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Business Law
- Restrictions on Businesses During the Third State of Emergency
- April Emergency Break Restrictions
- New Trust Reporting Requirements Introduced for Taxation Years Ending after December 30, 2021
- Update on Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants
- New Government Loan Program for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Affected by COVID-19
- Restrictions on Businesses and Health Measures Under the New Ontario Emergency Order
- Annual General Meetings for Federal Corporations, Not-for-Profits and Cooperatives During the Pandemic (update as of January 1, 2021)
- Lockdown without Shutdown: The New Ontario Small Business Support Grant
- Are Growth and Practicality Coming to Ontario? Key Corporate Implications from Ontario’s Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020
- Ontario Tax and Utility Rebates for Eligible Businesses
- New Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Subsidy (CERS) – updated March 2, 2021
- No Spooky Spectre for Franchise Suppliers: Supreme Court of Canada’s Recent Ruling on Duty of Care in Multipartite Contractual Relationships
- Ontario Government to Provide Further Economic Relief to Restaurants and Small Businesses (updated November 17, 2020)
- Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants Extended
- Calling all Brokers and Real Estate Agents: Come and Incorporate! (updated February 10, 2021)
- To Control or Not to Control? Hidden Employment Liabilities for Franchisors
- Repercussions of a Franchisor’s Failure to Disclose
- Franchise Agreement Duration
- Franchise Disclosure Documents During COVID-19
- Substance over Form: Notices of Rescission and the Wishart Act
- Ontario Government Introduces the COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program for Small Business
- Upcoming Changes to Ontario’s Franchise Legislation
- Annual General Meetings for Federally Incorporated Not-for-Profit Corporations
- Incorporation for Real Estate Agents: Part 2
- Dine, Don’t Dance: Ontario Bars Given the ‘Okay’ to Reopen but Patrons Are Barred from Dancing
- Ontario Announces Stage 3 Reopening – Nearly All Businesses May Reopen
- Government Announces New Programs to Help Small Businesses Go Digital
- Ontario Government Proposes Temporary Ban on Evictions of Commercial Tenants (Updated June 19, 2020)
- Stage 2 – Ontario Permits More Businesses to Re-Open
- The Three Stages of Reopening for Dental Professionals
- Small Business Relief Fund Launched by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (updated on June 2, 2020)
- Business Resilience Service Launched to Advise Businesses on Government Relief Programs
- City of Ottawa Releases Business Reopening Toolkit
- Considerations for Franchisors and Franchisees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ontario to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen
- Holding Annual Director and Shareholder Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (updated August 14, 2020)
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (Updated September 23, 2020)
- COVID-19 and Your Commercial Lease (for Landlords) (updated June 19, 2020)
- COVID-19 and Corporate Tax Filings
- COVID-19 and Commercial Agreements – Force Majeure and Frustration
- Property Management Services Deemed Essential
- COVID-19 and Your Commercial Lease (for Tenants) (Updated June 19, 2020)
- COVID-19: Temporary Wage Subsidies for Small Businesses **UPDATED** (March 30, 2020)
- Electronic Signatures and Electronic Documents
- Canada’s Care of Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic (updated March 26, 2021)
- Loyalty Programs for Franchisees
- Understanding the Roles of a Director of a Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Vendor Financing in the Purchase of a Business
- Confirming Your Intended “Use” is Allowed for Your Lease
- Incorporation for Real Estate Agents (updated July 8, 2020)
- What Happens to Your Business if You are ‘Removed’?
- Can You Be in a Franchise Relationship Without Knowing It?
- Why Your Asset Purchase Agreement Should Be Well-Drafted – Part II
- Duty of Fair Dealing
- Personal Restrictions When Becoming A Franchisee
- The Importance of Partnership Agreements
- Two or More Guarantors on a Debt – What Can Go Wrong?
- Importance of the Due Diligence Process in Corporate Transactions
- Why Your Asset Purchase Agreement Should Be Well-Drafted
- Securities Laws – They Do Apply to Your Business!
- Wait, My Landlord Can Tell Me To Move?
