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Course 8 of 9 · Quebec Civil Law

Prior Claims & Hypothecs

Eleven core lessons on the common pledge, prior claims, conventional and legal hypothecs, publication, rank, and enforcement through taking in payment or sale. Optional references sit outside this sequence.

  • 11 lessons
  • 3 parts
  • about 3 h
  • English and French
  • Reviewed 8 September 2026
  • Take after Obligations & Contracts

Begins with lesson 1

Foundations and the Common Pledge of Creditors

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3 parts · 11 lessons

  1. Start with the default rule: all debtor property guarantees all debts equally (the common pledge). Discover why statutory prior claims jump the queue before seeing how conventional hypothecs create true real rights of preference.

    1. 1
      Foundations and the Common Pledge of CreditorsFoundations16 min
    2. 2
      Prior Claims and Competing CreditorsCore18 min
    3. 3
      Nature, Extent and Constitution of HypothecsFoundations16 min