October 25-26, 2010
InterContinental Hotel
360, Saint-Antoine Street West
Montreal, QC, Canada

Event participants:

André Durocher

In the environmental component of this conference, Me Charles Kazaz will discuss aspects of liability and risk management in the context of environmental projects. The following topics will be addressed:

• Liability and risk-management components of environmental projects
• Varying viewpoints on the duty and extent of decontamination in the context of real estate transactions
• Legislative provisions pertaining to contaminated land in Québec
• Duties when ceasing certain designated activities or changing land use practices
• The duty to warn neighbours of contamination on their land
• Using risk assessment during rehabilitation projects
• What you should know when negotiating and drafting agreements
• Risk management and the environment

Schedule

October 25, 2010
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

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Me André Durocher will discuss how to best plan the environmental due diligence process in the context of real estate acquisition in the public sector. The following topics will be addressed:

• What are the objectives of the environmental due diligence?
• What applications and research are required, with government authorities and on line?
• The added value that a lawyer specialising in environmental matters can provide
• What aspects of risk sharing do I have to take into account?
• What are the consequences of an incomplete due diligence?

Schedule

October 26, 2010
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m

RSVP at the Canadian Institute toll free 1-877-246-4832 or online www.institutcanadien.com/immo

Note that these conferences will be addressed in french only.