Kugler Kandestin files class action against the City of Gatineau for incarcerating unhoused persons for unpaid fines

Kugler Kandestin and JFB Avocats Criminalistes Inc. have filed an application for authorization to institute a class action in the Superior Court of Québec on behalf of unhoused persons who were incarcerated at the request of the City of Gatineau for unpaid fines. Since June 5, 2020, the Code of Penal Procedure prohibits the incarceration…

Kugler Kandestin files Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action in connection with sexual abuse committed by Philip (Hart) Baugniet while he was a director and teacher at F.A.C.E. School and Victoria School in Montreal

Kugler Kandestin receives authorization to institute a class action against the Marist Brothers religious congregation on behalf of victims of sexual assault throughout Quebec.

Update as of January 27, 2023 Kugler Kandestin is proud to announce that the Superior Court of Quebec has authorized the filing of a class action against the various legal entities comprising the religious congregation of the Marist Brothers on behalf of all victims who were sexually assaulted in Quebec by a member of that…

Stuart Kugler Named Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers

Congratulations to our partner Stuart Kugler on being elected a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization of exceptional trial lawyers from the United States and Canada.

Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 recognizes Kugler Kandestin Lawyers

We are proud to report the recognition of the following 13 Kugler Kandestin lawyers across 14 areas of practice: Pierre Boivin  – Class Action Litigation Alexandre Brosseau-Wery  – Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation Jean-François Carpentier  – Personal Injury Litigation Michael Gaon – Equipment Finance Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Gerald F. Kandestin – Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Insolvency…

Kugler Kandestin concludes historic agreement in principle of $20 billion to settle Millenium Scoop and Jordan’s Principle class actions

Kugler Kandestin is very pleased to announce that a $20 billion agreement in principle has been reached regarding the Millenium Scoop and Jordan’s Principle class actions. This agreement in principle promises compensation to First Nations youth who, as a result of a systemically underfunded First Nations child welfare system, were removed from their homes on…