The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 9-0 in a Quebec Civil Code case that filing and serving a notice to seize property counts as a judicial application interrupting the 10-year deadline to collect payment on a judgment — thereby restarting the “extinctive prescription” period for another 10 years: Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Sylvestre. MORE TO COME.
Agreed changes without fresh consideration: Reconciling contract law, constructive dismissal
By Stuart Rudner ( September 18, 2025, 12:12 PM EDT) -- In a recent mediation, a lawyer raised an intriguing point regarding mid-employment contract changes....