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Is it Worse to Refuse a Breathalyzer Test or to Blow Over the Limit in Quebec?
Is it worse to refuse a breathalyzer test or fail it in Quebec? Learn ...
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How Many Text Messages or Phone Calls Per Day Constitutes Criminal Harassment?
How many text messages or phone calls per day constitutes criminal har...
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Can I Travel to the United States with an Unconditional Discharge in Quebec?
Can you travel to the US with an unconditional discharge in Quebec? Le...
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Cut Off by the SAAQ: How to Contest an Unjust Return-to-Work Order in Quebec
Has the SAAQ cut off your income replacement benefits and forced a ret...
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Car Accident During Your Work Commute in Quebec: SAAQ vs. CNESST Priority Rules
Injured in a car accident while commuting to work in Quebec? Learn whe...
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Internet Defamation in Quebec: How Long Do You Have to File a Lawsuit?
How long do you have to sue for defamation or online slander in Quebec...
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Is It Defamation if What You Say is True? The Illusion of the Truth Defense in Quebec
Can you be sued for defamation if what you say is true? Learn about ar...
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My Ex Wants to Drop Domestic Violence Charges After a Dispute—Will the Case Be Dismissed?
Can a victim drop domestic violence charges in Quebec? Learn why the C...
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Pet Liability: What Are Your Legal Responsibilities as an Owner or Custodian?
Are you liable for your pet's actions in Quebec? Discover how Article ...
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Were You Truly Acting in Self-Defense? What the Criminal Code Dictates
How do you establish self-defense under section 34 of the Criminal Cod...
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The Buyer's Obligations: A Decisive Factor, With or Without Legal Warranty
What are a real estate buyer's duties in Quebec? Learn about pre-purch...
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Unionization in Quebec: How to Take Action and Assert Your Collective Rights
Want to form a workplace union in Quebec? Learn the 7 legal steps for ...
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Parental Union in Quebec: A Silent Revolution for Today's Families
Looking for a family lawyer in Levis? Learn how Quebec's new parental ...
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Pet Ownership: What are your responsibilities as an owner or custodian?
Dog bite or accident involving an animal? Learn your rights, strict li...
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Police search powers : what happens in the case of detention?
Police searches during detention are governed by the Charter. Know you...
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Fire caused by a loved one : will your insurer compensate you?
A fire caused by a loved one does not always exclude compensation. Und...
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Why and how to incorporate your business in Quebec?
Incorporation offers significant legal and tax advantages. Understand ...
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Discipline committee : rights, preparation and attitude to adopt
A summons before a discipline committee is serious. Know your rights a...
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How to contest a decision made by an administrative body?
Contesting an administrative decision is possible in Quebec. Know the ...
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Consent to care: what are the differences between adults and minors?
Who consents to care in Quebec? Rules for adults, minors under and ove...
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Transmission and assignment of rights : rules, limits and practical issues
Assignment of rights is the rule in Quebec law, but it has important l...
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Homeschooling in Quebec : a structured and demanding legal process
Homeschooling is legal in Quebec, but regulated. Understand your oblig...
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Noisy Neighbors: Your Legal Recourse Facing Abnormal Disturbances in Quebec
Dealing with a noisy neighbor in Quebec? Discover your legal remedies ...
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Attempt, conspiracy and counselling: understanding the distinctions in Canadian criminal law
Attempt, conspiracy and counselling are three distinct offences in cri...
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Everything you need to know about the four types of hypothecary recourse
A hypothecary recourse allows a creditor to recover payment in case of...
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Divorce in Quebec : how does it work?
Divorce in Quebec follows precise rules. Understand the grounds, proce...
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Annual leave : how many weeks of vacation are you actually entitled to?
Annual leave in Quebec: vacation weeks, indemnities and rules under th...
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How are damages awarded in Quebec civil law?
Damages in Quebec civil law cover several categories. Learn how they a...
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Your rights during a disciplinary investigation : what every professional needs to know
Disciplinary investigation in Quebec: how it starts, your right to be ...
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Police search powers : what are your rights?
Police search powers are governed by law. Learn when a search is legal...
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What is a formal notice?
Formal notice in Quebec: purpose, content of the letter, reasonable ti...
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My license has been suspended or revoked : what should I do?
Driver's licence suspended or revoked in Quebec: the difference, first...
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Unfit housing : what remedies are available?
Unfit housing in Quebec: unsanitary versus uninhabitable, the lessee's...
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Mens rea in criminal law : understanding guilty intent
What is mens rea? Guilty intent in criminal law: objective and subject...
