Languages: English and French
Quebec Bar — 1997
Janet has been with IMK since 1997. She has gathered a wealth of experience in employment law as well as in trust and estate law, while continuing to practice in general civil and commercial litigation. She regularly counsels both employers and employees on a variety of matters, including severance, terminations, issues relating to the duty of loyalty, non-solicitation and non-competition and injunctions.
Her practice has led her to represent a variety of individuals in often delicate situations, but also to regularly represent and advise mandataries, estate liquidators and trustees on their legal obligations. She is currently co-lecturer at McGill University, where she teaches Trial Advocacy. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Estate of Tilden: The Estate in Declaratory Judgment proceedings declaring that cash received by the Deceased’s relative was not a gift and therefore belonged to the Estate.
Heeg v. Hitech Piping: Heeg in a claim for shareholder oppression after he was dismissed without cause and removed from the Defendant company.
XPO v. FLS Transport: group of 11 employees in injunction and damage proceedings against their former employer for alleged breaches of their duties of loyalty, non-solicitation and non-competition.
Morgan v. Atwater Club: Morgan in a claim for severance after successive fixed-term employment contracts over a period of seventeen years were not renewed.
Parent v. Stocola (Succession de): legal heirs of an estate in a contestation of the validity of a joint will executed by their brother, leading to the first Court of Appeal decision on Article 704 of the Civil Code of Quebec on joint wills.
Palnick v. Ben-Zion Rosenfeld (Estate of): estate of a former liquidator being sued for negligence by an heir.
Harris Estate v. Salomon: Salomon against allegations of professional negligence for having recommended that an estate client use the services of Earl Jones, who defrauded the estate.
Teolis v. Iacono: investor suing his investment advisor and insurer for professional negligence.
B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 1996
B.A. in English Literature, McGill University, 1992
Named in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions of Best Lawyers in Canada for her work in the areas of Trusts and Estates
Canadian Bar Association
Lord Reading Law Society
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
The Advocates’ Society
President of the Wills, Estates and Trusts Section of the CBA, Quebec Branch, 2018-2019
Member of the Executive Committee, Wills, Estates and Trusts Section of the CBA, Quebec Branch, 2013-2018
Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), 2017
Member of the Justicia Project group of representatives, 2017 to present
Lord Reading Society, Board member, 2010-2016
Share the Warmth, Board member 2004-2017, Chair 2014-2016
Co-Lecturer with Catherine McKenzie of Trial Advocacy Course at McGill University, 2016-present
Langdon Hall: Organizing Committee for 2020 Senior Practitioners Estate Planning & Litigation Forum
Step Canada 21st National Conference, « Practitioners’ Update – Trust & Estate Law », June 2019
Canadian Bar Association, Wills, Estates and Trusts Section, Les revues jurisprudentielles: testaments, successions et fiducies, September 2018
Step Canada 19th National Conference, “Practitioners’ Update – Trust & Estate Law “, June 2017
Canadian Bar Association, Wills, Estates and Trusts Section, Revue des décisions marquantes de 2014 et 2015 en droit des successions et fiducies, 2016 and 2017
Canadian Bar Association, Labour and Employment Law Conference, ‟Summary Dismissal: the Quebec Perspective”, 2011
When the Knives Come Out… (2020-02-13)
Father Doesn’t Always Know Best… (2019-08-14)
Breach of an Employment Contract is not Cause for Dismissal (2019-03-13)
Buyer Beware! Failure to Perform Due Diligence Can be Costly (2018-07-20)
The Gift That Keeps On Giving (2018-04-13)
The Internet’s natural habitat is global, as is the Supreme Court of Canada’s reach (2017-07-07)
Notice vs. Severance: Can you See a Difference? (2017-04-13)
Can someone under a protective supervision conclude a contract? Yes, says the Court of Appeal. (2016-12-16)
Fixed vs. indeterminate term employment contracts: distinctions and differences (2016-04-24)
Refer if you must, but know your referral (2016-01-29)
Can you meet someone without having contacted them? Yes, if you are being accused of contempt (2015-12-15)
Estates: The Court of Appeal refuses to apply the doctrine of abuse of rights (2015-08-14)
Estates: Whose fees get paid out of the estate? (2015-07-24)
Trusts: If you’re a trustee, negligence doesn’t pay (2015-07-21)
Employment Law: Firing an executive for cause isn’t easy (2015-07-17)
