This article appeared in French in the October 2022 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels published by the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec. A letter of intent is the generally recommended formal first step in transactions involving the acquisition of one or more businesses. Although the content may vary depending on what the […]

Publications

October 13th, 2022

The Court of Appeal finds that the principle of proportionality does not extend the scope of the doctrine of forum of necessity

On December 3, 2021, in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Limited c. Pohoresky,1 the Superior Court of Québec (the Honourable Suzanne Courchesne) determined that it had jurisdiction to hear a class action brought by non-residents of Québec directed, in part, against foreign defendants (the “Foreign Defendants”). According to the Superior Court, the doctrine of forum of necessity codified […]

Publications

September 23rd, 2022

Exemption from registration fees in Québec’s Enterprise Register for Ontario legal persons

As of recently, Ontario legal persons no longer have to pay the registration fees when registering in Québec’s Enterprise Register. On June 8, 2021, the National Assembly of Québec passed Bill 78, also known as An Act mainly to improve the transparency of enterprises. Key provisions of this Act that mainly aims at improving enterprise transparency […]

Workshops and conferences

September 23rd, 2022

2022 ACFI Annual Fraud Conference

The Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada (ACFI) will hold its 24th annual Fraud Conference October 3-5, 2022. A panellist at this year’s conference, our colleague and partner Danielle Ferron, Ad. E., will co-present “Breaking the Scam: Cross-Border Investigation & Recovery” on October 3rd. This panel will discuss strategies for the tracing and recovery […]