Partner

Mr. Gagné is a partner in the Labour and Employment Law group. He divides his practice between health law and labour and employment law, acting at the strategic level and representing clients before judicial and administrative tribunals.

Education

• LL.B., Université Laval, 1995

Significant Accomplishments

In the field of labour and employment law, his expertise is extensive and diversified. In particular, he handles cases involving employment law, employment contracts, grievance arbitration, labour standards, the interpretation of collective agreements, human rights and freedoms, as well as the negotiation of various agreements.

In the field of health law, Mr. Gagné practises primarily in the area of administrative law in the health and social services sector. With his solid grasp of the sector’s laws, regulations, standards and directives, he has developed significant expertise in the handling of complaints and disciplinary law, the management of physician privileges, access to information and confidentiality, internal regulations, agreements between establishments, supplier contracts and calls for tenders.

Mr. Gagné is particularly interested in the legal aspects of the internal management of establishments and their administrators, offering a full range of services to his institutional and corporate clients.

Mr. Gagné has the necessary experience and expertise in all his areas of practice to offer his clients the strategic and practical advice they need.

He is regularly called upon to give training programs and seminars pertaining to health law and labour and employment law.

Professional Associations
Canadian Bar Association
Member of the board of directors of the Association des centres jeunesse du Québec

• Return to Work After COVID-19: What Plans Should You Make?

  By Simon Gagné |May 2020

Additional Articles

• Education: Obligations of physicians practising in a university hospital centre
• Three important rulings rendered in 2015 by the Tribunal administratif du Québec regarding attending physicians
• Authorizations of care and placement: the Québec Court of Appeal imposes parameters on requests for adjournment and reaffirms the admissibility of hearsay in expert evidence
• Authorization of care and placement: the Québec Court of Appeal rules on alternative therapies, the duration of orders and provisional enforcement notwithstanding appeal
• Confinement in an establishment: establishments must exercise caution before making an application
• Is the duty of loyalty a limit to freedom of expression?
• Return to Work After COVID-19: What Plans Should You Make?