Client Work
Highlights
- Banking Law
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February 11, 2013
Banque Royale Du Canada c. Maha Fathallah (Zeidan), 2013 QCCQ 891 (CanLII)
Court of Quebec: Banking law | Solidary liability | Credit card
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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March 24, 2009
Banque Royale du Canada c. Wang, 2009 QCCQ 2845 (CanLII)
Court of Quebec: Banking law | Bank recourse on cheque deposited with irregular endorsement
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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October 13, 2006
Banque Royale du Canada c. 9096-3406 Québec inc., 2006 QCCS 5127 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Banking law | Personal liability of a shareholder/director for a company bank debt
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Bankruptcy Law
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October 22, 2002
Millien-Linares (Syndic de), 2002 CanLII 14760 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Bankruptcy law | Non-extinguishing of a debt
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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January 19, 1996
Caruso c. Banque royale du Canada, 1996 CanLII 6143 (QC CA)
Court of Appeal: Bankruptcy | Order of sequestration
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Civil Procedure
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April 5, 2012
Gameday Leadership Management Consultants Inc. c. Kirdi, 2012 QCCS 1473 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Seizure before judgment | Issue relating to jeopardy
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Construction Law
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November 6, 2015
Court of Appeal: Non-liability of a client towards a sub-contractor | Preliminary dismissal of a sub-contractor's lawsuit against the client of the general contractor
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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March 30, 2015
Toitures Trois Étoiles inc. c. Construction Garnier ltée, 2015 QCCS 1479 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Non-liability of a client towards a sub-contractor | Preliminary dismissal of a sub-contractor's lawsuit against the client of the general contractor
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Corporate Law and Shareholders Disputes
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January 6, 2021
Moore c. Moore, 2021 QCCS 11 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Oppression | Shareholder remedies
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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June 6, 2017
Cuscuna c. Ferrarelli, 2017 QCCS 2475 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Shareholder oppression remedy | Forced buyout
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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August 4, 2004
Gruber c. Greenberg, 2004 CanLII 5392 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Shareholder oppression remedy | Corporate law | Extinctive prescription
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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May 27, 2004
Greenberg c. Gruber, 2004 CanLII 14882 (QC CA)
Court of Appeal: Shareholder oppression remedy | Corporate law | Extinctive prescription
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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December 10, 2003
Gruber v. Greenberg, 2003 CanLII 75042 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Shareholder oppression remedy | Corporate law | Extinctive prescription
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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March 4, 1998
Superior Court: Personal and joint liability of a director | Misappropriation and diversion of assets | Fraud
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Employment Law
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October 9, 2008
Industries Désormeau inc. c. Désormeau, 2008 QCCA 1880 (CanLII)
Court of Appeal: Constructive dismissal | Damages (severance)
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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June 4, 2007
Désormeau c. Industries Désormeau inc., 2007 QCCS 6997 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Constructive dismissal | Damages (severance)
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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December 17, 2003
Stephens v. Aerospace Concepts of Canada Inc. (A.C.I.), 2003 CanLII 556 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Wrongful dismissal
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Estate Law
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April 8, 2024
Succession de Moore, 2024 QCCS 1211 (CanLII)
Superior Court: Contestation of a will | Consent | Lack of capacity | Incapacity of the testator | Undue influence | Annulment of a will | Nullity of a will
Among the recent high-profile cases handled by René R. Gauthier, this judgment of first instance (in appeal) granted his client’s claim in the annulment of the last will and testament of the legendary Montreal Canadians Hall of Famer, the Late Richard W. (Dickie) Moore, following a lengthy and heavily fought 3-week trial held after 7 years of interlocutory battles.
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Notarial Liability
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December 5, 1996
Richmond c. Lévesque, 1996 CanLII 6051 (QC CA)
Court of Appeal: Notarial liability | Opinion on titles
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Private International Law
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September 7, 2012
Superior Court: Private international law | Jurisdiction of Quebec courts over foreign defendants
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Professional Conduct of Lawyers
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June 3, 2004
Francoeur c. Belzil, 2004 CanLII 76585 (QC CA)
Court of Appeal: Annulment of a claim for legal fees (percentage fee)
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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October 8, 2002
Francoeur c. Belzil, 2002 CanLII 6119 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Annulment of a claim for legal fees (percentage fee)
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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- Recognition of Foreign Judgments
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April 3, 2003
LVH Corp. (Las Vegas Hilton) c. Lalonde, 2003 CanLII 27646 (QC CS)
Superior Court: Recognition in Quebec of a foreign judgment
Favorable judgment obtained by: René R. Gauthier
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