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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, […]

Workshops and conferences

October 21st, 2020

Tina Hobday to speak at Pension Law Update

On October 28th, Langlois partner and lawyer, Tina Hobday, will share her pension litigation and governance expertise during a webinar on recent and upcoming legislative changes across Canada, presented by the Canadian Bar Association Pensions and Benefits Law Section. The past year has seen various developments in jurisprudence and legislation related to pensions and benefits. Alongside […]

Publications

October 15th, 2020

The Ocean Nutrition case: An employee is entitled to his incentive plan throughout the notice period

In Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered the appropriate remedy and quantum to be paid to a senior executive who had been constructively dismissed. This decision will most certainly have a major impact on Quebec employers, even though it was rendered in a common law […]