In Ontario, incorporation is afforded to many regulated professionals including doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers, and accountants. Real estate agents, however, are currently prevented by [...]
“Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves”. Steve Jobs One of the most common questions from newer calls [...]
One of the first talks that separating couples have is whether or not either party is moving out of the house. Kids or one’s own finances oftentimes make it clear that one can’t afford to [...]
It is natural and expected that children want to assist their elderly or ill parents in any way that they can. In the context of estate planning, however, there is a risk that too much [...]
The April provincial budget introduced new definitions of some terms and conditions affecting ODSP recipients. Some of them are to take effect in January, 2020. The new definition of “disability” [...]
Digital assets are becoming increasingly important to Canadians, yet they are rarely addressed in wills. The digital nature of assets does not alter the fact that they are, indeed, assets. They [...]
Both married and common-law spouses may be entitled to support following the breakdown of a relationship. While other claims in family law are subject to limitation periods (for example, a claim [...]
I received a call the other day from a client, the owner of a local business, who had just learned that one of his employees was going to be undergoing cancer treatment. He wanted to know what [...]
Most Separation Agreements or Court Orders will make special provisions for access over the holidays. Whether that means just Christmas Eve until Boxing Day, or the whole Christmas school break [...]
Perkins v Sheikhtavi, (2019 ONCA 925) a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, is an appeal of a motion granting summary judgment and awarding damages arising from the failure to close a [...]
