In the course of 2022, Me Alexandre Béchard represented owners of two corporations doing business in the security sector, in the sale of their shares to a national firm. Me Béchard advised his clients in the negotiation of various critical issues, including with tax accountants, and put in place the documentation necessary for the […]
The Act respecting the Administrative Housing Tribunal (the “Act“) provides that the sale of an immovable that is part of a housing complex is prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Administrative Housing Tribunal (the “Tribunal“)[1]. Any owner of residential rental properties should therefore ask themselves whether their properties are part of a housing […]
On September 22nd, the first part of the provisions of the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information[1], also known as Bill 25 (“Bill 25”), which, among other things, modernizes the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, came into force. An excellent summary about the […]
A non-solicitation clause is generally inserted into an employment contract for the purpose of protecting the interests of the employer by prohibiting its employees from soliciting the company’s clients or encouraging other employees to leave the company. But can such a clause prohibit the referral of an employee to a third party? The current jurisprudence […]
Le projet de Loi 96, la Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, Le Français (ci-après « Loi ») modifie la Charte de la langue française (chapitre C-11), le Code civil du Québec ainsi que diverses lois. La Loi a pour objectif de forcer et d’affirmer le statut du français dans toutes les […]
Bill 37, An Act to amend various legislative provisions mainly with respect to housing, was sanctioned on June 10th. It amends several Acts, including those in the municipal sector, by amending the Cities and Towns Act and the Municipal Code of Québec. These amendments allow municipalities, intermunicipal boards and transit authorities the power to acquire […]
On April 28, 2022, the Honourable Diane Quenneville of the Court of Québec ruled on the application of the new version of article 1074.2 of the Civil Code of Québec. The case opposed a Syndicate of Co-owners to the owners of a private unit (Syndicat de copropriété Terrasses Le Bourget-1 v. Yassine, 2022 QCCQ 2330), […]
The Superior Court of Québec rendered an important judgment pertaining to the protection of purchasers of new homes in the case of the Bankruptcy of Bel Habitat inc. In this proceeding, the plaintiffs respectively engaged in preliminary contracts of sale with Bel Habitat Inc. and Bel Habitat 2 Inc. (collectively “Bel Habitat”) pursuant to which […]
After their successful transactions in the city of LaSalle and Lachine, Harden and RioCan come together again and now complete a new transaction in Laval. With this new transaction, Harden purchases 50% of the commercial center known as Mega Centre Notre-Dame in Laval, which was owned by RioCan. Following this transaction, RioCan and Harden will […]
After having completed a few transactions together, Riocan and Harden have decided to entered into a framework agreement whereby Harden will manage RioCan’s 19 commercial centers in Quebec, with the exception of their Gatineau properties which will continue to be managed by RioCan’s Ottawa team. Harden already manages its own commercial centers and is well […]
