Gascon is proud to have participated in the establishment of a partnership between two well-known actors from the Montreal real estate community, Dev McGill and KnightsBridge, for the realization of the Tak Village housing project. Tak Village will bring together condos and townhouses in a green village located in the effervescent neighborhood of Rosemont. Our […]
On March 27, 2019, in Luxme International Ltd. v. Patrice Lasnier, Axis Conveyor Inc. and Tube4 Conveyor Inc., the Superior Court rendered a judgment granting the injunctive conclusions sought by the plaintiff against the defendants. In this case, which raised intellectual property, unfair competition and labor issues, the Superior Court found that defendant Lasnier, a […]
Built on more than 400,000 sq. ft. of land near the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and representing one of the largest sites still available for real estate development in the downtown area, Prével, in partnership with Ipso Facto, investissement immobilier, intends to develop a major mixed-use project that will allow for the cohabitation of residential buildings, offices […]
Since the introduction of the transfer duties tax, otherwise known as the “welcome tax”, various exemptions existed for transfers of real estate between 90% closely related persons or entities. 90% closely related means that one party has a 90% or more interest in the other party. However, for some unknown reason, partnerships, general or limited […]
Bill No.401, namely the Act mainly to improve the quality of buildings, the regulation of divided co-ownership and the operation of the Régie du logement, which came into effect in July 2018, brought significant changes to the law of co-ownership, especially in the field of insurance. Here are a few of them: Liability insurance The […]
Franchise agreements usually provide a mechanism to ensure that the franchisor remains in control of the premises in which the franchisee operates the franchise, in case of premature termination of their business relationship. It will often provide that the default of the franchisee to respect the terms and conditions of the agreements will lead to […]
Gascon is proud to announce the appointment of Audrey Robitaille as a partner. A talented lawyer, admitted to the bar in 2012, Audrey Robitaille has been part of the Gascon team since she was a law student. Audrey Robitaille provides strategic advice in real estate and business law. Also known for her expertise in intellectual property […]
Subsection 10(1) of the Interest Act (RSC 1985 c I-15) (the « Act ») stipulates that when a loan (principal or interest) guaranteed by a hypothec on immovables or real property becomes payable more than five years after the date of the hypothec, the debtor has the right, at any time following the expiry of the said […]
Are the sums held in trust by a bankrupt’s attorney as security for costs, pursuant to Section 492 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the property of the bankrupt? On August 31, 2018, in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. vs. Proteau [1], the Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the trustee in bankruptcy. In this case, the plaintiff, […]
Since the tabling of the provincial budget on March 17, 2016, when there is a transfer of an immovable property in Québec and such transfer is not published in the land register, the purchaser must nevertheless report it to the relevant municipality and pay the applicable transfer duties. Failing this, the purchaser exposes itself to […]
