Category: Blog

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Business Law
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Posted April 12, 2022

When negotiating a commercial lease, a landlord often seeks to include a relocation clause that would allow the landlord the right to move the tenant[...]
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Family Law
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Occupation rent arises when the person who remains in the home is required to pay rent to the person who left the home to compensate the[...]
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Environmental Law
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Posted March 29, 2022

The City of Ottawa is developing a new 30-year solid Waste Management Plan (WMP).  The new plan will replace the existing plan which was implemented[...]
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Practice Management
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Posted March 28, 2022

Having been some days in preparation/A splendid time is guaranteed for all/And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill.  The Beatles, “Being for the Benefit[...]
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Business Law
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Posted March 22, 2022

Companies are great when you need them, but a pain when you don’t. When a company has outlived its utility the legal process for shutting[...]
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Real Estate
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Posted March 21, 2022

The City of Ottawa’s Finance and Economic Development committee has approved a new vacant unit tax. The new tax is set to apply in 2022[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted March 15, 2022

As discussed in our previous blog posts, here and here, breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) come with potentially significant consequences for[...]
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Construction Law
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Posted March 8, 2022

Ontario’s Construction Act is intended to provide security to contractors and subcontractors in the event that they are not paid for their work on a[...]
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Wills, Trusts and Estates
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Posted March 7, 2022

Meeting with an estate planning lawyer can be a stressful event for any one. Once you’ve scheduled a meeting with a lawyer to draft a[...]