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Water Damage in a Divided Co-ownership: What Amounts May the Syndicate Recover?
10/02/2026
In Syndicat de la copropriété Kubik phase 2 v. Orleans, 2026 QCCQ 4153, the Court of Québec considered the liability…
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LATENT DEFECTS AND FRAUD ARE NOT COVERED: WELLINGTON Motion DISMISSED
08/21/2026
The Decision In a rare case departing from Progressive Homes[1], the Superior Court, per the Honourable Bernard Larocque, J.S.C.[1], dismissed…
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Duty to Inform: The MTQ Reprimanded by the Court of Appeal
08/21/2026
Introduction On November 13, 2025, the Court of Appeal[1] reversed a judgment of the Superior Court[2] and ordered the ministère…
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IS THE INSURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY OF REMEDIAL WORK?
08/18/2026
The Facts Giving Rise to the Insurance Claim In this case[1], Gilles Gauvin and France Boislard, owners of a residence…
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Short-Term Rental Regulation in Co-Ownership: The Court of Appeal Imposes Limits
01/27/2026
Legal Commentary In Investissements immobiliers PB inc. v. Syndicat des copropriétaires de la Résidence condominium du Jardin des Sables phase…
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New criteria for the ‘Wellington’ type application
08/15/2025
Change of Use and Declaring Co-Ownership: Testing a Building’s destination In the case of SSDL Immobiliers inc. c. Syndicat des…
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Flexible Pipe, Corrosive Cleaning Product and Warning Labels: The Court of Appeal Ends the Saga!
07/17/2024
On July 11, 2024, the Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Société d’assurance Beneva Inc. v. Céramique Décor M.S.F.…
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The “Procedural” Obligation to Defend Punitive Damages and an Injunction
05/03/2024
Introduction The Court of Appeal[1] upheld the trial level judgment ordering an insurer, pursuant to a Wellington Application, to defend…
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How to force the sharing of defence costs between insurers
04/23/2024
In a second judgment on this issue[1],the Court of Appeal has settled it: an insured, whose defence is entirely assumed…
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The good faith framework: A notion with blurry outiline limitations
03/01/2024
INTRODUCTION The purpose of the rules governing public calls for tenders is to ensure the fairness of the contract award…
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Loss in a Condominium: Who is to Pay for the Depreciation?
03/01/2024
A recent decision1 regarding the application of depreciation is worth better knowing. This case especially concerns the relationship between a…
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Collecting sales taxes : our civil courts will not allow it
11/03/2023
October 2023 – In Construction VX Inc. c. Lainco Inc.[1], the Superior Court of Quebec confirmed that sales taxes had…
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The Insured Is Not Always Whom You Think
06/06/2023
March 2023 – The concept of insurable interest[1] provides an answer to the two (2) essential questions that an insurer…
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Corroded flexible pipe: who is responsible?
Finally, a clear answer to this question!
03/02/2023
February 2023 – Case law Summary – The case La Capitale assurances générales inc. v. Construction Mckinley inc., Société d’assurance…
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The Court increases the pressure on subrogatory proceedings
04/23/2022
April 2022 – Sécurité Nationale compagnie d’assurance c. Bel Bro inc., 2022 QCCS 723 (Granosik, j.) The Superior Court of Québec was…
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An In-depth Investigation is Required Before Denying Coverage!
03/30/2022
Fall 2021 – All contracts are governed by a requirement of good faith. An insurance policy is particular as its…
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The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan rules: a liability insurer must indemnify before a worksite insurer
05/28/2021
Spring 2021 – A construction contract usually contains a clause by which the owner and the general contractor both take…
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An Insured’s Omission to Cooperate is Penalized
02/07/2020
Mai 2016 — “An insured’s omission to cooperate, which is specified in article 2471 C.C.Q. is rarely penalized. A recent…
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Reserve Letter
02/07/2020
Juillet 2015 — «“In the current context in which insurers are increasingly requested to assume the defence of their insured,…
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Solidary liability between an insurer and its insured, a constantly evolving notion
02/07/2020
Octobre 2014 — “…an insurer and its insured may be held separately liable for the total amount of the obligation.…
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Loss of earning capacity in connection with bodily injury: gross income or net income?
02/07/2020
Février 2013 — “…we have been witness to an emerging contradictory tendency in case law, as several trial level judges…
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The confidentiality of the report of a claims adjuster or an investigator whose services are retained by an insurer is reaffirmed by the Court of Appeal
02/07/2020
Mai 2012 — “Last March 6, in a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the fact that an insurer…
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