Class action against the Attorney General of Quebec for unlawfully detained persons
We are very pleased to announce that the Superior Court of Quebec has rendered a Judgment authorizing the class action instituted by Kugler Kandestin LLP and Coupal Chauvelot S.A. against the Attorney General of Québec for persons who were unlawfully detained in Quebec.
The class action is for the benefit of the following group of people:
“All persons in Quebec who have been unlawfully detained, either on the basis of a document that does not comply with a court order, or at the end of a prison term, or after a court ordered their release, including but not limited to persons identified in the Attorney General of Quebec’s register of unlawfully detained persons.[TRANSLATED]”
On September 5, 2024, we filed the Application to Introduce Class Action Proceedings (available in French only) with the Court.
If you have been illegally detained or believe that you are a member of this class action, we encourage you to speak with one of the lawyers below:
Your communications with us are free and will be kept strictly confidential.
We will continue to update this page as the case progresses.
Kugler Kandestin files Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action against the Attorney General of Quebec for unlawfully detained persons
Kugler Kandestin and Coupal Chauvelot have jointly filed an Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action against the Attorney General of Quebec for persons who were unlawfully detained in Québec.
The class action is for the benefit of the following group of people:
“All persons in Quebec who have been unlawfully detained, either on the basis of a document that does not comply with a court order, or at the end of a prison term, or after a court ordered their release, including but not limited to persons identified in the Attorney General of Quebec’s register of unlawfully detained persons [TRAD].”
To consult the Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action, click here.
If you have been illegally detained or believe that you are a member of this class action, we encourage you to speak with one of the lawyers below:
Your communications with us are free and will be kept strictly confidential.
We will continue to update this page as the case progresses.
To see our active class actions and those that we have been involved in, please click on the boxes below.
- Ongoing Cases
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Sexual Abuse/Harassment
Product Liability
Consumer Protection
Constitutional Rights
Attorney General of Quebec (section 27 of The Charter)
Attorney General of Quebec (unlawful detention)
Attorney General of Quebec (Right of detainees to bail review)
Attorney General of Quebec (Nunavik detainees)
Attorney General of Quebec and Attorney General of Canada (Indigenous youth)
City of Gatineau (incarcerating unhoused persons for unpaid fines)
Minister of Indigenous Services Canada
Québec City (right of detainees to appear within 24 hours)
City of Montreal (right of detainees to appear within 24 hours)
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- Resolved Cases