Etiket: liability
No criminal liability: Lack of expertise in the region
The duty compared in each region of Quebec the number of verdicts of not criminal responsibility rendered in 2023 to the number of forensic psychiatrists, specialized in the evaluation of…
Record fire in Texas | Electricity supplier admits liability
(Houston) The American electricity supplier Xcel Energy admitted Thursday that its facilities appeared to be at the origin of the largest fire in the history of Texas, which has killed…
Nicolas Sarkozy “vigorously contests any criminal liability” because he was “not aware of the fraud”
Welcome Policy Bygmalion affair Day of interrogation at the appeal trial of Nicolas Sarkozy in the Bygmalion case, in Paris. The former President of the Republic denies any “criminal responsibility”…
Serial frauds at the National Bank | The law does not provide for any liability for banks
No law protects Canadian consumers against wire transfer fraud, like those that have poisoned the lives of dozens of National Bank commercial customers since last month. In the United Kingdom,…
Liability in case of forest fires
A “forest weather forecast” is now broadcast every day by Météo France to raise public awareness of possible fire outbreaks in the territory. franceinfo: What do we risk if we…
Liability in case of forest fires
A “forest weather forecast” is now broadcast every day by Météo France to raise public awareness of possible fire outbreaks in the territory. franceinfo: What do we risk if we…
[Opinion] Child labor and employers’ liability
While the detailed study of Bill 19 on the supervision of child labor in Quebec is underway in the National Assembly, the Commission des droits de la personne et des…
Sexual assault: Pope extends criminal liability to lay people
The Vatican on Saturday published an amendment to canon law on combating sexual assault in the Church by extending criminal liability to lay people who lead associations recognized by the…
Sexual Assault in the Church | Pope extends criminal liability to lay people
(Vatican City) The Vatican on Saturday published an amendment to canon law on combating sexual assault in the Church by extending criminal liability to lay people leading associations recognized by…
Rio-Paris flight crash trial | Airbus pleads no liability
(Paris) The representative of Airbus pleaded the absence of responsibility of the manufacturer in the crash, on 1er June 2009, of the Rio-Paris flight, which caused the death of 228…
Hockey Canada informed Ottawa in 2019 of its uninsured liability fund
Hockey Canada had previously informed the federal government as early as 2019 of the existence of a fund to settle “uninsured liabilities”, even as the organization prepared for a “significant…
Ottawa notified in 2019 of Hockey Canada’s Uninsured Liability Fund
Hockey Canada had previously informed the federal government as early as 2019 of the existence of a fund to settle “uninsured liabilities”, even as the organization prepared for a “significant…
Marriage and domestic violence | Civil liability interferes in family law
In Ontario, a victim of domestic violence has just received $150,000 in damages from her ex-husband in her divorce decree. In Quebec, this is seen occasionally, and judges are also…