
{"id":3867,"date":"2017-02-15T21:12:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T02:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sabbagh.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3867\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:14:53","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Our blog<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;70%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;]<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blog_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_blog_grid_wrapper et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blog_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_blog_grid_wrapper et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blog_grid clearfix \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_salvattore_content\" data-columns>\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-14025\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-14025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-law tag-business-acquisition tag-business-owners tag-shareholders tag-sme\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/advice-from-a-business-lawyer-for-your-business-acquisition\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/advice-business-lawyers-business-acquisition-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Advice from a Business Lawyer for Your Business Acquisition\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/advice-business-lawyers-business-acquisition.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/advice-business-lawyers-business-acquisition-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/advice-from-a-business-lawyer-for-your-business-acquisition\/\">Advice from a Business Lawyer for Your Business Acquisition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Apr 3, 2026<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The start of 2026 is proving to be economically challenging. Global economic disruptions are affecting production costs, declining consumer purchasing power, and a volatile stock market\u2026 amid this chaos, some companies have the capital and internal talent to pivot and...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/advice-from-a-business-lawyer-for-your-business-acquisition\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13811\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-13811 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commercial-litigation-en tag-arbitration tag-business-law-2 tag-civil-litigation tag-commercial-litigation-en tag-commercial-litigation tag-litigation tag-mediation\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/commercial-litigation-en\/choosing-between-mediation-arbitration-and-commercial-litigation-in-business-disputes\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mediation-arbitration-commercial-litigation-which-to-choose-business-litigation-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing between mediation, arbitration, and commercial litigation in business disputes\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mediation-arbitration-commercial-litigation-which-to-choose-business-litigation.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mediation-arbitration-commercial-litigation-which-to-choose-business-litigation-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/commercial-litigation-en\/choosing-between-mediation-arbitration-and-commercial-litigation-in-business-disputes\/\">Choosing between mediation, arbitration, and commercial litigation in business disputes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Feb 17, 2026<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In commercial transactions and contractual agreements, expectations are sometimes not met, and disagreements arise. When there are conflicts between partners, disputes over services rendered, or intellectual property infringements, conflicts must be resolved...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/commercial-litigation-en\/choosing-between-mediation-arbitration-and-commercial-litigation-in-business-disputes\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13805\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-13805 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-law category-commercial-litigation-en tag-business-law-2 tag-business-lawyer tag-shareholder-agreement tag-shareholder-business tag-shareholders\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/why-go-with-a-unanimous-shareholder-agreement\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/choose-unanimous-shareholder-agreement-business-law-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Why go with a unanimous shareholder agreement?\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/choose-unanimous-shareholder-agreement-business-law.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/choose-unanimous-shareholder-agreement-business-law-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/why-go-with-a-unanimous-shareholder-agreement\/\">Why go with a unanimous shareholder agreement?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Feb 17, 2026<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>For entrepreneurs embarking on the creation of a corporation, one question that inevitably arises, and which must be considered with great care, is the establishment of a shareholder agreement. Starting a business is a great adventure, and it is crucial to use a...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/business-law\/why-go-with-a-unanimous-shareholder-agreement\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13501\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-13501 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-real-estate-law tag-droit-immobilier-en tag-good-faith tag-real-estate-broker tag-real-estate-law\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-responsibilities-of-real-estate-broker\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-estate-broker-legal-relationship-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Understanding the responsibilities of a real estate broker\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-estate-broker-legal-relationship.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/real-estate-broker-legal-relationship-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-responsibilities-of-real-estate-broker\/\">Understanding the responsibilities of a real estate broker<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Dec 5, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Working with a real estate broker isn't just about visiting houses, signing papers, and waiting for the keys to be handed over. Behind every transaction, there is a set of rules, responsibilities, and above all, a genuine duty to protect clients. Many people don't...