- Big Changes to Corporate Privacy
- Contingency Planning in Business: Are You Prepared for the Unexpected?
- 3 Types of Funding for Your Business
- Transferring Business Ownership Through Succession Planning
- Must a Commercial Lease be in Writing?
- Assets vs Shares
- Personal Guarantees in a Corporation
- What’s in a Name?
- Executive Comp: Resolving Employment Issues for Executives
- New Corporate Records Obligations Imposed on CBCA Corporations
- Do You Need a Shareholder Agreement?
- Real Estate in Ontario — Will it Incorporate or Not?
- Other Sources of Liabilities for Directors
- Duties and Responsibilities of Directors Acting in a Duly Incorporated Corporation
- The Disclosure Document – What to Expect
- Franchising, Opening Day Jitters, & Getting Over the Hump
- The Location of Your Franchise is Important — Remember to Protect it
- Franchise Agreement Red Flags — Part Two
- Franchise Agreement Red Flags — Part One
- What is Creditor-Proofing?
- Good Faith in Contractual Negotiations and Performance – Civil vs Common Law
- Court Overturns Decision and Rules that Promissory Note is a Security
- Releases of Liability
- Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions – Provisions to be Considered (Part 2)
- Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions – Provisions to be Considered
- CSA Propose Amendments to Remove Prospectus and Registration Exemptions for Syndicated Mortgages
- OSC Makes New Rule On Distributions Outside Canada
- So You Want to Open a Franchise?
- The Decline of Door-to-Door Sales – Changes to the Ontario Consumer Protection Act
- Corporate Record Keeping Requirements
- Amendments to the Ontario Corporations Act
- Board of Directors: Is Gender Diversity Sufficient?
- Cryptocurrencies
- New Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Rules in Effect as of July 1, 2017
- Gym Memberships
- Ontario Scale Up Vouchers Program
- Not-for-Profit Corporations: It May be Time for You to Transition!
- Private Right Of Action Under Anti-Spam Law
- Is Your Promissory Note A Security?
- Ontario Adopts New Forfeited Corporate Property Act
- Equity Crowdfunding – How Is It Working
- Ontario Is Proposing To Repeal The Bulk Sales Act
- Does Your Company Need A SEDAR Profile?
- B Corporations – The Business World’s Version of ‘Certified Organic’
- Proposed Amendments to Franchise Legislation
- Crowdfunding those Benjamins!
- Incorporation of Realtors May Be a Possibility in the Near Future
- Canada’s Anti-Spam Law – One Year Later
Commercial Litigation
- Construction Act – Completion or Substantial Performance Date
- The Effect of Mistake on the Enforceability of Minutes of Settlement
- Ontario Construction Act – the Interim Adjudication Regime
- Construction Liens – Procedure and Jurisdiction
- Contractors, Subcontractors, and Suppliers’ Trusts
- Breaches of Commercial Leases and the Effect of a Sale on Damages
- Forget RoboCop… Introducing RoboCounsel: World’s First Robot Lawyer Promises to “Sue Anyone at the Press of a Button”
- Clarifying the Transition Provisions in the Construction Act, RSO 1990, c C.30
- The Continuing Effect of COVID-19 on Litigation Matters
- Video Conferencing in Examinations For Discovery: Ontario Court Embraces Use of Video Based Litigation
- COVID-19: Recent Decisions Emphasize Cooperation and Civility Amongst Litigants and Lawyers
- COVID-19: Court Strongly Suggests Settling Writ of Execution Dispute
- COVID-19 Insurance Coverage: Are Our Business Losses Covered? If Not, is Your Broker Responsible?
- Does the Failure to Obtain Financing Allow a Purchaser to Claim Frustration of Contract?
- The Pleading of Ulterior Motive
- Service Mold + Aerospace Inc. v Khalaf: The Court of Appeal Reviews Partial Summary Judgment and Discoverability
- Mason v Perras Mongenais: Partial Summary Judgment Revisited
- Private Loans
- For Whom the Limitation Period Tolls: Agreements under Section 11 of the Limitations Act
- General and Punitive Damages in Ontario
- Is an “Agreement to Agree” Enforceable?
