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Publications

November 2nd, 2018

The Supreme Court Puts an End to the Judicial Saga Begun by Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited

On November 2 the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a highly anticipated decision in the judicial saga involving Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited (“CFLCo”) and Hydro-Québec1. The Court dismissed CFLCo’s appeal virtually unanimously for a lack of any legal basis, and in doing so refused to countenance any application of the theory of unforeseeability in […]

Workshops and conferences

November 1st, 2018

Mylany David Speaks at an Event on Cannabis Edibles

Mylany David, partner, gave a presentation on access to financing in the cannabis industry, at an event organized by the association of Quebec food processors (CTAQ) on October 31, 2018. This event dealt with the ecosystem surrounding cannabis edibles and was the perfect opportunity for us to shine on the horizon of a new market […]

Workshops and conferences

October 30th, 2018

Seventh Continuing Legal Education Symposium on Labour and Employment Law 2018 | The Scope of Management Rights

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Publications

October 29th, 2018

Section 59.1 of the Professional Code: Stricter Sanctions and Management of Proceedings

On June 8, 2017 some significant amendments to the Professional Code1 (the “Code”) came into force. Among them were amendments to section 156 increasing the severity of penalties for offences of a sexual nature targeted by section 59.1 of the Code or similar provisions in the various codes of ethics of Quebec’s professional orders. The primary […]

Publications

October 29th, 2018

The New Mandatory Data Breach Reporting Regimes: Four Key Elements

On October 15, 2018 Statistics Canada published the results of a survey on cyber-security revealing that more than one in five Canadian businesses has been targeted by a cyber-attack, and that in 2017 they spent $14 billion to prevent and/or deal with the consequences of such security incidents1. As a general rule, businesses have no […]

Workshops and conferences

October 25th, 2018

Two Langlois Lawyers Speak at a Conference on Managing Disability Insurance Claims

Professionals in the areas of insurance, medicine and law had the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of two practitioners from Langlois Lawyers during a one-day conference at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal in Montréal on October 23, entitled Journée stratégique sur la gestion des réclamations en assurance invalidité. Éric Thibaudeau, a partner, co-delivered a presentation […]