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Justin Gravel
Bar admission 2007
Law Degree, Université de Sherbrooke (LL.B.)
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Lawyer at our Sherbrooke office, Justin is part of the litigation and dispute resolution team. He focuses his practice mainly on civil and commercial litigation as well as litigation in the fields of bankruptcy and insolvency, construction law and intellectual property law.
In this capacity, he represents namely private-sector companies in contractual and intellectual property disputes (counterfeiting, misleading marketing, unfair and/or parasitic competition, etc.), and is frequently called upon to intervene to obtain orders for urgent and provisional measures such as injunctions and safeguard orders. He also represents general contractors and subcontractors involved in construction law disputes, as well as trustees in bankruptcy, financial institutions and creditors in bankruptcy, proposal and receiver appointment cases.
Justin has pleaded before all levels of courts in the province, including the Court of Appeal, where he has argued dozens of cases, acquiring significant experience in the process.
From 2012 to 2019, Justin led the team representing the Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Law at the Pierre-Basile-Mignault Moot Court Competition, which opposes all the country’s civil law faculties. Furthermore, since 2021, Justin has served as Chairman of the Civil Law Committee of the Bar of the District of Saint-François.
Prior to joining TCJ, he practised law with two other national firms in the province of Quebec.
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Services
- Civil Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insolvency
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Restructuring
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Professional Mandates
Representative cases:
Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Recovery:
Representation of financial institutions to obtain compensation following undervalued or reviewable transactions:
- In the bankruptcies cases of 9231-9375 Québec Inc. et al. c. Banque Laurentienne du Canada:
- Court of Appeal (2024 QCCA 554, 2023 QCCA 894, 2021 QCCA 975, 2020 QCCA 955, 2018 QCCA 1859, 2018 QCCA 1054, 2016 QCCA 1621)
- Superior Court (2023 QCCS 1615, 2022 QCCS 3667, 2021 QCCS 1546, 2020 QCCS 34, 2019 QCCS 4623, 2019 QCCS 3677, 2018 QCCS 3962, 2018 QCCS 1739, 2016 QCCS 4353, 2016 QCCS 3308, 2016 QCCS 1400)
- HSBC Bank Canada c. Hébert et al.:
- Superior Court (2014 QCCS 3888, 2014 QCCS 2332, 2014 QCCS 309, 2013 QCCS 2605)
- In the bankruptcy case of Nutrition-Gem inc. et al. c. Caisse Populaire Desjardins des Verts-Sommets de l’Estrie:
- Superior Court (2014 QCCS 6884, 2013 QCCS 2248, 2013 QCCS 1306)
Intellectual Property
Representation of private sector companies in intellectual property and competition law cases:
- 9020-5758 Québec inc. (Avril Supermarché Santé) c. Roy et al.:
- Superior Court (2017 QCCS 3970)
- Candock inc. c. Stegen et al.:
- Superior Court (2016 QCCS 5762, 2016 QCCS 2297, 2015 QCCS 3193, 2014 QCCS 4824)
- Groupe Anderson inc. c. CGAO:
- Superior Court (2018 QCCS 3458)
- Axara c. 4021487 Canada inc.:
- Superior Court (2017 QCCS 5589, 2017 QCCS 5588)
- 9210-6194 Québec inc. (S. Automation Inc.) c. Cirrus Automation Inc. et al.:
- Superior Court (2016 QCCS 120, 2015 QCCS 5128)
Contractual
Representation of private sector companies in contractual obligation cases:
- Vachon c. Xérox Canada ltée:
- Superior Court (2017 QCCS 1947, 2017 QCCS 1333)
- Court of Québec (2017 QCCQ 14932)
- Brasserie Labatt limitée c. 3227553 Canada inc.:
- Superior Court (2019 QCCS 5437)
- Sanexen Services environnementaux inc. c. Englobe Corp.:
- Court of Appeal (2021 QCCA 1284, 2021 QCCA 479)
Other areas
- Lefebvre c. Martel(first judgment in Quebec to condemn a person to pay damages and punitive damages for assaulting a police officer):
- Superior Court (2018 QCCS 1953)
- Media:
- https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/affaire-frederick-martel--une-premiere-qui-fera-jurisprudence-7191073b58c3c10603f29f24c38d74b1
- https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/martel-devra-verser-438-000--au-policier-eric-lefebvre-223e660696fc4ffe7b40534874778aa1
- https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/sherbrooke/poursuite-de-500-000--pour-un-coup-de-poing-sournois-281ed8b0ed34d73a9f918d4329e54532
- https://www.fm1077.ca/nouvelles/faits-divers/102133/un-policier-poursuit-son-agresseur-pour-un-demi-million
- 9202-2680 Québec Inc. (St-Élie Motorsports) et Homans c. Ville de Sherbrooke(judgment against a city for prejudice suffered as a result of vitiating elements in the adoption of a zoning by-law):
- Court of Appeal (2021 QCCA 1866)
- Superior Court (2019 QCCS 1549)
- Media:
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1846974/saint-elie-motorsport-cour-interets-simon-homan
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/util/postier/suggerer-go.asp?nID=4755481
- https://www.latribune.ca/2021/12/14/dossier-clos-pour-les-drags-de-st-elie-la-ville-doit-payer-d9631a267ffe897ea2c0f6eaa412fca5
- https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/sherbrooke/la-ville-devra-verser-117-000-au-proprietaire-du-complexe-st-elie-motorsports-07b3a7fc25b613a7a7198604d5356b07
- https://www.fm1077.ca/nouvelles/faits-divers/122280/drags-st-elie-simon-homans-a-tente-de-s-entendre-avec-la-ville
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1108637/saint-elie-motorsports-poursuite-sherbrooke-justice-simon-homans
- https://www.fm1077.ca/nouvelles/faits-divers/121808/drags-st-elie-le-proprietaire-reclame-136-000-a-la-ville
- Zelenkin c. Bureau de la Coopération interuniversitaire et al.(judgment dismissing a student’s application for an injunction to compel a university to admit him into its Bachelor of Laws program):
- In the bankruptcies cases of 9231-9375 Québec Inc. et al. c. Banque Laurentienne du Canada:
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Publications
“Séquestre intérimaire et séquestre de la partie XI de la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité ”, in JurisClasseur Québec, fascicle 9, vol. “Faillite, insolvabilité et restructuration”, Montréal, LexisNexis, 2010 (looseleaf, release no. 21, December 2021).
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