- Frivolous, Vexatious or Abusive Claims: The Ontario Court of Appeal Addresses Notice Requirements Under Rule 2.1.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure
- Specific Performance for Commercial or Investment Properties?: The Court of Appeal Clarifies
- Ontario Court of Appeal Comments on the Duty of Honest Performance
- Minority Shareholders Have Rights Too
- You’ve been served…now what?
- Personal Liability for Corporate Misconduct
- Taking them at their word? The validity of verbal contracts
- Seeing Through Shell Corporations: The Court of Appeal Addresses Complex Fraud Cases
- Corporate Directors – The Duty of Care
- Examinations of Corporate Parties – Who is the mouth piece?
- Oppression: Divisional Court Upholds Liquidation to Resolve Shareholder Dispute
Disability Insurance Claims
- Can You Work and Still Collect Long-Term Disability Benefits
- The Importance of Long Term Disability Insurance
- What Disability Insurance May be Available To You
- Are You Facing a Long-term Disability?
Employment Law
- Key OCA Ruling on the Enforceability of a Termination Clause in an Employment Agreement
- Can I Fire Employees Who Refuse to Be Vaccinated? Kinda, Sorta, Maybe…
- How Do Unions Form and Become Certified in Ontario?
- But I Don’t Want the Job…
- Regulating Witch Hunters
- Supreme Court Declines to Further Expand the Duty of Good Faith in Employment Context
- Extended Security Blanket: Enhanced Support Updates for Regular and Special EI Benefits
- Fill In the Blanks: Restrictive Covenants and Ambiguity
- Stocks for the Departing Employee
- The Temporary Suspension of Temporary Layoff Rules Now a Little Less Temporary
- Federal Student Grant Program Could Mean Students Work for Less than Minimum Wage this Summer
- Temporary Layoff Deadlines Suspended – Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
- Don’t Stand So Close To Me….Returning to Work and Managing Physical Distancing
- Why COVID-19 Should Not Extend Most Notice Periods
- I Want to Reopen My Ontario Business: Getting My Workforce Back
- Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) & Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) (Updated May 14, 2020)
- Some Practical Challenges with CEWS (Updated May 15, 2020)
- Disclosure of Personal Information During COVID-19
- Temporary Top Up for Low-Income Front Line Workers
- The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – FAQ (updated July 21, 2020)
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) – Updated on April 17, 2020
- Records of Employment in the COVID Era
- I Don’t Feel Safe at Work Because of Coronavirus. Can I Refuse to Work?
- COVAID: Feds Announce COVID-19 Aid Package
- COVID-19, Temporary Layoffs and Claims of Constructive Dismissal
- COVID-19 and Sick Notes – What’s Going On?
- Employees Living with Cancer
- I’m on Salary. Does That Mean I Don’t Get Overtime?
- Affirmative Action in University Admissions – What We Can Learn from Harvard
- Severance Denied for Disabled Plaintiff
- Can I Get My Job Back?
- Termination Pay Pitfalls: What About Commission and Bonuses?
- Cheating, Lying, Impaired, Fraudster….Surely This is Just Cause for Termination?
- Executive Comp: Share Purchase Documents Prevail in Exec Wrongful Dismissal Litigation
- Employer Obligations To Provide A Healthy Workplace: Keeping Harmful Rhetoric Out
- Employer Human Rights Best Practices In Hiring And Retention
- When Human Rights are at Risk: Examining Current Events in Quebec and Alberta and Considering the Landscape at Home in Ontario
- “Extra Breathing Room”: Dangers And Benefits Of Extending The Probation Period
- Accommodating Breastfeeding at Work
- Can my employer sue me for quitting?
- Ontario’s Sex Education Curriculum: What Can the Law Do to Challenge a Government Policy Decision?
- Lay-offs: the Dangers of Shooting First and Asking Questions Later
- Uncomfortable Conversations — Politics, Religion, and the Terms of Your Employment Contract
- Matthews v Ocean Nutrition
- Business Owner’s Checklist for 2019: Posters/ Policies/ Plans – Are You Compliant?
