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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is well known that the Canadian population is an aging one. However, did you know that a staggering 72% of business owners are expected to exit their businesses over […]