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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.

Summaries of judgments
The judgment summaries set out below have been prepared by SOQUIJ.

Développements Bois Franc inc. c. Ville de Montréal

Municipal - interpretation of article 33 of by-law 20-041 aimed at improving the supply of social, affordable and family housing

Laliberté c. R.

Criminal – sexual assault – assessment of evidence – general denial – reversal of the burden of proof – holding a new trial

Theus c. R.

Criminal law – possible jury contamination – judge's inquiry – remedy – additional guidelines – first-degree murder

Ville de Québec c. 9252-0451 Québec inc.

Municipal — liability — sale for taxes — land — absence of tax notice — neighbour — right of ownership — acquisitive prescription

Tardif c. R.

Criminal – notion of “illicit cannabis” – possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution – correctional facility – mens rea – reasonable…

Droit de la famille — 261234

Civil procedure – family matter – appeal memorandum – artificial intelligence tool – fictitious legal references – article 342 CCP

Protection de la jeunesse — 263659

Civil procedure – habeas corpus – youth protection – unlawful order – res judicata – no identity of cause – right to appeal

Gammon c. 9427-1947 Québec inc.

Civil procedure - revocation of judgment – time limit to be presented - interpretation of article 347, para. 2 CCP – interpretation of “presen[t]”

Plante c. R.

Criminal – judge’s instructions to the jury – constructive first degree murder– causation – bad character evidence – subsequent conduct

Lo c. Kron

Civil procedure – declinatory exception – international jurisdiction of Quebec courts – mixed action – connection between causes of action

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).