In the Kerry decision rendered on August 7th, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that employers may oblige pension funds to pay Plan expenses, that is the expenses associated with the employment of actuaries, accountants, counsel and other service providers required for the administration (…)
Much has been and continues to be written about applications for cost-sharing under section 329 of An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (the "AIAOD").The purpose of this provision, which is regularly used by employers, is to counterbalance the consequences of (…)
As of June 13, 2009, Facebook Inc. allows Facebook users to create personalized usernames for their Facebook pages on a first-come, first-served basis.
On May 14, 2009, the Court of Appeal put an end to a controversy in the case law on the interpretation by Article 216 C.C.P. concerning the procedural means available to the insurer to protect its subrogation rights. The Court considered the following question: “Can an insurer, who is being sued by (…)
Greater opportunities for GST/QST claims Shielding the directors of a company placed under the protection of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act The value of a trade-mark: a matter of control The Export and Import Permits Act: an act too often overlooked
Introduced in 1979, the Quebec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP) was enormously successful in the 1980s, encouraging the emergence of numerous Quebec SMES. The SME Growth Stock Plan, which replaced the QSSP in 2005, achieved a more mixed success. The 2009-2010 provincial budget attempts to remedy this (…)
On September 24, 2008, the Court of Appeal reversed a decision by the Superior Court that had allowed an insured’s claim against its insurer for damages caused as a result of the removal of a product manufactured by the insured.The Court of Appeal ruled that a multi-peril civil liability (…)
Can an employer trim its costs by changing one element of its employees’ remuneration ? Entering the “Zone of Insolvency“ - What to do ? Ecomonic slowdown - Some concrete financing indications and how to react
On April 20, 2009, the Court of Appeal issued its judgment in three related cases concerning a defect in a fireplace that caused a fire resulting in the partial loss of the building owned by Alpha’s insureds. Alpha sued the immediate seller to its insureds as well as the prior owners under the rules (…)
It’s time to split your income The new rules for public sector contracts The Quebec tax authorities show their claws! Sales of goodwill and capital dividend accounts: watch out for the pitfalls!