The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the Quebec Court of Appeal (“QCCA”) on where the prescription period for the creditor’s right to...
Introduction The two presidents of a Québec-based insurance group betrayed an atmosphere of trust with the majority shareholders. In Ponce v Société d’investissements Rhéaume ltée, 2023 SCC 25 [Ponce] the...
With housing prices skyrocketing in various metropolitan regions across Canada, the demand for mortgages—known as hypothecs in Quebec—has also increased. Yet in times of economic hardship, creditors are prone to...
In Yared v Karam, 2019 SCC 62 (Yared), the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “Court”) grappled with conflicting rights and obligations at the intersection of trusts and family patrimony...
