About Quebec business law...

This site's main purpose is to share legal information with our clients and the general public in a practical and user-friendly manner.

The "Articles" section contains summaries of judgments or of principles relating to the Quebec legal system which are important for those of you who reside in Quebec or have interests here, and who wish to have a better understanding of its workings. These summaries will allow you to learn more about your rights and obligations in different circumstances.

For example, you will read about good and bad business practices, about the fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse for one's actions, about the fact that in certain circumstances, inaction can be disastrous; about the Civil Code of Quebec, the formation and validity of contracts, the right of ownership, and so on...

Areas of practice

If you need assistance regarding the following matters, see the "Contact" section:

Commercial law: drafting, review, interpretation, negotiation, evaluation and execution of contracts;

Corporate law: incorporation, setting up, reorganization and winding down of companies; updating of company books, transactions on assets and shares, financing, evaluation and drafting of securities, shareholder agreements, director liability and partnerships;

Intellectual property: copyright and trade marks;

International law: ratification and enforcement of foreign judgments, international treaty conformity verification and consideration of foreign law regarding trans-border contracts;

Labor law: negotiation of employment contracts and of modalities relating thereto, harassment, dismissal and cessation of employment;

Litigation: negotiation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution; drafting of proceedings, factums and settlement agreements; representation before administrative, quasi judiciary and judiciary bodies in first instance and in appeal relating to laws, by-laws, regulations and jurisprudence ... contract breach, accounts receivable, damages, contractual and extracontractual (tort) liability, security execution, garnishment and seizures, banking, real estate, bankruptcy, labor relations, shareholder disputes, unfair competition, wills and estates, injunctions and extraordinary recourses...;

New technologies: Internet, e-commerce and multimedia;

Real estate law: construction, acquisition, sale and financing of immovable property; rental, emphyteusis, title verification, servitude (easement), boundary determination, bad workmanship and latent defects;

Securities: drafting, review, interpretation, negotiation, evaluation, inscription or execution of immovable and moveable securities; contractual and legal mortgages, subrogations, assignment of priority, sale by judicial authority, taking in payment, rent garnishment, taking possession for purposes of administration, etc.

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