On January 3, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court ordered that Solid Gold Resources Corp. (“Solid Gold”), a junior mining exploration company, be enjoined from carrying on any further mineral exploration activity for 120 days on a parcel of land claimed by the Wahgoshig First Nation (…)
The notion of insurable interest is fundamental to insurance law as it is at the very heart of the validity of this contract. The lack of insurable interest leads to the nullity of the insurance policy and justifies the insurer’s refusal to indemnify its insured. In a decision rendered on March 2, (…)
On February 29, 2012, the Quebec Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the Quebec Superior Court that had dismissed the motion to authorize the bringing of a class action filed by Mr. Michel Dell’Aniello (“Dell’Aniello”) in connection with changes made unilaterally by (…)
Two Lassonde companies (hereinafter Lassonde), holders of the OASIS trade-mark used mainly to identify fruit juices, instituted legal proceedings against Oasis d’Olivia Inc., requesting that the Quebec Superior Court order it to stop using the OLIVIA’S OASIS trade-mark for soap, and to pay exemplary (…)
This publication was co-authored by Luc Thibaudeau, former partner of Lavery and now judge in the Civil Division of the Court of Québec, District of Longueuil. Lavery follows the evolution of consumer law closely. Its specialized expertise in the fields of retailing and class actions has been (…)
Bill 33, whose very title announced the elimination of union placement of employees to improve the operation of the construction industry, was assented to on December 2, 2011, and it has raised a lot of comments.The media made a great deal of the changes proposed in this Bill, regarding mainly union (…)
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This publication was authored by Luc Thibaudeau, former partner of Lavery and now judge in the Civil Division of the Court of Québec, District of Longueuil. Lavery follows the evolution of consumer law closely. Its specialized expertise in the fields of retailing and class actions has been (…)
This publication was authored by Luc Thibaudeau, former partner of Lavery and now judge in the Civil Division of the Court of Québec, District of Longueuil. Consumer protection law and the Consumer Protection Act apply first and foremost to economic activities in the retail sector. Expenditures (…)
On September 9, 2011, the Quebec Superior Court allowed an application for judicial review of Synertech Moulded Products, Division of Old Castle Building (« Synertech ») and quashed two judgments rendered by the Economic Affairs Section of the Tribunal administratif du Québec (Quebec (…)
This publication was authored by Luc Thibaudeau, former partner of Lavery and now judge in the Civil Division of the Court of Québec, District of Longueuil. Consumer law and the Consumer Protection Act (the “CPA”) are aimed first and foremost at economic activities in the retail sales sector. (…)