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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 […]

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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.

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May 14th, 2018

Criminal Record of a Person Residing in the Home: a Factor Aggravating the Insurance Risk?

Introduction In home insurance, is the risk aggravated by the insured not notifying the insurer that someone residing in the home has a criminal record? The Superior Court was called upon to decide this question in Fortier v. SSQ, société d'assurances générales inc1. The facts The plaintiff Marcelin Fortier is suing his insurer, SSQ General […]

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May 8th, 2018

Copyright and Piracy: the Immunity of Website Operators?

The Federal Court of Appeal (the “FCA”) recently rendered an important decision1 for the fight against copyright piracy, in which it ruled that a website knowingly facilitating the circumvention of legal means to watch television programs cannot benefit from the immunity afforded to neutral conduits under paragraph 2.4(1)(b) of the Copyright Act (the “Act”), even though […]

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May 1st, 2018

Not Just a “Beer Case” : The Supreme Court Confirms the Constitutionality of Certain Provincial Non-Tariff Trade Barriers

Charged with illegally importing beer from Quebec into New Brunswick, a Canadian citizen is at the core of a five-year court case that came to an end last week. This matter could have had a fundamental impact on interprovincial trade in Canada. However, it will not have the expected impact. After hearing representations from the […]

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April 18th, 2018

Proposed Changes to the Federal Environmental Assessment Regime and Creation of the Canadian Energy Regulator

On February 8, 2018, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change tabled Bill C-69 (the “Bill”). The Bill has three main thrusts: (i) repeal of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (2012) and its replacement by the new Impact Assessment Act; (ii) creation of the Canadian Energy Regulator (the “CER”) to replace the National Energy […]