Review of the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal of Québec

If you disagree with the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal of Québec, there is the possibility of applying for a review of that decision, through a procedure called a review for cause.

The review for cause is based on section 154 of the Act respecting administrative justice. This is the review by the same tribunal – that is, the Administrative Tribunal of Québec – of the judgment rendered. However, the judges who will be called upon to review the judgment under review are not the same as those who rendered the original judgment.

It should be noted that the review procedure for cause does not constitute an appeal of the judgment that has been rendered. This means that reviewing judges cannot set aside the first judgment simply because they have a different assessment of the facts. There must be a serious reason for revoking a judgment, such as a substantive or procedural defect.

We inform you that we do not take these files as a percentage and that these files are not part of the initial agreement. It is extremely rare for a review for cause to be allowed and it takes a tremendous amount of work on the part of the lawyer to show that the decision of the judges of the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec is so unreasonable that it cannot find any basis.

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The steps of an action against the SAAQ

• Previous step: Trial at the Administrative Tribunal of Québec
• Next Step: Recourse to the Superior Court