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February 28th, 2020

The Disciplinary Council's duty to assist an unrepresented party

The lack of legal representation for a defendant or witness in a disciplinary dispute can sometimes raise questions for the opposing party or for the Disciplinary Council (“Council”) as to the duty to assist the unrepresented party. In Attara v. Dentistes (Ordre professionnel des)1, the Professions Tribunal shed light on this increasingly common problem. Facts […]
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February 27th, 2020

Insurance of divided co-ownerships: principal amendments to the Civil Code of Québec

This article first appeared in French in the Winter 2020 edition of the Copropriété Plus magazine.   Did you know that several sections of the Civil Code of Québec1 concerning the insurance of divided co-ownerships have recently been amended or will soon be amended?  On June 13, the Québec National Assembly adopted the Act mainly to improve the […]
Workshops and conferences
February 20th, 2020

Jean Patrick Dallaire To Discuss Best Practices In Civil Litigation Involving Expert Witnesses Before A Group Of Young Engineering And Law Professionals

Jean Patrick Dallaire will be a co-presenter at a training session on best practices in litigation involving engineering expertise, organized by the Young Bar of Montréal and the Young Professionals Forum of the Association des firmes de génie-conseil - Québec (AFG). The two speakers, Jean Patrick Dallaire and Yvonick Houde, a lawyer and an engineer, […]
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February 10th, 2020

Sébastien Laprise Will Moderate a Discussion Panel on Issues on How to Ensure Effective Supervision of Construction Sites in the Post-Charbonneau

On February 7th, as part of the Forum Contrats publics, Sébastien Laprise, lawyer and partner, will moderate a discussion panel on the changes to the law following the Charbonneau Commission and their impact on construction site supervision. Considering current labour shortages and overheated government procurement, how can we effectively monitor construction sites? Read more here (in […]
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February 6th, 2020

Autorité des marchés publics Québec: First Rulings and Most Recent Developments Relating to Case-Law

On February 5th in Quebec City, Sébastien Laprise, lawyer, partner, Jean-Benoît Pouliot, lawyer, partner and Virginie Beauchemin, lawyer, presented significant case law rulings recently rendered by Quebec courts. Since May 25th, 2019, the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) has been vested with all its powers and functions, including the handling of complaints in connection with […]