On November 12, 2024, the Quebec Court of Appeal (QCA) rendered a significant decision in Autorité des marchés financiers c. Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (available in French only) relating to section...more
Le 12 novembre 2024, la Cour d’appel du Québec a rendu une décision importante dans l’affaire Autorité des marchés financiers c. Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec. Cet arrêt concerne l’article 17.0.1 de la...more
One of the main advantages for a debtor to seek protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) is the stay of proceedings that prevents creditors faced with a...more
On June 1, 2021, Quebec's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Simon Jolin-Barrette, announced the launch of a public consultation on the prospects of class action reform in Quebec. This consultation follows a report...more
At midnight on Friday, March 20, 2020, Canada and the United States imposed border restrictions on all non-essential travel across the Canada-U.S. border in response to the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. The...more