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Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoningQuebec's courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges' use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility.CanadaSep 5
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-construction boss Tony Accurso convicted of corruptionTony Accurso was sentenced in 2018 in what a Quebec judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption to come before a Canadian court.CanadaJul 27, 2023
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No way of ‘adjudicating facts’ in deals between corrupt firms and prosecutors: Quebec judgeRemediation agreements are a new part of the legal landscape, that were supposed to make it easier to bring corrupt companies to justice.CanadaJul 10, 2023
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Supreme Court mourns former justice Louis LeBel, who served 14 years on highest benchLouis Lebel was considered a leading voice on labour law in Quebec, and his advocacy and writings on worker and union rights continue to be influential.CanadaJun 9, 2023
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Quebec judge grants injunction halting eviction of homeless camp living under highwayJustice Masse ordered the Quebec Transport Ministry, which owns the area below the city's Ville-Marie expressway, to cease preparatory work that would disrupt the encampment.CanadaApr 16, 2023
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Crown appeals stay of proceedings in case of Quebec judge accused of killing wifeA former judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal, Jacques Delisle, 86, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife and was sentenced to life in prison.CrimeApr 28, 2022
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No new murder trial for former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, court rulesA former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife and whose conviction was overturned last year by the federal justice minister won't face a new trial.CanadaApr 8, 2022
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Quebec judge refuses request for fully vaccinated jury at Montreal trialThe accused brought the request citing a recent decision in Ottawa that saw a judge rule that all jurors participating in a murder trial would need to be fully inoculated.CanadaSep 18, 2021
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New trial ordered for former Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murderCanada's federal justice minister is ordering a new trial for Jacques Delisle, a former Quebec Superior Court judge who was convicted of first-degree murder.CanadaApr 7, 2021
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Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab in court offers apologyA Quebec judge has apologized five years after she refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab.CanadaSep 8, 2020
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