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Workshops and conferences

November 9th, 2020

Langlois Lawyers and Québec International join forces to broach access to Québec’s public procurement contracts with European investors

On November 26, Langlois Lawyers Sébastien Laprise, Jean-Benoît Pouliot and Guillaume François Larouche will join Québec International to present a webinar. The conference will showcase the City of Québec’s business and economic environment, as well as provincial public procurement potential. Ms Michèle Boisvert, Québec’s Delegate General in Paris will deliver the welcome and opening remarks. […]

Publications

November 5th, 2020

Introduction of Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime: Major changes expected

On October 27, 2020, Quebec’s Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, Jean Boulet, introduced Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (“Bill 59”). The main purpose of this bill, which has been awaited by stakeholders in the field for several years, is to modernize the occupational health and safety […]

Workshops and conferences

November 2nd, 2020

Charles Lapointe will take part in a case law review in bankruptcy and insolvency

This conference is only available in French. For further details, click here.

Publications

November 2nd, 2020

Class actions: Supreme Court of Canada upholds the status quo over authorization criteria in Quebec

On October 30, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin1 (the “Asselin decision”). Ever since leave to appeal was granted in June 2019,2 practitioners and litigants have been kept in suspense, anticipating a potential amendment to the analytical framework of the criteria for authorization of a class […]

Workshops and conferences

October 30th, 2020

Langlois Workshop | Abuse and social media : challenges and recourse when faced with virtual attacks

On October 28th, Langlois partners and lawyers Annie Bourgeois, Bernard Jolin and Jessica Syms hosted an online workshop on the challenges faced by businesses who must face virtual attacks on social media and the recourses which are available to them. This page is only available in French. For further details, click here.

Publications

October 28th, 2020

Partial reopening of office spaces: What to expect

This article originally appeared on the Canadian Lawyer InHouse website. Agility and adaptability will be essential for Canadian employers moving forward. In recent weeks, public authorities across the country have made several announcements regarding the resumption of activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In certain instances, these announcements have generated some confusion. For example, […]