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CIRCUMVENTING DISTRIBUTORS’ RIGHTS Exclusive Rights, the Grey Market and Contractual Interference
Publié le 1 July 2021 par Hamak • No Comments
A notable judgment rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal on October 15, 2020 may be of considerable assistance to distributors who are bypassed in the sale of products within […]
PANDEMIC – Lesses may be exempt from paying rent during social confinement on the grounds of force majeure
Publié le 1 July 2020 par Hamak • No Comments
Do the businesses that were forced to close during social confinement have to pay rent even though they couldn’t operate? The question is on the mind of many lessors and […]
Contracts, superior force (force majeure) and COVID-19 (the new coronavirus)
Publié le 1 April 2020 par Hamak • No Comments
In this time of the rampant new coronavirus, questions abound with respect to the legal ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, the focus will be on contractual law […]
Who will bear the costs related to the delays in construction schedules caused by the COVID-19?
Publié le 1 March 2020 par Hamak • No Comments
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, 2020, faced with a sudden and exponential […]
Family patrimony and trust: Limits of the contractual freedom of spouses
Publié le 1 January 2020 par Hamak • No Comments
On December 12, 2019, in Yared v. Karam, 2019 SCC 62, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a decision on the interplay of the rules governing the institution of a family patrimony and of […]
Commercial leases: Terminating a lease and evicting a tenant without Court intervention
Publié le 1 January 2020 par Hamak • No Comments
Many commercial landlords insert in their leases a clause which stipulates that in the case of a default on the part of the tenant, they can evict the tenant without obtaining […]
In what circumstances can a municipality issue an order to euthanize a dangerous dog?
Publié le 1 December 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
On November 1, 2019, the Honourable Frédéric Bachand handed down a ruling in Trahan vs. Ville de Montréal (2019 QCCS 4607) on the provisions of the city of Montréal’s animal control by-law as […]
Buying a business through share purchase: Get the right advice
Publié le 1 October 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
When a business is operated as a joint stock company, it may be sold through a share or asset sale. In most cases, the seller will require a share sale […]
Municipalities’ authority to regulate signage
Publié le 1 October 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
Under the Act respecting land use planning and development (RLRQ, c. A-19.1), Québec municipalities may “regulate, by zone, the construction, erection, alteration and maintenance of all bill-boards and signs already erected or […]