- Case Management Developments in Employment and Human Rights Matters
- Are You Sure You’re Ready to Retire? Don’t Hand in Your Notice Early!
- Managing Marijuana at Work
- Drugs and Alcohol at Work – Addiction and Accommodation
- What is Required When a Fixed Term Contract has Expired?
- Dating and Harassment in a 21st Century Workplace
- The Man and the Mini-Horse in the Middle Office – Service Animals in the Workplace
- Higher wages, more vacation, more protected leave – what’s not to like?
- Establishment and Termination of Bargaining Rights in Ontario
- Terminations During the Probationary Period: Three Common Assumptions
- Having Faith
- Recent Decision on a Casual Worker’s Rights Surrounding Her Pregnancy
- Pregnancy-Related Discrimination
- The State Has No Place In The Bedroom Of The Nation… But Does Your Employer?
- How and when to talk to HR
- Finding the Right “Fit” on Fair Terms
- Updated Workplace Legal Obligations
- A Team Approach to Services
- Workplace Investigations – Best Used in Moderation?
- Suspending an Employee Indefinitely Without Pay May Amount to Constructive Dismissal
- How to Make Work a Return to Work from Medical Leave (and avoid human rights liability)
- The $10,000 Wage Recovery Cap Has Been Lifted
- Employer criminally charged over workplace safety obligation
- Letters of Reference – Bad Idea?
- Three New Job-Protected Leaves of Absence Take Effect October 29, 2014
- “Waiving” Goodbye: Can an Employer Waive the Employee’s notice of Resignation without Paying Any Indemnity?
- Notice for Employers: Accessibility Requirements must by completed by January 1, 2014
- Colleen Hoey quoted by The Globe and Mail on MP staffers’ confidentiality agreements
- Holiday Party Survival Guide for Employees and Employers
- A Quick Guide for Employers on Workplace Legal Obligations
- Mayor Rob Ford and Addictions in the Workplace
- How Enforceable are Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements in Employment Contracts?
- Working in Retail? Ontario is Trying to Protect Your Employment Rights.
- Ontario Providing More Support for Families
- Companies will be fined under Criminal Code if found liable for worker injury or death
- The Price of Breaking Promises in Settlement Agreements
- Wal-Mart Fires Employee – Pet Lovers Beware
- Double-check your emails before pushing “Send”! You might have an employment issue on your hands…
- Racist Facebook Comment About Co-Worker: Employees Can Be Liable for Actions Outside the Office
- Can you get fired for NOT taking your breaks?
- Starting a New Job? What to Consider When Reviewing Your Employment Contract.
- Laughter at the Workplace: Good Fun or Harassment?
- Jason Collins “Comes Out”: What are Employers’ Obligations Re: Sexual Orientation of Employees?
- Workplace Policies on Mobile Devices
- Employee’s Duty to Mitigate Damages
- Job Protection when Family Members are Sick or Terminally Ill
- Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts
- Privacy Protection in Workplace
- Human Rights Complaints in the Workplace
- Employers Must Accommodate Childcare Obligations
Environmental Law
- Regulatory Steps in Ontario Lead to Legal Contest For Conservation Interests
- Ontario’s New Excess Soil Regulations and Their Impact on Damage Claims
- The Experience of a Virtual Trial
- Record of Site Condition – Useful Tool or Expensive, Time Consuming Procedure?
- Virtual Trials – The Future is Upon Us
- Proposed Blue Box Changes are Announced
- Contaminated Site Remediation Options – Considerations for Effective Cost Recovery from Polluters
- Proposed Project List for Comprehensive Environmental Assessments
- What Do You Do When the Well Runs Dry?
- Your “Day in Court”: Changing Procedures in Tribunals Dealing with Environmental Issues
- Broad Amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act Pass
- Ontario Government Reverses its Position and Reinstates the Environmental Bill of Rights
- Vehicle Noise Pollution
- Are the Animals Taking Back the Streets?
