9302-7654 Québec inc. c. Bieber 2019 QCCA 285 COURT OF APPEAL CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC REGISTRY OF MONTREAL No: 500-09-026786-178 (500-17-093870-163) MINUTES OF THE HEARING DATE: January 31, 2019 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE FRANÇOIS PELLETIER, J.A. MARK SCHRAGER, J.A. SIMON RUEL, J.A. APPELLANT COUNSEL 9302-7654 Québec inc. m tre Karim Renno (Renno Vathilakis inc.) RESPONDENT COUNSEL justin bieber Mtre BOGDAN-ALEXANDRU DOBROTA (Woods s.e.n.c.r.l.) On appeal from a judgment rendered on March 24, 2017 by the Honourable Justice Daniel Dumais of the Superior Court, District of Montreal.

DESCRIPTION : Civil procedure - Reference to arbitration - Arbitration clause - Non-contractual liability – Defamation. Clerk: Stéphane Robinson Courtroom: Pierre-Basile-Mignault (RC.08) HEARING 11:39 Commencement of the hearing. 11:39 Submissions by Mtre Renno. 12:17 Recess of the hearing. 12:21 Resumption of the hearing. 12:22 Submissions by Mtre Dobrota. 12:29 Commentary by the Court. 12:29 Recess of the hearing. 14:07 Resumption of the hearing. 14:49 Reply by Mtre Renno. 14:55 Recess of the hearing. 15:10 Resumption of the hearing. 15:11 BY THE COURT: Judgment – see page 3. 15:12 Conclusion of the hearing. (

s) Stéphane Robinson Clerk BY THE COURT JUDGMENT [ 1 ] Briefly, this appeal raises only two questions : 1: Is the Respondent bound by the agreement JB-1? 2: Does the lawsuit falls within the scope of the arbitration clause? [ 2 ] The judge of first instance gave an affirmative answer to both questions. This Court finds no palpable and overriding error in his conclusion. [ 3 ] Consequently, the appeal is dismissed with legal costs. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT: [ 4 ] DISMISSES the appeal with legal costs.

FRANÇOIS PELLETIER, J .A. MARK SCHRAGER, J.A. SIMON RUEL, J.A.