Category: Blog

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Real Estate

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Posted February 13, 2023

What is it? As of January 1st 2023, The City of Ottawa requires all eligible property owners to declare the vacancy status of their homes.[...]

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Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Posted February 7, 2023

The Limits on Conditional Gifts in Wills

Testamentary freedom allows testators to “rule from the grave” by controlling the disposition of their assets upon death. As an exercise of this freedom, testators[...]

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Practice Management

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K. Scott McLean

Posted January 30, 2023

Try Not to Worry About Being Anxious

“If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged It is what it is[...]

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Family Law

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Mediation 101

You have made the decision to separate from your partner. Now what? You have a house, a pension, maybe you have children, debts, and an[...]

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Environmental Law

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Posted January 24, 2023

Ontario Proceeds with Changes to Wetland Evaluation

The Ontario government has moved ahead with changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System in support of Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. [...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Travis Ujjainwalla

Posted January 17, 2023

Year in Review – Employment Law Cases From 2022

While each of these cases could have its own blog post, we have decided to create a list of important cases for employers to be[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted January 10, 2023

Have You Been Constructively Dismissed? Maybe Not.

Constructive Dismissal is an incredibly important protection for Ontario employees – one that is often used successfully to enforce employment rights. If you ask members[...]

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Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Posted January 4, 2023

Removing a Power of Attorney: A High Bar to Meet

Executing powers of attorney is an important component of estate planning and allows individuals to decide who will manage their affairs should they become incapable[...]

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Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Posted December 20, 2022

Estate Litigation: Ways Forward Where an Estate Trustee is Unable to Locate or Contact a Beneficiary

Acting as an estate trustee can be a burdensome task, and it can become particularly difficult in circumstances where beneficiaries cannot be so easily found[...]