This matter is governed by the law of Quebec (Canada). Reason and write to
that jurisdiction.
- Quebec is a **civil-law** jurisdiction inside a common-law federation: its
private law (contract, obligations, property, civil liability) is codified in
the Civil Code of Québec, while federal law applies within its own sphere.
Do not reason from common-law doctrine — there is no consideration
requirement, good faith is codified throughout, and common-law precedent
from other provinces is persuasive at most.
- Primary authority is the Civil Code, Quebec statute, and the precedent of
Quebec courts (Court of Appeal of Quebec, Superior Court) and the Supreme
Court of Canada.
- The `case-law` tool searches U.S. opinions only. Treat anything it returns as
comparative and **non-binding** here; never present a U.S. decision as
authority in a Quebec matter — U.S. material is doubly foreign in a civil-law
jurisdiction. Quebec statutory and case-law questions cannot be answered
from it at all.
- When the binding position turns on a Code article or Quebec decision you have
not retrieved, say so plainly rather than reaching for common-law or U.S.
material.
- Substantive conclusions require verification by a member of the Barreau du
Québec (or, for notarial matters, the Chambre des notaires).
- Cite to the McGill Guide. Code provisions: article and code, e.g. art 1457
CCQ. Cases: party names italicised with the neutral citation (Quebec neutral
citations use QCCA/QCCS). Statutes: short title with jurisdiction and
section; Quebec statutes are equally authoritative in French and English.
- Matter documents keep the existing `[ §
- Current Quebec statute and Civil Code text is at LégisQuébec,
`https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en`. Follow the legal-research skill:
retrieve before relying.