Peter Castiel and Sophie Lamonde say setting lawyers up for success and new tech are top of mind
Toronto and Quebec City
The D&O Diary was on travel last week in Canada, with the first stop in the Toronto, the country’s business and financial capital. Although the main purpose of my visit to Canada was to participate in business meetings and events,
Company recalls smoked salmon because of positive test for Listeria monocytogenes
Vasco & Company Seafood LLC is recalling filets of smoked Atlantic salmon because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated salmon was distributed in Quebec. The Filet Royal brand recalled salmon is packaged in plastic with a navy blue border
Provisional Suspension Renewed
Mathieu Piché-Messier, Lysane Cree, and Horia Bundaru appointed to the Quebec Superior Court
They will sit as judges for the district of Montreal
Stolen Notes
The Quebec Disciplinary Council has imposed a one-month "disbarment" for an attorney's conduct in an out-of-court proceedingIn this case, the respondent is found guilty of not having taken measures to dissuade his client from stealing the notes of lawyer
New Portability Right Applies to Employers With Employees in Québec
Quick Hits
- Effective September 22, 2024, Law 25 provides employees and consumers in Québec in both the public and private sectors with the right to data portability.
- The purpose of this new right is to allow individuals to access their
Inadmissible
The Quebec Disciplinary Council dismissed a private complaintIn support of her complaint, Ms. Gélinas claims that the respondent demonstrated incompetence in her duties at the Commission d’accès à l’information (CAI), more particularly in the context of a letter dated April 26, 2024 that
Soon a new global tax on products developed from “digital information” from biological materials? 5 key takeaways for companies from recent UN negotiations
Photo: View from the business delegation to the negotiations in Montreal, of which Covington were part.
On August 16th, 2024, in Montreal, Canada, parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”) agreed on the draft text (“Draft decision”) for the
Quebec Court of Appeal denies appeal in trust representation case
Legal counsel required when trustee files action on trust’s behalf, court says