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What's Going On

Here is a glimpse of what’s going on with us these days. You’ll find information on all of our most recent, disclosed, transactions and lawsuits.

Publications

The Importance of a Shareholders’ Agreement
May 11, 2021
Entering into a shareholders’ agreement is an essential step if you are thinking of starting a business with partners or if you are already a shareholder in a company with several shareholders...
What is a Contract Disclosure by a Subcontractor in the Context of Construction Hypothecs?
February 1, 2021
A construction hypothec, also known as a construction lien, is a powerful resource available to contractors and subcontractors who have taken part in the construction or renovation of an immovable...

News

Class action filed against the Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec, Desjardins Trust inc. and Desjardins Investments inc.
February 11th, 2021

CaLex Legal inc. has filed yesterday, on behalf of one of our clients, in collaboration with Investigation Counsel PC and Bates Barristers PC, two firms from Toronto, an application for authorization to institute a class action and to obtain the status of representative against the Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec, Desjardins Trust inc. and Desjardins Investments inc.

The class is composed of, among others, the holders of the following Desjardins financial products:

(i) Melodia Moderate Growth Portfolio (ii) Melodia Diversified Growth Portfolio (iii) Melodia Balanced Growth Portfolio (iv) Melodia Aggressive Growth Portfolio (v) Melodia Maximum Growth Portfolio (vi) Melodia Very Conservative Income Portfolio (vii) Melodia Conservative Income Portfolio (viii) Melodia Moderate Income Portfolio (ix) Melodia Diversified Income Portfolio (x) Chorus II Conservative Portfolio (xi) Chorus II Balanced Income Portfolio (xii) Chorus II Balanced Growth Portfolio (xiii) Chorus II Growth Portfolio (xiv) Chorus II High Growth Portfolio (xv) Chorus II Dynamic Growth Portfolio (xvi) Chorus II Aggressive Growth Portfolio (xvii) Chorus II Maximum Growth Portfolio

The class action, if authorized by the Court, will seek the restitution to the investors of the management and transaction fees overpaid by Desjardins Trust inc. since 2005, in addition to material and punitive damages.

We invite the persons who may be concerned to contact us via the Class Action tab on our website.

Class action filed against Google LLC
January 15th, 2021

CaLex Légal inc. has filed, today, a request for authorization to institute a class action against Google LLC, concerning the extraction by the latter of biometric data of individuals from photos stored on the Google Photos platform. The class action seeks compensation for all individuals whose biometric data was extracted, collected, captured, received or obtained by Google from photos stored by users on the Google Photos platform.

We invite the persons who may be concerned to contact us via the Class Action tab on our website.