Quebec Crowns eye strike over paltry wages
Quebec’s Crowns and government lawyers say they’re drastically underpaid and are considering a court-clogging strike if a pay boost doesn’t come their way.“We need to settle this issue for good because...
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Quebec judge’s murder trial begins
The trial of a retired Quebec City judge charged with his wife’s murder began Monday.Jacques Delisle, 77, is the first judge in Canadian history to stand trial for first-degree murder. He pleaded not...
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Quebec lawyers take to streets to protest Bill 78
Lawyers in formal court dress mingled with pot-banging demonstrators of all ages in a central Montreal square yesterday after some 500 jurists took to the streets to protest against Quebec’s Bill...
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McCarthy Tétrault bags Charest
Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest has joined McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a partner at the Montreal office, the firm announced yesterday. Charest, who was also the former deputy prime minister of Canada,...
View ArticleInvestissement Québec lawyers on strike
Lawyers at Investissement Québec have begun a five-day strike after failing to finalize a collective agreement with their employer.The 11 lawyers working for Investissement Québec, the province’s...
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Quebec judges give the bird to tweets
In a move that some pundits are calling a step back from modernity, the Quebec judiciary has issued a ban as of April 15 on texting, tweeting, and all other forms of electronic communication from the...
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Search kicks into high gear for next SCC justice from Quebec
So who is favoured to fill the seat on the Supreme Court of Canada left empty by retiring Justice Morris Fish?Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson announced today the members of the selection panel to...
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Quebec’s Bernier Beaudry eyes more growth
Quebec litigation and business law firm Bernier Beaudry Inc. has acquired boutique firm LeBel Avocats Inc., and says the acquisition is only the beginning of its expansion as it plans service...
View ArticleQuebec Crowns eye strike over paltry wages
Quebec’s Crowns and government lawyers say they’re drastically underpaid and are considering a court-clogging strike if a pay boost doesn’t come their way.“We need to settle this issue for good because...
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Quebec judge’s murder trial begins
The trial of a retired Quebec City judge charged with his wife’s murder began Monday.Jacques Delisle, 77, is the first judge in Canadian history to stand trial for first-degree murder. He pleaded not...
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Quebec lawyers take to streets to protest Bill 78
Lawyers in formal court dress mingled with pot-banging demonstrators of all ages in a central Montreal square yesterday after some 500 jurists took to the streets to protest against Quebec’s Bill...
View ArticleQuebec paralegals want recognition from barreau
Following in the footsteps of their peers in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, paralegals in Quebec are asking to be formally recognized by the Barreau du Québec.On Monday the Quebec Association...
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Quebec class action needs only common question: SCC
Quebec, already the North American jurisdiction of choice for class actions, has just become an even easier place to file such actions. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the ruling in Vivendi...
View Article$4.4 million in budget for six new judges
Population-to-judge ratios in each provinceOttawa has allocated $4.4 million over two years to fund six extra federally-appointed judges, in Quebec and Alberta.But this is too little to prevent acute...
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Judge says trademarks in Quebec can be English only
Big-box stores in Quebec won’t have to add a French descriptor to their signage in that province despite a challenge from the Office québécois de la langue française,On April 9, just two days after the...
View ArticleQuebec judge challenging judicial council’s powers
Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard is challenging the Canadian Judicial Council’s jurisdiction to launch a conduct hearing against him stemming from an allegation he bought illicit drugs at...
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Prominent Quebec lawyer named to SCC
Suzanne Côté has been named to the Supreme Court of Canada, bringing the number of women judges on the highest court to four.The Quebec trial lawyer has been head of the Montreal litigation group at...
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Magnotta found guilty
MONTREAL — The man who killed and dismembered a Chinese student in Montreal in 2012 was found guilty of first-degree murder today, with the jury delivering the verdict after more than a week of...
View ArticleCJC committee won’t recommend Déziel be removed
After reviewing all of the information and considering relating circumstances in hearings last week, a hearing committee of the Canadian Judicial Council stated in an oral ruling that Quebec Justice...
View ArticleCJC’s hearing in case of judge accused of using drugs kicks off next week
The allegations of a convicted drug dealer turned police agent and a confidential police informant are at the heart of an upcoming Canadian Judicial Council hearing into the conduct of Quebec Superior...
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