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41419
Serge Lapierre v. Pareclemco inc., et al.
(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-01-30 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-01-30 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-01-30 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-031037-245, 2024 QCCA 758, dated June 10, 2024, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2024-12-16 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-09-17 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Public access to information form | Serge Lapierre |
| 2024-09-06 |
Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, File opened 2024-09-06 Letter sent via mail for all parties |
|
| 2024-07-25 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Proof of service (rec'd 2024-09-17) -Public access to information form (rec'd 2024-09-17) -Motion to extend time if service is done after Sept. 9, 2024) (N/A), Completed on: 2024-09-18 |
Serge Lapierre |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lapierre, Serge | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pareclemco inc. | Respondent | Active |
| Pépin, Clément | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Lapierre, Serge
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Pareclemco inc.
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Pépin, Clément
This party is not represented by counsel.
Summary
Keywords
Civil procedure — Representation by counsel — Representation before courts — Companies — Courts below finding that director and shareholder of company, who is not lawyer, does not have legal interest to act before courts on behalf of company — Whether application for leave to appeal raises question of public importance — Quebec Code of Civil Procedure, CQLR, c. C 25.01, art. 87(3).
Summary
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In the context of a history of litigation involving the parties, the Superior Court summarily dismissed Mr. Lapierre’s originating application on the ground that some of his claims were barred because of a clear absence of legal interest and others were clearly unfounded, including because they were prescribed. The judge also found that the originating application was abusive.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Lapierre’s application for leave to appeal. The court held that the application for leave to appeal and the notice of appeal did no more than briefly state a few grounds, without precisely identifying the errors allegedly made by the trial judge. The court was of the view that the proposed appeal raised no question of principle, new issue or issue that had given rise to conflicting judicial decisions.
Lower court rulings
Superior Court of Quebec
505-17-013248-226
Originating application dismissed and declared abusive;
Defendants’ application for dismissal and for declaration of abuse allowed in part
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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