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Distinction between a criminal offence and a penal offence
Criminal and penal offences in Quebec: jurisdiction, guilty intent, ca...
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The impact of a criminal record : what you need to know
Impacts of a criminal record in Quebec: employment, travel, immigratio...
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Is it legal for an employer to terminate my employment without notice?
Termination without notice in Quebec: the reasonable-notice principle,...
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Hiring discrimination : current law and available remedies
Hiring discrimination in Quebec: prohibited grounds under the Charter,...
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Defective product : liability and possible remedies
A defective product can cause significant damage. Learn who may be hel...
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Family patrimony in Quebec
Family patrimony in Quebec: public order regime, included property, fo...
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Civil evidence
Civil evidence is essential to assert a right before the court. Discov...
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Constructive dismissal : how to recognize it
Constructive dismissal in Quebec: definition, examples, how courts ana...
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Types of child custody
Types of child custody in Quebec: criteria applied by the court, best ...
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Leasing obligations : lessor and lessee
Lessor's and lessee's obligations in Quebec: delivery of the dwelling,...
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Movable hypothec with delivery : understanding the pledge in Quebec law
The pledge in Quebec law: grantor, delivery of property, continuous di...
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Name change in Quebec : reasons, steps, and procedures
A name change in Quebec is strictly regulated. Learn the accepted reas...
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Adult tutorship in Quebec Adult tutorship in Quebec : understanding the protective regime
Adult tutorship in Quebec: opening, role of the tutor and Public Curat...
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OPC complaint : how and when to file a complaint against a merchant
Complaint to the Office de la protection du consommateur: steps, proce...
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Justice and Indigenous peoples: legal issues and realities
Justice and Indigenous peoples: inequalities, access to justice, Indig...
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Trademarks : protection, registration, and rights
Trademarks in Canada: registered vs unregistered, exclusive rights, re...
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Promise to purchase : is it a binding contract?
Accepted promise to purchase: buyer's and seller's obligations, action...
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Freedom of expression : a fundamental right
Freedom of expression in Quebec: Charter protection, legal limits, hat...
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Electronic searches : applicable standards, authorizations, and legal protections
Electronic searches and section 8 of the Charter: wiretaps, video surv...
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The shareholders’ agreement
Shareholders' agreement: decision-making, share transfers, departure o...
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Disciplinary sanctions : rules, consequences, and remedies
Sanctions by the disciplinary council (s. 156 Professional Code): repr...
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Reasonable notice : rights and obligations in employment law
Two weeks' notice is not a legal rule: article 2091 C.C.Q. requires re...
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Acquisitive prescription : conditions and legal effects
Becoming owner through 10 years of possession: conditions under art. 2...
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Liability waiver
Signing a waiver does not bar a claim: article 1474 C.C.Q. prohibits e...
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Child pornography and nudes : offences and legal consequences
Child pornography (s. 163.1 Cr.C.) and intimate images (s. 162.1): off...
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Eviction for renovations or change of use
Evicting a tenant (art. 1959 C.C.Q.): permitted grounds, notice and re...
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Emphyteusis and usufruct : understanding the differences
Emphyteusis (art. 1195 C.C.Q.) or usufruct (art. 1120 C.C.Q.): duratio...
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Droit à l’avortement au Canada : évolution et décisions majeures
History of abortion rights in Canada: the 1969 reform, the Morgentaler...
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Subletting : rights and obligations of tenants
Subletting in Quebec: notice to the landlord, grounds for refusal, the...
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Pre-purchase inspection : importance, limits, and remedies
Pre-purchase inspection in Quebec: the buyer's duty of prudence, the R...
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Psychological harassment at work : rights and remedies
Psychological harassment at work: vexatious conduct, employer obligati...
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The duty to rescue : rights and limits of the obligation to help others
Duty to rescue in Quebec: section 2 C.C.Q., reasonable limits and the ...
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Automobile Insurance Act : rights, exceptions, and remedies after an accident
SAAQ compensation: who is a victim, what bodily injury means and the e...
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Actus reus : definition, elements, and role in criminal liability
Actus reus in criminal law: definition, voluntariness, act, omission o...
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Misleading advertising : the protections offered to consumers
Misleading advertising in Quebec: sections 219 to 222 CPA, false promi...
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Administrative law : understanding powers, remedies, and tribunals in Quebec
Administrative law in Quebec: State powers, review of public decisions...
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Defamation : what to do if your reputation is attacked
Defamation in Quebec: definition, legal framework, conditions of a cla...
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Donation : Rules, forms, and conditions of validity
Donation inter vivos or mortis causa: conditions of validity, notarial...
