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Rent Increase: How to Refuse It, Negotiate It or Contest It
Receiving a notice of increase does not mean you have to pay it — here are the deadlines, the remedies and the numbers you need to know. Julie has...
He Sold His Ex’s Property Behind Her Back: The Court Strips Him of His Share of the Acquests
Married without a marriage contract and separated in 2022, the spouses have only one asset to divide: land registered in the wife's name, on which...
Cats, Dogs and Residential Leases: Quebec Housing Law Is Switching Sides
A decision of Quebec's rental tribunal illustrates the shift now under way in the province on lease clauses that ban pets — but the last word has...
Spousal Support After Divorce: After 22 Years Together, the Court Sets an End Date
Married in 2000, separated in 2020, after a traditional division of roles: his career came first, while she worked part-time in a job that fit their...
CEO Fraud: Desjardins and Its Business Client Split a $1.4 Million Loss
An email from the "CEO," a confidential takeover bid, a fake Deloitte lawyer and five wire transfers to Hong Kong and China in seven days. The...
Recognizing your doctor is not consent: in Gatineau, a psychiatric confinement application dismissed for violating a patient’s rights
A patient brought to the emergency room by police refuses a psychiatric assessment. An hour later, while sedated, she is assessed anyway. The...
Years of “Cracked” Software: Nearly $1.9M to Pay, Plus Punitive Damages
The software knew. Since 2014, a built-in reporting device had been quietly sending its publisher the address of every computer running it without a...
Commercial Leases: The Clause Letting the Landlord “Keep” Your Equipment Has Been Void Since 1994
Thousands of commercial leases in Quebec still contain a clause allowing the landlord to take over a defaulting tenant's property. A recent judgment...
“I Am Not Going to Terminate the Lease”: When the Written Decision Contradicts What the Judge Said at the Hearing
An administrative judge announces at the hearing that she will not terminate the lease. Six weeks later, her written decision evicts the tenant. The...
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