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CanLII Connects - Can the lawyer's gross negligence constitute an impossibility to act within the meaning of article 177 C.C.P.? Summary of Heaslip v. McDonald

Can the lawyer's gross negligence constitute an impossibility to act within the meaning of article 177 C.C.P.? The parties were business partners in a joint stock company importing and distributing granite countertops. In 2009, the appellants reached an agreement with the respondent on the terms of the acquisition of a company (TSG) facing financial problems....

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