- Electric Vehicle Sales are Not Meeting Target
- The Environmental Impact of Staying at Home
- No Appeal to be Taken Concerning Wind Energy Project
- Excess Soils Management Rules Delayed until January 1, 2021 (Updated June 22, 2020)
- MECP Orders in the Face of a State of Emergency
- A Green Energy Project is Reinstated, Despite Provincial Policy
Estate Litigation
- The “Loser Pays” Cost Construct Remains Alive and Well in Estates Disputes
- Lack of Capacity in Family Law Matters: Use of the “Special Party” Rule
- Ontario Superior Court Clarifies Duty of Care in Intestacy
- Ambiguous Wording in Will Has Court Grappling With Question of Life Interest vs. License
- Majorities Don’t Rule: Applications to Remove Estate Trustees
- Discussion re: Munro v. James (BCSC) Francis J.
- Foreign Estate Trustees and Assets in Ontario
- It May Be Time to Revisit Your Continuing POA Property Precedent
- No Quick and Easy Fix to Stop Predatory Marriages
- Family Matters: Transitioning from Ongoing Family Law Matters to Estate Litigation
- Guardian of Property and the Requirement for Security
- Not all Joint Assets are Clawed Back on a Dependent Support Claim
- Calmusky v. Calmusky is a Recent Decision from Justice Lococo of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Family Law
- Learning to Communicate With the Other Parent in High Conflict Situations
- Semblance of Consistency and Protection: Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020
- COVID, Mental Health and Family Law
- What Polyamory Can Tell Us About Navigating Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Deadlines in Court Orders
- Judicial Notice of COVID-19 Facts
- Prison Time for Not Paying Child Support
- Collaborative Family Law: Working with a Family Relations Professional in Your Separation
- ‘Tis the Season….for Christmas Access
- New Cases, New Motion to Change Forms
- Watch Out! Spousal Support Can Apply to Unmarried Couples Who Keep Their Own Homes
- What To Do When One Parent Wants to Homeschool during COVID-19 But the Other Does Not?
- Non-Disclosure in the Context of a Domestic Contract: Beware!
- Think Twice Before Getting Married Virtually during COVID-19
- Can the Ottawa Virtual Family Law Project (VFLP) help you in COVID Times?
- Back to School with COVID-19
- Pick Up the Phone: The Court’s Message to High Conflict Counsel in COVID-19
- COVID-19 Expectations and the New Divorce Act
- The Court is Watching (So Follow the Rules)
- Shrinking Values: COVID-19 and its Potential Impact on Property Division
- Wedding Bells: Can They Ring During COVID-19?
- The Court’s Cry for Understanding: Include All Relevant Materials in Your Electronic Submissions During COVID-19
- What Does “Urgent” Mean in Family Court During COVID-19
- Common Parenting Questions During COVID-19
- Crisis or Opportunity?
- COVID-19 and Support Order Enforcement through FRO (Updated May 8, 2020)
- Is Virtual Mediation a Real Alternative?
- How to Co-Parent in a Pandemic: Advice from the ONSC on Custody, Access and Urgent Motions
- COVID-19 and Family Law: Is the Court Open?
- The New Ontario CARE Credit
- A Burning Issue: Disclosure in Family Law
- 3 Precautions When Buying a House After Separating
- The Impact of Delay When Making a Claim for Spousal Support
- Jingle All the Way: Access Over Christmas
- What Is a Travel Consent and Do I Need One to Travel with My Child after Separation?
- Forcing the Sale of Real Property
- Marriage Contracts: Have You Signed Under Duress or Undue Influence?
- The Importance of the Valuation Date in a Separation and How It Is Determined
- Planning for the Unexpected: Selecting Guardians for Minor Children
- The Dos and Don’ts of Access Exchanges
- Mediation During Litigation
- How Long Do You Have to Bring a Claim to Set Aside a Marriage Contract?
- Mediation – Do I Really Need a Mediator AND a Lawyer?
- Offers To Settle in Court: A Sensible Strategy to Family Law
- The Family Pet: What Happens to Fido in a Separation?