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Suretyship : Rules, effects, and legal limits
Acting as a surety in Quebec: definition (art. 2333 C.C.Q.), condition...
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Will : Types, rules, and advantages
The 3 forms of will in Quebec (notarial, holograph, before witnesses),...
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Loan in Quebec civil law
Loans in Quebec civil law: loan for use and simple loan, obligations o...
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Institutional detention : Understanding preventive, temporary, and authorized detention
Preventive (72 h), temporary and authorized detention: conditions, dur...
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Exemption from seizure of property : The legal protection of assets and income
What property is exempt from seizure in Quebec? Furniture, vehicle, in...
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Exemption in criminal law : Minority and mental disorder
Criminal law exemptions in Canada: children under 12 (s. 13 Cr.C.) and...
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Civil union : Rights, obligations and dissolution procedures in Quebec
Civil union in Quebec: formalities, rights and obligations, difference...
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Presumptions of liability
Presumption of fault or liability in Quebec civil law: parents of a mi...
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Contract cancellation : The grounds under the Civil Code of Quebec
How to cancel a contract in Quebec? Vitiated consent (error, fear, les...
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Types of legacies : The different forms of transfer in a will.
Universal legacy, legacy by general title or particular legacy: the 3 ...
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ESTATE LITIGATION : Protect your rights
Learn how our estate litigation firm protects your rights, resolves fa...
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Legal construction hypothec : protections, limits, and steps to know
Unpaid contractor, subcontractor, supplier or worker? The legal constr...
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Types of sentences : Sanctions under Canadian criminal law
Imprisonment, discharge, probation, conditional sentence, fine and res...
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Legal priority : Key principles and situations where it applies
What is a legal priority? The priorities under article 2651 C.C.Q., th...
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Right of way easement : Your rights and obligations in real estate law
What is a right-of-way easement? Servient and dominant land, registrat...
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SUCCESSION LAW : Rules, procedures, and heirs’ choices
Discover the basics of succession law in Quebec : estate distribution,...
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Reclaiming a rental unit : Rules, conditions, and exceptions to know
Reclaiming a rental unit in Quebec is regulated by law. Discover the r...
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Different matrimonial regimes in Quebec
Discover matrimonial regimes in Quebec, their differences and implicat...
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Types of business structures in Quebec
Discover the main types of business structures in Quebec, their advant...
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Consent to medical care for minors
Who can consent to care for a child? Understand the rules of consent t...
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Police power of arrest and detention
What are police arrest powers in Quebec? Know your rights and legal pr...
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Child support calculation
Discover how to calculate child support in Quebec. Understand your rig...
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The obligation to attend school
School is compulsory from age 6 to 16 in Quebec: exceptions under the ...
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Death without a will in Quebec : What does the law say about your estate?
Dying without a will in Quebec: who inherits under the Civil Code, sha...
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Buying a used car : Your rights in case of hidden defects
Hidden defect in a used car in Quebec? Warranty of quality, written no...
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Non-compete clause : Everything you need to know about your rights in employment law
Non-compete clause : Get informed before you sign. Consult our lawyers...
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Buying a condo : Difference between divided and undivided co-ownership
Buying a condo in Quebec: differences between divided and undivided co...
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Family law reform : Changes for common-law partners in Quebec
Parental union in force since June 30, 2025: family property, compensa...
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Incorporated business in Quebec : 6 key advantages
Why incorporate in Quebec? Limited liability, tax advantages, credibil...
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IMMIGRATION LAW : Fast and efficient handling of your applications
Obtain fast and efficient support for your immigration procedures in C...
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Buying in undivided co-ownership : A solution to consider with caution
Buying in undivided co-ownership? Protect yourself with a solid agreem...
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BUSINESS LAW : Legal services for companies
Build a solid legal foundation in business law. Make informed decision...
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REAL ESTATE LAW : Legal remedies and representation
Facing a real estate law issue? Defend your rights with precision. Con...
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FAMILY LAW : Compassionate and clear legal support
Need support with family law? Protect your rights and those of your ch...
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RECOURSE AGAINST A PROFESSIONNAL : Litigation
Recourse against a professional? Defend your rights with rigor. Contac...
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DISCIPLINARY LAW : Protect your right to practice
Protect your right to practice in disciplinary law. Obtain strategic a...
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW : Defending your rights against government authorities
Assert your rights in administrative law. Challenge decisions or defen...
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LABOUR LAW : Legal representation and advice
Labour law : get clear legal advice, strong representation, and a huma...
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LITIGATION : Effective resolution of your legal disputes
Need help resolving a dispute? Our firm guides you every step of the w...