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December 27th, 2018

Contrats municipaux – Manuel sur les meilleures stratégies, 2e édition

Sébastien Laprise and Jean-Benoît Pouliot publish a book on municipal contracts Sébastien Laprise, partner, and Jean-Benoît Pouliot, associate, both recognized experts at Langlois Lawyers on the law governing public contracts, participated in drafting the second edition of the book entitled “Contrats municipaux – Manuel sur les meilleures stratégies” (Municipal Contracts – Manual of Best Strategies). […]

Publications

December 17th, 2018

Cannabis: Imminent Arrival of the 90-Day Deadline for Modifying a Residential Lease

The legislation on recreational cannabis, which has been in force since October 17, 2018, has left no one indifferent, especially owners of apartment buildings. The Cannabis Regulation Act (the “Act”) deals with such aspects as possession, cultivation, use, sale and promotion of cannabis. The Act prohibits smoking cannabis in several locations, particularly in the common […]

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December 17th, 2018

Quebec’s National Assembly Is Already Debating a Draft Bill to Tighten the Cannabis Regulation Act

During the brief parliamentary session that ended on December 7, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Mr. Lionel Carmant, tabled a bill before the National Assembly entitled An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis. It should be noted that this bill, tabled December 5, is Bill no. 2 of the 1st Session of […]

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December 14th, 2018

Implementation of an IT Solution: Intensity and Scope of the Obligations of the Service Provider

This is the latest in a series of bulletins on the contractual framework for IT Solutions projects for the implementation of information technology solutions. Procuring effective IT solutions and ensuring they are properly deployed and successfully implemented is now a necessity for any organization seeking to maintain or optimize the effectiveness of its business processes. […]

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December 14th, 2018

The Die Is Cast Regarding the Freedom of Association of Management Personnel of the Société des Casinos du Québec

On November 5, 2018 the Quebec Superior Court decided that the exclusion of management personnel from the Labour Code (the “Code”) pursuant to section 1(l)1o thereof does not unduly infringe the freedom of association guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Canadian Charter”) and the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (the […]

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December 5th, 2018

Wearing a Hijab in Quebec Courtrooms

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently reminded us, in the matter of El-Alloul v. Procureure générale du Québec1, that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) protects the right to freedom of religion to the extent that the exercise of that right does not conflict with or harm an overriding public interest, including […]