- Do-It-Yourself Separation Agreements – A Cautionary Tale
- Financial Disclosure in a Separation: What You Need to Know
- Living Arrangements Following Separation: Can I Make My Spouse Leave the Matrimonial Home?
- The Family Responsibility Office and Support Payments
- Is There An End in Sight: Spousal Support
- Passage of Time and Parenting Arrangements: What Constitutes a Material Change in Circumstances?
- Ongoing Child Support for Children 18 and Over
- The Weight of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL)
- New Year, New Beginnings
- Is Your Personal Injury Settlement Protected in the Event of a Family Law Claim?
- “I Want the T.V.” — Dividing Household Items and Personal Belongings after a Separation
- Co-Parenting after Separation – Nesting Arrangements
- No-Fault Divorce: Timelines in the UK and Canada
- Separated, but still living together?
- Employment Expenses – Child Support Guidelines
- Technology and Family Law – How Technology Can Help You Co-Parent
- Improving Your Cash Flow – Tax Tip
- Estate Entitlements Upon Death: Does it Matter if You are Married?
- Occupation Rent
- How Do I Get A Divorce?
- Amendments to Family Law Legislation
- Separated or Divorced: What’s the Difference and Does it Matter?
- Estate Planning: How to Help Blended Families Avoid Conflict
- Married vs Unmarried: What’s Mine is Not Necessarily Yours
- Married vs Unmarried: Not All Spouses Are Equal
- Reminder: Check your Appeal Route
- Who Can Get Child Custody?
- The Canada Child Benefit and Separated Parents
- Why Lump Sum Spousal Support?
- What is Child Custody?
- Tax Adjustments for Retroactive Spousal Support Calculations
- What is arbitration?
- Mediation: Is it for You?
- How Do Intended Parents Become Legal Parents?
- A Sperm Donor or Dad? Case Comment: M.R.R. v. J.M. 2017 ONSC 2655
- Separating with Civility: Alternatives to Battling in Court
- Whose Ring is it Anyway?
- The Right of a Common Law Spouse to Occupy a Family Home Post-Separation When Not a Registered Owner
- Saying “I Do” To a Prenup
- Is it Legal to Pay a Surrogate?
- Travelling with Children Post-Separation – Tips for Smooth Sailing
- Imputing Income
- How Many Lawyers Does It Take?
- Estate Issues to Consider When Separating
- Traditional and Gestational Surrogacy
- Caught in the Middle – Children’s Voices in Disputes About Parenting
- Special and Extraordinary Expenses and How They’re Paid
- School Registration
- Securing Support with Life Insurance: The Dagg v. Cameron Estate Case
- Family Law on Gifts and Inheritances: Yours to Keep or Yours to Share?
- Social Media and Family Law
- When Parents Can’t Agree – What Next?
- Frequently Asked Questions about Step-Parent Adoptions
- Amendment to Legislation Gives Hope to Grandparents Seeking Access
- To Each His or Her Own Lawyer: Drafting a Cohabitation Agreement, Marriage Contract, or Separation Agreement
- My Partner and I are Separating – Now What?
- Fun in the Sun: Eight Ways to Help Deal with Access during the Summer Months
- Parents Beware: the Obligation to Encourage a Child to See the Other Parent Goes Beyond Lip Service
- Holiday Access for Separated Parents
- Recent Changes to the Universal Child Care Benefit and What It Means for You
- A Better Way to Separate? Collaborative Practice Offers an Alternative for Couples Who Want to Avoid Court
- Case Management Program Offered in Ottawa for Family Law Matters
- Tips and Considerations When Hiring a Lawyer
Litigation
- The Ontario Government is Proposing COVID Liability Protection
- COVID-19 and Civil Jury Trials
- Ontario Courts Introduce CaseLines Document Management System
- Estate Mediation – Getting Started and Getting to Yes
- Not Out of the Woods Yet: State of Emergency and Court Closures to Continue
- COVID-19 and its Effect on Civil Litigation Matters
- COVID-19: Effect on the Landlord and Tenant Board and Evictions
- I’ve Heard of Defamation, but What is It?
