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Publications

August 7th, 2017

Injunction With Extraterritorial Effect Against a Non-Party: the Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. Decision

1. The context According to the summary of facts set out in the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada1, Equustek Solutions Inc. (“Equustek”), a manufacturer of networking devices in British Columbia, entered into a distribution agreement with Datalink Technologies Gateway Inc. (“DataLink”) for the online distribution of its products. In 2011, Equustek accused DataLink […]

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August 4th, 2017

Auto-Generated Juridical Acts: Are Lawyers’ Functions Being Usurped?

While some see the development of artificial intelligence as a means of increasing access to justice by automating certain tasks, this new technology could have significant repercussions for the legal profession. In this context, the Superior Court recently rendered an important decision in Chambre des notaires du Québec c. Compagnie d'assurances FCT et al.1 on the […]

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August 3rd, 2017

The Comeau Case: Are We Headed for Liberalized Interprovincial Trade in Canada? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.

The Provincial Court of New Brunswick’s decision in R. v. Comeau was rendered on April 29, 2016 by Judge Ronald LeBlanc in Campbellton, N.B. While it has not garnered a lot of media attention in Quebec, this decision, which is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada, could have a major impact on interprovincial trade, […]

Publications

July 13th, 2017

Hindering the Work of an Inspector Acting Pursuant to the Environment Quality Act and Fines for Non-Compliance

Inspectors of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (the “MSDEFCC”) have broad general powers of inspection. Section 119 of the Environment Quality Act1 (the “EQA”) provides that “[e]very functionary authorized for that purpose by the Minister may at any reasonable time enter land, a building, including a dwelling house, […]

Publications

July 12th, 2017

Balancing Act

The English version was published in the September edition of Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine. To read the article, click here.

Publications

July 11th, 2017

Organizing Publicity Contests in Quebec

This article is a modified version of an article originally published on the website of Conseiller-Juridique.ca. The organization of contests, draws and lotteries is subject to a number of legislative provisions which remain unknown to many. In this article, we explain the main factors to take into consideration if, in order to promote a product, […]