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McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 2 Jun 2023
Quebec Privacy Commissioner Releases Draft Guidelines on Valid Consent and Launches Public Consultation
This article is part of our Bill 64/Law 25 Blog Series, which will provide readers with a 360° view on Law 25 (formerly known as Bill 64) and its…
WeirFoulds LLP | Canada | 2 Jun 2023
Flexible connectors and chemical products: A case of failure to warn
There have been multiple water losses in recent years caused by the failure of metal flexible connectors. One matter recently made its way to trial…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
SCC Bulletin 01-06-2023
40545 Karlheinz Schreiber v. Attorney General of Canada, et al. AB Civil procedure — Time — Abuse of process 40551 Alexander MacDonald v. His Majesty…
Gowling WLG | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Bill 96’s "French First" rule takes effect: Implications for contracts of adhesion in Québec
As discussed in our previous article on Bill 96, effective June 1, 2023 section 55 of Québec's Charter of the French Language (the "Charter") will…
Stikeman Elliott LLP | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Charte de la langue française du Québec: Soyez prêt pour les changements importants affectant les contrats commerciaux, l’utilisation des marques de commerce et les obligations de dépôt auprès du gouvernement
Notre billet du mois d’août 2022 résumait les principales modifications touchant les entreprises apportées par le projet de Loi 96 à la Charte de la…
Miller Thomson LLP | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Regulating Child Labour in Quebec: History and a Look Forward to Bill 19
On March 28, 2023, Labour Minister Jean Boulet introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of work by children1 (the “Bill”). On June 1…
DLA Piper | Canada | 31 May 2023
Bill 96 update: Quebec companies must disclose French proficiency of employees
Companies registered on the Registraire des Entreprises du Québec (the “Corporate Registry”) who report having between five and 49 employees are now…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 31 May 2023
Discontinuance of a Class Action: A New Approach to Multijurisdictional National Settlements in Québec?
As 2023 marks the opening of the Bennett Jones Montréal office, it is worthwhile to look at an interesting development in class action procedures in…
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Canada | 30 May 2023
Major Expropriation Reform on the Horizon in Québec
On May 25, 2023, the Québec government tabled a bill to replace the current Expropriation Act. Like the current law, the bill will apply to…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 29 May 2023
Quebec Court of Appeal Confirms National Classes Still Possible
On April 19, 2023, the Quebec Court of Appeal in Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha v. Option Consommateurs, 2023 QCCA 513 dismissed the appeal from a…
