The Barreau du Québec invited Justice-Quebec.ca to promote its own guide. The platform complied. Months later: a cease-and-desist delivered by process server. A complete reversal — fully documented, with all records publicly available.
Justice-Quebec.ca | Legal News · March 18, 2026
An Invitation, Then a Legal Threat
On March 17, 2026, Justice-Quebec.ca received a cease-and-desist letter from the Barreau du Québec, delivered by process server and signed by Me Sylvie Champagne, Secretary of the Order and Director of Legal Affairs.
The Barreau is demanding the removal of its logo and an article published on February 18, 2026. That article reported that, following an email from Me Éliane Hogue, a lawyer in the Barreau's Legal Affairs department dated November 26, 2025, Justice-Quebec.ca had been invited to share the Barreau's official guide on artificial intelligence and the law with its readers — an invitation the platform accepted by publishing the article and linking to the guide, as requested.
In a complete reversal, the Barreau is now demanding the removal of that article, under threat of legal proceedings.
Justice-Quebec.ca is complying with all demands set out in the cease-and-desist. The Barreau's logo and the article in question have been removed from the site within the prescribed timeframe.
Context That Speaks for Itself
This cease-and-desist comes at a time when Justice-Quebec.ca has published, over the past several weeks, articles examining the operations of the Barreau du Québec's Professional Liability Insurance Fund and certain aspects of the professional order's institutional governance — articles based on public sources and verifiable court documents.
A Pattern Already Seen in a Related Case
This is not without precedent. In a related case documented on this platform — the matter involving the law firm Spunt & Carin and former lawyer Me David Chun, who resigned from the Barreau du Québec on February 5, 2025, while under syndic investigation — Me Jean-François Noiseux, retained by the Barreau du Québec's Professional Liability Insurance Fund to defend the firm, had already sent cease-and-desist letters to this site's founder and to journalist Michel Harnois. The originating application 705-17-011918-255, filed in Superior Court, characterizes this act as an abuse of process.
In that same case, Me Cynthia Ward, a partner at the firm, also personally sent a cease-and-desist letter and a defamation lawsuit threat to the plaintiff. Requests for a publication ban, an injunction, contempt of court proceedings, and incarceration were also filed against him.
This pattern of responding to criticism is not limited to this platform.
According to an email signed by Me Daniel Goldwater and published on this platform with original documents, it was Me Anne-France Goldwater who allegedly personally reported serious criminal fraud allegations in this matter to the Barreau du Québec. These statements are allegations and not judicial findings.
Justice-Quebec.ca Will Continue Its Mission
Justice-Quebec.ca is an independent citizen platform whose mission is to provide free support to people navigating the Quebec judicial system alone — through practical guides, legal news, and resources accessible to all.
This platform will continue to fulfill that mission.
Available Documents
All documents referenced in this article — original emails, cease-and-desist letters, originating applications and court exhibits — are available in the Evidence Supporting Investigations section of Justice-Quebec.ca.
- Cease-and-desist letter from the Barreau du Québec, March 17, 2026
- Email from Me Éliane Hogue, November 26, 2025
- Email from Me Daniel Goldwater, February 2026
- Official email from the Barreau du Québec confirming David Chun's resignation
This site does not provide legal advice. All published information is based on publicly available sources and verifiable court documents. Justice-Quebec.ca is an independent, non-profit citizen platform.
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