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July 11th, 2018

Duties and Obligations of Directors: a Brief Overview

The duties and obligations of directors are at the heart of sound corporate governance. A great deal has been written over the years about how they apply in practice, and their guiding principles have been established and revisited in several major judgments. The leading decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada in Peoples1 and BCE2 among others […]

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June 28th, 2018

The SCC Decides to Hear an Important Case on Transnational Corporate Liability

In what could become a groundbreaking precedent for Canadian companies doing business abroad, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear an appeal brought by Nevsun Resources Ltd., a Canadian mining company being sued for its alleged role in forced labour, slavery and torture of workers at an East African mine. The upcoming decision […]

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June 26th, 2018

Adoption and Coming into Force of the Act to Amend the Act Respecting Labour Standards

As this development received little media coverage, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that various amendments to the Act respecting labour standards were adopted on June 12 by Quebec’s National Assembly. Few amendments of any significance were added since Bill 176 was tabled in March of this year. We refer you […]

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June 22nd, 2018

Crane Operators’ Strike: The Administrative Labour Tribunal Orders Crane Operators to Return to Work on a Regular Basis as of Today

Published by our Labour and Employment Law team. On Thursday evening the Commission de la construction du Québec (the “CCQ”) obtained an injunctive-type order from the Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal (Labour Relations Division) putting an end to the slowdowns and work stoppages by crane operators on several construction sites in the province. The crane operators […]

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June 22nd, 2018

The Federal Cannabis Bill Has Been Adopted – Next Step: Implementation

Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, was officially adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2018, by a vote of 52 to 29, with two abstentions. The Senate had proposed several amendments to the bill, which the House of Commons […]

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June 18th, 2018

Is the Civil-Law Right to Examine the Declarant of a Sworn Statement Transposable to Disciplinary Law?

The facts The facts of this case are fairly straightforward. A disciplinary complaint alleging 18 separate offences (the “Complaint”) was filed by Mtre Annick Normandin, the assistant syndic of the Chambre des notaires (the “Complainant”) against a notary, Mtre De Barros (the “Respondent”), accompanied by Mtre Normandin’s sworn statement, as required by section 127 of […]