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-responsibilities-of-real-estate-broker\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-12904\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-12904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-real-estate-law tag-construction tag-droit-immobilier-en tag-hypotheque tag-hypotheque-legal-de-construction tag-legal-hypothec tag-legal-hypothec-in-construction tag-real-estate-in-quebec tag-real-estate-law\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-the-legal-hypothec-of-construction-in-quebec\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/construction-contract-legal-hypothec-of-construction-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Understanding the legal hypothec of construction in Qu\u00e9bec\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/construction-contract-legal-hypothec-of-construction.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/construction-contract-legal-hypothec-of-construction-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-the-legal-hypothec-of-construction-in-quebec\/\">Understanding the legal hypothec of construction in Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Nov 12, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>When we talk about hypothecs, we often think of its French counterpart hypoth\u00e8que, or mortgages, which are bank loans used to finance the purchase of a home. However, Qu\u00e9bec law also provides for legal hypothecs, which arise automatically in certain situations in real...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/real-estate-law\/understanding-the-legal-hypothec-of-construction-in-quebec\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-12865\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-12865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-debt-collection tag-debt-collection tag-seizure tag-seizure-before-judgement\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/debt-collection\/learn-about-seizure-before-judgement\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/saisie-avant-jugement-tirelire-cochon-mains-avocat-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Learn about seizure before judgement\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/saisie-avant-jugement-tirelire-cochon-mains-avocat.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/saisie-avant-jugement-tirelire-cochon-mains-avocat-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/debt-collection\/learn-about-seizure-before-judgement\/\">Learn about seizure before judgement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Nov 12, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Seizure before judgement is a procedure that allows a creditor to protect their rights and secure certain assets of the defendant before the judge renders their decision. The purpose of this debt collection procedure is to ensure that the debt can be recovered, even...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/debt-collection\/learn-about-seizure-before-judgement\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-11456\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-11456 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-law category-uncategorized tag-civil-law tag-injunction tag-superior-court-of-quebec\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/uncategorized\/injunctions-in-quebec-what-you-need-to-know\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/injunction-in-quebec-what-to-know-civil-lawyer-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Injunctions in Qu\u00e9bec: What you Need to Know\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/injunction-in-quebec-what-to-know-civil-lawyer.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/injunction-in-quebec-what-to-know-civil-lawyer-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/uncategorized\/injunctions-in-quebec-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Injunctions in Qu\u00e9bec: What you Need to Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Sep 10, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Generally speaking, an injunction is a court order that requires a natural or legal person (i.e., a company) to do, refrain from doing, or stop doing something. This definition seems simple at first but actually covers a complex legal concept that plays an essential...<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/uncategorized\/injunctions-in-quebec-what-you-need-to-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-11409\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-11409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-labour-law tag-employment-lawyer-en tag-labour-law-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/labour-law\/what-to-do-if-you-are-not-represented-by-your-union-in-quebec\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/union-employees-duty-of-fair-reprensentation-black-white.jpg\" alt=\"What to do if you are not Represented by your Union in Qu\u00e9bec?\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/union-employees-duty-of-fair-reprensentation-black-white.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/union-employees-duty-of-fair-reprensentation-black-white.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/labour-law\/what-to-do-if-you-are-not-represented-by-your-union-in-quebec\/\">What to do if you are not Represented by your Union in Qu\u00e9bec?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Aug 30, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>You grant your union the exclusive right to represent you: Your union must, in return, fulfill its duty of fair representation.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/labour-law\/what-to-do-if-you-are-not-represented-by-your-union-in-quebec\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-11352\" class=\"et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-11352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commercial-litigation-en category-fiscal-litigation\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/fiscal-litigation\/how-to-identify-abuse-of-process-in-quebec\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/quebec-court-of-appeal-montreal-litigation-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"How to identify abuse of process in Quebec\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/quebec-court-of-appeal-montreal-litigation.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/quebec-court-of-appeal-montreal-litigation-400x250.jpg 480w \" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw \"  width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabbagh.ca\/en\/articles\/fiscal-litigation\/how-to-identify-abuse-of-process-in-quebec\/\">How to identify abuse of process in Quebec<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta\"><span class=\"published\">Jul 29, 2025<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In the Code Civil du Qu\u00e9bec contains several articles to identify and punish procedural abuses. 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