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Publications

May 27th, 2021

Amendments to the Charter of the French Language: have you registered your commercial signage?

On May 13, the Government of Quebec unveiled its proposed reform of the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), also known as Bill 101. This reform covers many spheres of society and the area of trademarks is no exception. Indeed, the bill entitled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec […]

Publications

May 27th, 2021

Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec (“Bill 96”) and professional bodies

On May 13, 2021, the Minister of Justice and Minister Responsible for the French Language, Simon Jolin-Barrette, tabled Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec (“Bill 96”). The purpose of this bill is to affirm that the only official language of Quebec is French and that French is the […]

Publications

May 26th, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on notice periods awarded by civil courts

Since the beginning of the health crisis in March 2020, workplaces have undergone many changes in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Government restrictions and the pausing of Quebec society have forced many companies to reassess and adjust their needs in order to cope with this new reality. In these circumstances, many companies […]

Publications

May 19th, 2021

Does settlement privilege apply when settling a dispute with a public body?

Until very recently, the answer to this question would have had to be no. A trend in the case law of the Commission d’accès à l’information (“CAI”) suggested that settlement privilege did not offer any protection when an access to information request was made of a public body. In these decisions, the CAI refused to […]

Workshops and conferences

May 17th, 2021

Climate change and the Board’s responsibilities ?

On May 26th, lawyer, partner and mediator Christiane Brizard and public business and business lawyer Guillaume François Larouche will present a webinar to the Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ). The presentation will look into the risks of climate change and how these should be addressed by a board of directors. This webinar will […]

Publications

April 21st, 2021

It’s the end of the work as we know it (and I feel fine)–or the importance of the concept of completion

The completion of the work, the correction of deficiencies and non-conformities, the handing over of the end-of-work documents and the taking possession of the work represent an important stage of a construction project. However, understanding the legal effects of the completion of the work and adopting effective contractual practices to that sense are often misunderstood […]