Robert P.E. Bonhomme, Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Executive Employment (EE) 1994– |
| "Quebec‘s New Civil Code: Abuse of Rights and Prior-Notice Clauses" (1994) 1 EE 22 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "Impact of the Alienation of the Enterprise on the Individual Employment Contract" (1994) 1 EE 46 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "Quebec Court of Appeal Limits Damages for Abuse of Rights" (1995) 2 EE 73 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "Statutory Protection Against Unjust Dismissal in Quebec Means Increasing Indemnities for Employers" (1995) EE 88 |
| "Quebec Civil Code Contains Provisions on Restrictive Covenants" (1995) 3 EE 119 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "A Quebec Labour Commissioner Rules on Interim Reinstatements" (1996) 3 EE 148 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "Superior Court Acknowledges that an Individual May Be Simultaneously Employed by a Number of Companies" (1996) 3 EE 174 |
| "Quebec Employers Must Now Extend Social Benefits to All Minorities Protected by the Charter, Including Same-Sex Couples" (1997) 4 EE 198 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "No Double Dipping of Wrongful Dismissal Damages and Disability Benefits" (1997) 4 EE 223 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "Constructive Dismissal: Supreme Court Introduces New Test" (1997) 4 EE 226 (co-authored with Corrado De Stefano) |
| "Strict Pay Equity Legislation: A New Reality for Quebec Employers" (1998) 5 EE 242 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "Discrimication Based on Handicap: The Court of Appeal Ends the Controversy Under the Quebec Charter" (1998) 5 EE 271 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "Punitive Damages and Collective Agreements Arbitration: Quebec Employers Are at a Turning Point" (1999) 6 EE 305 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "The Wallace Decision: Its Applicability in Quebec" (1999) 6 EE 336 |
| "Employee Surevillannce Outside the Workplace: The Quebec Court of Appeal Sets the Limits" (2000) 7 ee 366 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
| "A Quebec Court Frowns on Settlement Agreements Reached in 'Abusive' Circumstances" (2000) EE 378 (co-authored with Louise Dubé) |
Biography
| Born 15 September 1959 |
| Educated McGill University LL.B. |
| Partner, Heenan Blaikie 1990– |
| Associate with present firm 1984-90 |
| Called to the Bar of Quebec 1984 |
| Articled with present firm 1984 |
| Member, Canadian Bar Association |
| Lecturer, Civil Code reform, Barreau du Québec (employment law section) 1993 |
| Frequent speaker on employment and labour law |
| Co-Editor, Canadian Cases on Employment Law |
| Author, several books and several legal articles and papers on labour and employment law, such as The Employment Contract under the Civil Code of Quebec (1994) and Wrongful Dismissal in Quebec (1988). |
Practice Description
| Mr. Bonhomme's practice encompasses employment law matters of all kinds, including civil litigation, labour standards issues, and arbitration before labour boards, labour commissioners and arbitrators. He also has extensive experience in grievance arbitrations, health and safety issues, and human rights issues. |
Address
| Heenan Blaikie |
| Suite 2500 |
| 1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West |
| Montreal, Quebec H3B 4Y1 |
| Telephone: (514) 846-2260 |
| Telecopier: (514) 846-3427 |
| Web: www.heenanblaikie.com |
Entry updated August 2000