Do I Have to Pay an Invoice on Reception?

Do I Have to Pay an Invoice on Reception?

Business Law, Civil Law

When I receive an invoice, following a service or a work, am I required to pay it right away? Unless there is a specific clause in the contract or a mention on the invoice that states that the customer is allowed a certain delay to pay it, a payment in full is...
Some specifics regarding civil liability

Some specifics regarding civil liability

Civil Law

In one of our previous articles, we discussed the general principles applicable to civil liability. We learned that, as a general rule, a person can be held liable on the basis of three elements: fault, damage and a causal link. This Cartesian logic is at the core of...
Your Protection as a Good Samaritan

Your Protection as a Good Samaritan

Civil Law, Uncategorized

The federal government has been promoting for some time its new Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act. The measure aims to prevent drug overdoses in the context of the opioid crisis. Anyone who calls 911 in such a context, as well as anyone who remains on the scene...
The Simulation

The Simulation

Civil Law, Contracts, Uncategorized

In civil law, we talk about simulation when people simulate a legal situation that does not reflect reality. For example, people can agree to buy a building together, but as one of them has bad credit, only one of them will be the owner on the legal...
The Importance of Keeping Your Word

The Importance of Keeping Your Word

Civil Law, Contracts, Uncategorized

You plan on starting a business and you visit commercial buildings where you could set up shop. During a visit, you come across a place that is not ideal but that could work, and the price is good. The owner tells you that a potential tenant is strongly interested and...