News | Page 69 of 82 | Langlois Lawyers

Publications

June 11th, 2018

The Debate on the Adoption of Bill C-45 Continues: Next Stop – Back to the House of Commons

Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, was approved by the Senate on June 7, 2018 by a vote of 56 to 30, with one abstention. It’s adoption was accompanied by some 40 amendments, most of which are minor. While the […]

Publications

June 1st, 2018

Interruption of Prescription When Enforcing Hypothecary Security

On May 17, 2018 the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered an important decision on the enforcement of real security and on prescription (limitation of actions). In its decision in Young v. Banque Toronto Dominion, the Court of Appeal overturned a Superior Court decision that allowed an action for the forced surrender of property and taking […]

Publications

May 31st, 2018

Data Center: Characterization of Equipment Under the Municipal Taxation Act – Proceed with Caution

On October 9, 2013, the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (Immovable Property Section) (the “Tribunal”) rendered a decision concerning the inclusion on the property assessment role of the City of Montreal (the “City”) of certain equipment used in the operation of a data center, specifically the computer servers housed in the building where the center operates. […]

Publications

May 24th, 2018

Data Breach Notification Obligations Coming into Force

This article originally appeared on The Lawyer’s Daily website published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. on May 7, 2018. On June 18, 2015, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) was amended to impose data breach reporting requirements. On April 18, 2018, the federal government released the Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations (The “Regulation”), […]

Publications

May 24th, 2018

An Attempted Fraud Thwarted by Langlois Lawyers’ Cyber-Security and Business Law Team

A recent case – beware! Recently we received a request for assistance from a foreign lawyer in connection with a commercial transaction involving a Quebec company. The email was short, concise and seemed perfectly legitimate. We began our approach by checking whether the lawyer in question was featured on the website of his purported law […]

Publications

May 17th, 2018

FRAUD AND CYBER-SECURITY – Cyber-Security for Organizations

Prevention is better than cure. Discover some practical tips to guard against cyber-risks. Ascertain your risk profile in order to protect yourself from hackers and online fraudsters. Click here to obtain your copy of the white paper.