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Publications

February 28th, 2022

Reminder to federal employers: deadline for Annual Workplace Harassment and Violence Occurrence Report

You must submit your Annual Harassment and Violence Occurrence Report by March 1. This is the first deadline for this report, which is required under the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations that came into effect a year ago. The components of the annual report, as per the Regulations, include the following: a) the employer’s […]

Publications

February 23rd, 2022

The roof is on fire! - The scope of the liability cap in Quebec construction law

Contractual Documents used for major construction projects typically contain limitation clauses1 (“Limitation Clauses”) that cap the value of potential claims by the project owner (“Owner”) against the professionals, contractor, design-builder, construction manager or, depending on the delivery method, the integrated project delivery team (collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Debtor”). Is the application of these clauses […]

Publications

February 14th, 2022

Disclosure of a witness’s contact information to the opposing party: a reminder of the applicable principles

On August 16, 2021, the Court of Quebec (“Court”) rendered a judgment in Unifirst Canada Ltd. c. 9766065 Canada inc., 2021 QCCQ 7946. In the context of a case management hearing, the plaintiff asked the Court that the defendant be ordered to share the contact information of a witness whom the defendant intended to call […]

Publications

February 9th, 2022

Confidentiality of documents and commercial interests in a class action: Criteria and proof on a balance of probabilities

On November 29, 2021, the Superior Court of Quebec handed down an interesting decision in Option Consommateurs c. Société des loteries du Québec (Loto-Québec)1 dealing with the preservation of confidentiality and the sealing of documents belonging to the defendant and a third party, the disclosure of which could harm their respective commercial interests. This decision is […]

Representative work

February 4th, 2022

Looking back on 2021 | The transactions that marked the year

In 2021, many prominent companies chose Langlois to assist them in their various transactions, both here and abroad. In the wake of a booming transactional market, the value of the transactions for which Langlois acted in 2021 totalled more than C$8 billion! This sum includes medium and large-sized transactions closed for clients operating in Quebec as well as multinationals.

Representative work

February 2nd, 2022

Langlois assists Sesami Cash Management Technologies in transactions nearing C$900 million

An experienced business law team accompanies Sesami in its transactions