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Judgments Rendered by the Court of Appeal

Selection of Judgments of Interest

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Most of the judgments rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal since January 1, 1986 are available free of charge on the website of the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ) and that of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).

A number of older cases are also available free of charge on CanLII.

Below is a selection of judgments of interest rendered by the Court of Appeal.

Procureur général du Québec c. Gaspé Énergies inc.

Energy and resources - suspension of certain provisions of a law - Act ending exploration for petroleum and underground reservoirs and production of…

Procureur général du Québec c. Duquette

Administrative - Energy Board - manager - Regulation on the ethics and professional conduct of public administrators - judicial independence

Mahombi c. Sa Majesté le Roi

Criminal – child pornography – possession and access – penalty – facts related to the commission of the offense – lack of awareness

Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail c. Association des entrepreneurs spécialisés en procédé industriel du Québec

Labour – labour standards – personnel placement agency – regulation – definition – licence – issuance – CNESST notice – interpretation

Desjardins Assurances générales inc. c. Immeubles Devler inc.

Liability - liability for personal acts - sale of immovable - latent defect - contractor - subcontractor - faulty construction

Sa Majesté le Roi c. Sarroino

Criminal – first degree murder – acquittal – jury trial – instructions to the jury – identification evidence – hair colour

Comité patronal de négociation du secteur de la santé et des services sociaux (CPNSSS) c. Fédération interprofessionnelle de la Santé du Québec - FIQ

Labour - essential services - mandatory overtime - application for remedy – Administrative Labour Tribunal - lack of jurisdiction

Beaudoin c. Cabaret Music-Hall inc.

Permanent injunction – lapse of the order – new circumstances – functus officio – Court of Appeal – jurisdiction – Superior Court

Crédit Transit inc. c. Lavoie

Security – movable hypothec – universality of property – prior notice of exercise – mobile cottage – right of ownership – acquisition – third persons…

Santé Québec (CISSS de Laval) c. Syndicat des infirmières, inhalothérapeutes et infirmières auxiliaires de Laval (SIIIAL - CSQ)

Labour – grievance – health and social services – mandatory overtime – management method – abusive exercise of management rights

Translation of Judgments

Some Court of Appeal judgments are translated.

That said, a party is entitled to have their judgment translated at no cost, whether the translation is from French to English or English to French.

Most of these translations are available free of charge on the website of the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ) and that of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).