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Publications

April 3rd, 2019

The Offer to Purchase a Condominium: Some Important Aspects

This article first appeared in French in the Spring 2019 edition of the Copropriété Plus magazine. The high season for real estate transactions has begun. Are you thinking of selling your condo in order to pursue another project? Or are you looking for the condo of your dreams? The initial contractual link that will be […]

Publications

April 1st, 2019

Cannabis: Legal Age and Public Places – the Consultations Are Over

Results and prospects / Consultations on the Quebec government’s Bill 2 on regulating cannabis The special consultations on Bill 2, An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis, have now been completed and a report thereon was tabled in Quebec’s National Assembly on February 21, 2019. It should first of all be noted that a […]

Publications

March 22nd, 2019

Application of the Police Informer Privilege to the Syndic of a Professional Order

Introduction Recently, in the matter of Bilodeau v. Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales1, the Quebec Superior Court pointed out that while the powers of the syndic of a professional order are extensive, they are not limitless. For certain exceptions to the rules of evidence apply to those powers and prevent the syndic from having […]

Publications

March 5th, 2019

Professional Liability – the Risks of Offering Advice Beyond the Scope of One’s Mandate

On February 28, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Quebec Court of Appeal’s decision solidarily ordering a lawyer, his firm and two fraudsters to pay nearly seven million dollars in damages. This case is a potent reminder to professionals to respect the limits of their mandates and always act in their clients’ best interests.

Workshops and conferences

March 5th, 2019

Education Law – Review of the 2018 Case Law

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Publications

February 26th, 2019

New Cannabis Products: Changes Are Coming to the Federal Legal Framework in 2019

Amendment of the Cannabis Act Currently, the categories of cannabis that can be legally sold by holders of a federal licence and by distributors and retailers authorized by a province or territory are dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, cannabis oil, cannabis plants, and the seeds of cannabis plants. However, the federal government recently confirmed its intention […]