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Publications

October 13th, 2022

The Court of Appeal finds that the principle of proportionality does not extend the scope of the doctrine of forum of necessity

On December 3, 2021, in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Limited c. Pohoresky,1 the Superior Court of Québec (the Honourable Suzanne Courchesne) determined that it had jurisdiction to hear a class action brought by non-residents of Québec directed, in part, against foreign defendants (the “Foreign Defendants”). According to the Superior Court, the doctrine of forum of necessity codified […]

Awards and recognition

October 7th, 2022

Sophie Perreault and Sean Griffin named Fellows of the Litigation Counsel of America

Langlois Lawyers is proud to announce that the achievements in litigation of two partners have been recognized by the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an honorary society of America’s most eminent litigators. Sophie Perreault, Chair of the firm’s Board of Directors, and Sean Griffin, head of litigation at Langlois, were named Fellows following a rigorous […]

Firm news

October 3rd, 2022

Aboriginal and Education lawyer Julie Paré chooses Langlois

Julie Paré joins the Montréal Litigation Group

Awards and recognition

September 29th, 2022

Chambers Canada 2023

13 lawyers and 4 of areas of practice recognized in the 2023 edition

Publications

September 23rd, 2022

Exemption from registration fees in Québec’s Enterprise Register for Ontario legal persons

As of recently, Ontario legal persons no longer have to pay the registration fees when registering in Québec’s Enterprise Register. On June 8, 2021, the National Assembly of Québec passed Bill 78, also known as An Act mainly to improve the transparency of enterprises. Key provisions of this Act that mainly aims at improving enterprise transparency […]

Workshops and conferences

September 23rd, 2022

2022 ACFI Annual Fraud Conference

The Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada (ACFI) will hold its 24th annual Fraud Conference October 3-5, 2022. A panellist at this year’s conference, our colleague and partner Danielle Ferron, Ad. E., will co-present “Breaking the Scam: Cross-Border Investigation & Recovery” on October 3rd. This panel will discuss strategies for the tracing and recovery […]