Following the receipt by the owner of a shopping center of a notice of termination of lease prior to the end of the term, which was sent by a supermarket occupying a rentable area of more than 45,000 sq. ft., Me Alexandre Béchard of Gascon and Associates obtained for the client, in the fall of […]
Gascon’s team, led by Nicolas Lanthier with the collaboration of Joannie Jacques, acted as legal advisors to one of Québec’s largest institutional lenders in connection with a construction financing of more than $65 million for a condominium, residential rental housing and seniors’ residence project located in Montréal, which will include more than 700 units in […]
In the context of the pandemic, many corporations have had to review their business models, governance, and corporate structures. Mélanie Masson, specialized in corporate law, was thus entrusted during 2021 with the implementation of complex tax planning whose combined global value is several billion dollars. As part of these corporate reorganizations, Me Mélanie Masson has […]
The most recent municipal elections in Quebec brought their share of challenges, and approximately thirty applications for judicial recounts were filed with the Court of Quebec following the November 7 elections. However, notably in the Tannous v. Dreyfuss[1] and Morgan v. Decaluwe[2], the Court reiterated that the right to a judicial recount is not an […]
Gascon’s team is growing with the recent arrival of François Fournier, lawyer, and Trycia Caron, paralegal. Mr. Fournier has several years of experience in Montreal boutique law firms where he practiced Civil and Commercial law, where he successfully defended private entrepreneurs and senior executives of public companies in litigation cases. His areas of expertise have […]
This article is a continuation of a series of previous publications by Me Mélanie Masson, specialist in corporate law within the real estate and transactional law department of Gascon & Associates, L.L.P.. To consult these articles, please follow the following links: The outcomes of the enactment of bill no. 78 an act mainly to improve […]
In the context of the pandemic and the difficulty and even impossibility for meeting in person, the Minister of Heath and Social Services adopted ministerial order number 2020-029 on April 26, 2021, permitting meetings or assemblies that take place in person to be held using a means that enables all members to communicate directly with […]
In order to reduce the current 24 to 30 months delay for the issuance of the first examiner’s report on trademark applications, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced new practice notices with respect to Requests for expedited examination and new Measures to improve timeliness in examination of trademark applications. In an effort to […]
On April 6, 2021, in Bank of Nova Scotia v. Davidovit, the Québec Court of Appeal confirmed the validity of the clause in a contract of personal guarantee (or suretyship) for a commercial loan which provides that the guarantor is liable for the legal fees incurred by the creditor to collect from the debtor or […]
The resolutory right is a common guarantee withing the framework of the balance of sale price during an acquisition. It is often used to secure a non-monetary obligation of the buyer. This right is granted to the seller and gives him the right to request the resolution of the sale of an immovable in the […]
