Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT): L’ancienne lieutenante-gouverneure du Québec, qui s’est reconnue coupable de fraude et d’abus de confiance, devra purger 18 mois de détention ferme; elle devra également rembourser des sommes de 200 000 $ au gouvernement fédéral et de 100 000 $ au gouvernement provincial.

Intitulé : R. c. Thibault, 2015 . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
Criminal Law – Courts – Practice

Ishaq v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2015 FCA 212
Courts – Practice
Summary: Ishaq was a Pakistani national who had been granted Canadian citizenship. Her religious beliefs required her to wear a niqab (a veil that covered most of her face). A 2011 change in government . . . [more]

On one Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe.

Summary of all appeals and leaves to appeal granted, so you know what the S.C.C. will soon be dealing with (September 11 – October 7, 2015 inclusive).

Appeals

Construction Law: Builder’s/Mechanic’s/Construction Liens
Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. v. Structal Heavy Steel, 2015 SCC 43 (35777)
Filing a lien does not affect a statutory trust; a lien bond secures a . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
Criminal Law – Statutes – Indians, Inuit and Métis

R. v. A.A. 2015 ONCA 558
Criminal Law – Statutes
Summary: The accused and G.M.S. were both 16 when they began a relationship. G.M.S. danced in strip clubs, and gave the accused the money. The accused was arrested on more than a dozen charges arising . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : L’ex-maire de Boisbriand et l’ex-vice-présidente du groupe Roche sont reconnus coupables de fraude et d’abus de confiance relativement au partage organisé des principaux contrats attribués par la Ville à des firmes d’ingénierie entre 2000 et 2008

Intitulé : Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales du Québec c. . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
Mechanics’ Liens – Contracts – Creditors and Debtors – Aliens

Olson (Stuart) Dominion Construction Ltd. v. Structal Heavy Steel 2015 SCC 43
Mechanics’ Liens – Statutes
Summary: A general contractor (Dominion) applied for an order that the $15,570,974.53 lien bond it had filed in order to obtain removal of a builder’s lien, filed by . . . [more]

One Sunday each month OnPoint Legal Research provides Slaw with an extended summary of, and counsel’s commentary on, an important case from the British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario court of appeal.

Fredrickson v. Newtech Dental Laboratory Inc., 2015 BCCA 357

AREAS OF LAW: Employment law; Termination; Offer of re-employment; Mitigation of damages

~When considering whether an employee failed to mitigate her damages by refusing an offer of re-employment, the trier of fact must take into account such factors as the completeness of the offer and the erosion of trust between the employer and the employee.~

BACKGROUND: The Appellant, Ms. Fredrickson, . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : La requérante ne peut obtenir la permission d’intejeter appel du jugement de la Cour supérieure ayant confirmé sa culpabilité sous une accusation de conduite avec une alcoolémie supérieure à la limite permise au motif que le ministère public ne pouvait bénéficier de la présomption légale (art. 258 . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Reconnus coupables d’avoir pris part à une émeute et d’avoir séquestré plusieurs personnes au poste de police de Kanesatake lors d’événements survenus en janvier 2014, les appelants voient leurs verdicts de culpabilité confirmés.

Intitulé : Conway c. R., 2015 QCCA 1389
Juridiction : Cour d’appel (C.A.), Montréal, . . . [more]

On one Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe.

Summary of all appeals and leaves to appeal granted, so you know what the S.C.C. will soon be dealing with (August 12 – September 10, 2015 inclusive).

Appeals

Civil Procedure/Torts/Environmental: Jurisdiction; Foreign Judgments

Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42 (SCC 35682)
In actions to recognize and enforce foreign judgments where the foreign court validly assumed jurisdiction, there is . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
Administrative Law – Civil Rights – Elections – Bankruptcy – Indians, Inuit and Métis

Trinity Western University et al. v. Law Society of Upper Canada et al. 2015 ONSC 4250
Administrative Law – Barristers and Solicitors – Civil Rights – Education
Summary: The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) Benchers voted to deny accreditation . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PROFESSIONS : La bâtonnière Lu Chan Khuong ne pourra réintégrer ses fonctions à la tête de l’Ordre professionnel des avocats du Québec dans l’attente du jugement final au fond.

Intitulé : Khuong c. Asselin, 2015 QCCS 3937
Juridiction : Cour supérieure (C.S.), 200-05-020080-151
Décision de : Juge Michel Beaupré
Date . . . [more]