Legal Columns | Virtulex Lawyers, Gatineau

Civil responsibility: Who’s at fault?

28 October 2019 | Civil Law

All persons are subject to a general obligation of good conduct and, in the event of failure to comply, they may be required to compensate others...

Family Law

10 January 2019 | Family Law, Mediation

They say that the holiday season is hard on couples. In fact, January is known to be the month with the highest demand for family law. Therefore, to...

New Cannabis Act: The Impacts of Consumption and Your Rights

5 June 2018 | Civil Law, Contracts, Labor Law

With the imminent passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, many people are worried about the impact it will have. Cannabis in the Workplace Employers...

The unilateral amendment of a contract in progress

28 March 2018 | Civil Law, Contracts

Let's say you do yoga at company X. You have registered for 1 year starting in January and you have paid in advance. In April, you are told that the...

The Oppression Remedy

28 March 2018 | Business Law, Civil Law, Contracts

You went into business with your best friend when you graduated from high school. School was not for you. You have invested all your savings....

In which province should you file for divorce

4 February 2018 | Family Law

In which province should you file for divorce if you have lived in more than one province in recent years? The particularity of the Outaouais as a...

Separation: leaving without a word

4 February 2018 | Family Law

You and your spouse have been living together for many years and you now have 2 young children. After weeks of arguments and sleeping on the couch,...