Jacques S. Darche, FCIArb, DiplCArb, C. Arb.

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Work: Acted as co-counsel for a confessional high school. Its successful defence before the Superior Court of Quebec in 2010, of its freedom of religion in teaching the course of Ethics
  Religious Culture (Loyola High School v. Courchesne, 2010 QCCS 2631)
  was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada (Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12).
  Acted as counsel for the trustee of a testamentary trust in a $14.1-million damage action alleging poor management. The suit was disposed after a 16-day trial (Bell v. Molson, 2012 QCCS 5498)
  debated before the Quebec Court of Appeal (Bell v. Molson, 2015 QCCA 583).
  Acted as counsel for a commercial lessor who was sued for more than $4 million by its tenants following a fire in its building - Settled out of Court in 2014 before a 15-day trial.
  Acting as counsel for a manufacturer seeking compensation of more than $10 million from one of its suppliers for the supply of defective parts that gave rise to a problem of epidemic proportions.
  Acting as counsel for the largest secured creditor in the plan of arrangement of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
  Acted as counsel for the largest creditor in the plan of arrangement of Davie Yards Inc. pursuant to the CCAA.
  Acted as counsel for an employer that sued a labour union for approximately $40 million as a result of numerous acts of v
  alism committed during a labour dispute
  the case settled out-of-court in 2009 after a 45-day trial.
  Acts as counsel to parties involved in both international
  domestic commercial arbitrations governed either by the arbitration rules of institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce or by ad hoc arbitration rules.
  Represents parties in the homologation, recognition
  contestation of arbitral awards
  serves as arbitrator
  mediator in commercial disputes.
  Advises
  represents commercial l
  lords
  tenants, as well as real estate owners, in all the legal aspects of their activities.
  Serves as counsel for many parties involved in shareholder disputes.
  Represents businesses victimised by complex international commercial frauds.
  Represents franchisors in their relations with franchisees
  suppliers.
  Represents estate liquidators (executors)
  heirs in disputes over the liquidation of estates.