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Publications

November 10th, 2023

Legal framework for artificial intelligence: Where do we stand in Canada and Quebec?

Foreword In recent years, advances in artificial intelligence1 (AI), particularly in generative AI,2 have been impressive. Whether we’re talking about large language models capable of processing and generating human-like text, self-driving cars, or the facial biometric authentication now used to unlock most cell phones, AI systems occupy a significant place in every sphere of human life. […]

In the media

November 9th, 2023

Interview - Quebec decision on Mohawk tobacco trade a 'game-changing advancement' in Aboriginal law, says lawyer

In an interview with Canadian Lawyer Magazine, our colleague and Partner Caroline Briand addresses the momentous decision that is R. c. White et Montour

Representative work

November 8th, 2023

Supporting family business succession, Langlois assists Les Pères Nature, ushering in the next generation of business leaders

The firm assisted its client with the succession

Publications

November 3rd, 2023

Commentary on G.A. c. N.B. - Sexual abuse through the prism of civil liability and parental authority

This is the English version of an article published in La référence under number EYB2023REP3681. Summary This article comments a Court of Appeal decision regarding a Superior Court judgment ordering that over $800,000 be paid in compensation to a victim by her abuser and her parents. I - Background With several high-profile cases […]

Publications

November 1st, 2023

Equity, instalment sale contract and questions of law at the authorization stage

On April 19, 2023, in Banque de Montréal c. Chevrette, the Court of Appeal rendered a noteworthy decision on the scope of section 148 of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”)1 and the pricing of goods under instalment sale contract. The decision was rendered in connection with a consumer class action against two financial institutions, a manufacturer […]

Publications

October 30th, 2023

Reference re Impact Assessment Act: Supreme Court majority rules that the presumption of constitutionality cannot save the Act from being unconstitutional in part

Introduction On appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta in the context of a reference, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) recently concluded that the federal impact assessment scheme consisting of the Impact Assessment Act1 (the “IAA”) and the Physical Activities Regulations2 is unconstitutional in part.3 A majority of the Court, […]