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Estate Litigation
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Posted August 22, 2023

A will is a legal document that outlines a testator’s wishes for the distribution of their property after they die. Section 4(2) of the Succession[...]
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Business Law
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Posted August 15, 2023

Throughout their small business journey, sole proprietors need to wear a wide variety of hats. On any given day, they can be all at once[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted August 8, 2023

We are providing this information to remind all federal employers that on July 9th, 2023, numerous changes under the Canada Labour Code became effective, including[...]
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Environmental Law
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Posted August 2, 2023

The federal government has recently made significant changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) which represent the first major overhaul of the statute in[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted July 25, 2023

As discussed here, here, and here, breaching the “Offences” provisions in Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 (“OHSA”) can result in[...]
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Estate Litigation
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Posted July 20, 2023

A “Zombie” deed refers to a conveyance of an interest in property of a deceased person, executed by the deceased but registered after death. Once[...]
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Commercial Litigation
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Posted July 18, 2023

Does Ontario’s Construction Act allow a trust claim to be joined with a lien claim? Until recently in Ontario the answer has not been clear.[...]
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Family Law
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The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia was released on July 7th, 2023. Justice Mary Lou Benotto, writing for the Court of[...]
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Real Estate
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Posted July 6, 2023

Speculation in the housing market has been contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices in recent years. Also called “flipping,” speculation occurs when someone[...]