Publications

June 22, 2015

Education: Obligations of physicians practising in a university hospital centre

In a decision rendered on April 30, 20151, the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (the "ATQ") upheld a decision of the board of directors of a university hospital centre that refused to renew the status and privileges of a physician who failed to fulfill the obligations associated with the enjoyment (…)

April 28, 2015

Confinement orders: Psychiatric examination reports not automatically excluded when a patient’s fundamental rights and freedoms are violated

In a judgment handed down on January 30, 2015, the Court of Québec held that the failure to respect the prescribed time limits or the violation of a patient’s fundamental rights and freedoms does not lead to the automatic exclusion of a psychiatric examination report concluding that the patient (…)