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Mar2020

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Being convinced of suffering an injustice does not discharge your obligation as a self-representing litigant

David Gelles, Student, McGill Law Student Sarah D. Pinsonnault, Lawyer, Larivière Meunier Introduction In response to the decision rendered in O’Connor v. Giancristofaro-Malobabic, 2018 QCCS 4099 (“Giancristofaro”), Mr. Werner Moosberger, a shareholder in MonRoi Inc., essentially asked the Superior Court to rule on four motions. In O’Connor c. Monroi Inc., 2019 QCCS 5320, Moosberger asked the Superior Court to: 1) quash the seizure of MonRoi’s patent; 2) rule on a claim for monetary compensation from Me. Daniel O’Connor; 3) revoke the judgment in Giancristofaro; and 4) appoint a different judge to rule on these motions. The judge dismissed all motions, finding that Moosberger did not have sufficient legal interest to seek these remedies, and further finding that there was no reasonable apprehension of bias on his part, towards Moosberger.Context In Giancristofaro, the judge ruled in favour of O’Connor, who was the beneficial owner of shares in the company MonRoi Inc.,… Lire la suite

Fév2020

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When Sparkling Wine tries to pass off as Champagne

Action collective

Sarah D. Pinsonnault, avocate, Larivière Meunier To begin, let’s get one thing straight: yes, all Champagne is technically sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne. In fact, in order for sparkling wine to be called “Champagne”, one of the main requirements is that it must hail from the region of Champagne, France. Given that Champagne is often known to be associated with prestige, it could be understood why someone would want to associate their glass of bubbly with that name. However, it is illegal in many countries (Canada being one of them) to label any product “Champagne” unless it is produced in accordance with the Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne regulations. The case of MacDuff c. Vacances Sunwing inc., 2020 QCCS 31 deals with a class action lawsuit authorized by the Québec Superior Court that targets Sunwing Vacations Inc. (“Sunwing”) for having allegedly engaged in deceptive marketing… Lire la suite

Août2015

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Does the Violation of a Québec Resident’s Intellectual Property Rights Committed Abroad Confer Jurisdiction to Québec Courts?

Propriété intellectuelle

By Sarah D. Pinsonnault In Marciano c. Guess? inc., 2015 QCCS 3481, one of the Plaintiffs is Georges Marciano (Marciano), the founder of Guess? Inc., a well-known fashion retailer. In April 2015, after having learned that counterfeit goods that bore his name (i.e. “Guess by George Marciano”) were being sold online from Kuwait, he instituted a 21 million dollar lawsuit against, inter alia, Guess? Inc. (Guess) and demanded that the latter cease unlawfully marketing these items. This was unlawful due to the fact that following the split between Guess and Marciano in 1994, the licence which granted Guess the right to use Marciano’s name and the trademark “George Marciano” was cancelled. The lawsuit in question was instituted before the Québec courts because Marciano, who lives in Montreal, claims to have suffered an injury in Québec. Furthermore, he claimed that because these items could be acquired by Québec residents, this meant that… Lire la suite

Août2015

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Les saisies avant jugement et la maxime « qui a fraudé fraudera »

Droit civil

Par Sarah D. PinsonnaultLa jurisprudence en matière de saisies avant jugement nous enseigne que l’adage bien connu « qui a fraudé, fraudera » n’est pas toujours vrai et qu’il est insuffisant en soi pour fonder une crainte sérieuse et objective que sans la saisie avant jugement, le recouvrement de la créance sera en péril. Cela dit, dans Thibert c. Trudeau, 2015 QCCS 3526, nous apprenons que ladite maxime doit être prise en compte lorsque le contexte le justifie : « [9] La jurisprudence de la Cour d’appel confirme que la simple allégation par un demandeur qu’il ait été victime de fraude ne suffit pas pour justifier l’émission d’un bref de saisie avant jugement. Elle ajoute toutefois dans l’arrêt Griffis c. Grabowska que « s’agissant d’une conduite malhonnête persistante ou caractérisée, le juge pourra apprécier la portée de ces faits à la lumière de cette conduite.» [10] La Cour d’appel… Lire la suite

Août2015

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La diffamation et l’intérêt public : jusqu’où le journalisme d’enquête peut-il aller?

Droit civil Responsabilité civile

Par Sarah D. Pinsonnault Comme dans toute action en responsabilité civile, le demandeur d’un recours en diffamation en droit civil doit démontrer, selon la prépondérance des probabilités, l’existence d’un préjudice, d’une faute et d’un lien de causalité. Dans l’arrêt Société TVA inc. c. Marcotte, 2015 QCCA 1118, la Cour d’appel rappelle que la diffamation ne doit pas être confondue avec la faute en droit civil, lesquels étant « deux éléments distincts et cumulatifs de la responsabilité civile » (par. 83). En effet, une atteinte à la réputation ou des propos jugés diffamatoires n’établissent que le préjudice et le demandeur aura toujours le fardeau à prouver que l’auteur desdits propos a commis une faute. Quant à la notion de « faute » en matière d’émissions d’enquête, on apprend de cet arrêt que le fait d’accorder plus de temps d’antenne à la version des faits d’une partie par rapport à l’autre ne… Lire la suite

Juil2015

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Justice for Animals: Quanto’s Law Comes Into Effect

Droit criminel et pénal

By Sarah D. Pinsonnault As of July 23rd 2015, a new offence has been added to the Canadian Criminal Code that prohibits the killing or wounding of animals who have been trained to help persons with disabilities or animals that assist law enforcement officers or the Canadian Armed Forces. Now anyone convicted of such an offence could face up to five years in prison. The summary of this Act reads as follows: « This enactment amends the Criminal Code to better protect law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals and to ensure that offenders who harm those animals or assault peace officers are held fully accountable. » Bill C-25 was introduced to honour “Quanto”, a German Sheppard who was stabbed to death in October 2013 while assisting his handler, a constable with the Edmonton Police Services, who was trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect. Animal lovers will be pleased to see… Lire la suite

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