Publications

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, June 25, 2019 – D.C. v. Ivari, 2019 QCCA 496 – Claim by the appealing party, D.C. (“Appellant” or “D.C.”), for leave to appeal following a decision rendered during the proceedings on January 31, 2019, by the Superior Court, having denied its application for dismissal and declaration of abuse. The Facts Seven years after the disappearance of her husband, H.I., D.C....

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, June 25, 2019 – Brown v. Roy, 2019 QCCS 534 – In this case, the Court is seized of two class actions opposing David Brown (“the Plaintiff” or “Brown”) as representative of the class interests and François Roy (“Roy”), Marc Jémus (“Jémus”), and Lloyd’s Underwriters (“Lloyd’s”). Key issues of contention involved determining whether the defendants, Roy, Jémus and Lloyd’s could be...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Donati Maisonneuve, Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, Quebec, May 17, 2019 – Click here to watch the webinar recording. Click below to download the slides. Litigation Process in Ontario & Quebec Ontario’s Common Law and Quebec’s Civil Law have significant differences in how claims make their way through the court system. In Part I of our ‘Boot Camp’ webinar series, we will cover the litigation process in...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, March 22, 2019 – Baker’s Trustee, 2018 QCCS 5493. This case involves a motion by Mr. Baker’s Trustee in Bankruptcy (hereinafter, “the Trustee”) in an effort to have a change in beneficiaries under a life insurance policy made by Mr. Michael Theodore Baker (hereinafter, “the Bankrupt” or “Mr. Baker”) declared null and void. Read More