Personal Injury
- Five Things You Should Do After Being Injured in a Fall
- Dealing With Towing After an Accident
- The Times, They Are a Changing: New Tort in Ontario – Internet Based Harassment
- Winter Cycling in Ottawa
- COVID-19: Expanded Business Premises and Expanded Liability
- What Outside Activities are You Allowed to Do While Physical Distancing?
- Is there Personal Liability for Infecting Someone with Coronavirus?
- Injuries Sustained During High Impact Sports
- Family Protection Coverage Insurance
- Unidentified Motorist Accidents
- Adverse Costs Insurance – A Recoverable Disbursement
- My Pet was Injured Because of Someone Else’s Negligence – What are My Options?
- Halloween Safety Tips
- Time Limits to Dispute the Denial of Disability Claims
- What You Need to Know About Long-Term Disability Benefits
- No “Home Free” Defence for Commercial Host
- Voluntary Assumption of Risk
- The Elements Of Negligence
- One Boating Accident, Two Insurance Policies. Which One Pays?
- A Pothole Ate My Car
- Do Cyclists Have Legal Protection if Struck by a Vehicle?
- Review Your Car Insurance Policy as Part of Your Spring Cleaning!
- What is a Litigation Guardian?
- Historical Physical and Sexual Abuse Benefit from the Same Exemption Under the Limitations Act
- The Most Common Causes of Car Accidents in Canada
- Public Transit Accidents and Accident Benefits
- Public Transit Liability
- Ontario Automobile Insurance Reform
- Ontario’s New Distracted Driving Laws are Now in Effect
- Black Ice and Collisions
- Recent Ontario Court of Appeal Decision Regarding Victims of Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Time to Winterize Your Footwear
- 11 Ways to Avoid Common Winter Driving Mistakes
- The Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund (MVACF) in Ontario
- Test Driving a Car — Are You Covered in Case of a Car Accident?
- What is a Dog Owner’s Liability for Their Pet’s Actions?
- Brain Injuries and Motorcycle Accidents
- Boating Safety Tips
- A Few Important Things to Know About Boat Insurance
- Liability In Left Hand Turn Cases
- Off-Road Vehicle Accidents: Why You May Need Insurance
- The Use of Mediation in Personal Injury Cases
- Recreational Boating Liability
- Informed Consent and Medical Malpractice
- Cottage Ownership and Liability
- The Basics of a Medical Malpractice Case
- How to Minimize Motorcycle Safety Risks
- Steps in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
- How to Prepare for a Meeting with your Personal Injury Lawyer
- When Cars and Cyclists Collide
- Some Tips For Safe Cycling
- What is “Adverse Cost” Insurance and Do I Need It?
- Vicarious liability: You are liable for the actions of people who have “possession” of your vehicle with your “consent”.
- What To Ask When Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer
- What to Do if You Are in a Car Accident
- What Is The Threshold And Who Meets It?
- Reduced Accident Benefits And Insurance Broker Liability
- Optional No-Fault Benefits: How Much Is Enough?
- Time To Consider Buying “Optional” No-Fault Benefits
- Ten Mistakes People Make When Dealing With Doctors After an Injury
- You were injured in a car accident in the USA, what should you do?
- Drone Operators Risk Criminal Charges & Lawsuits
- Slip And Fall Injuries
- Social Host Liability
- Leaving The Country This Winter? Do You Have Travel Insurance?
- Safety Tips for Winter Cycling
- Court Of Appeal Clarifies Collateral Benefits Issues
- Court Of Appeal Clarifies Pre-Judgment Interest Rate
- Changes to the Ontario Insurance Act that Will Directly Impact Your Auto Insurance Benefits
- Change in Pre- Judgment Interest: Retroactive or Not?
- The “Minor Injury” Guideline
- Changes to Statutory Accident Benefits
- Change in Pre-Judgment Interest Determined to be Retroactive
- Change in Pre-Judgment Interest Rate
- Vehicle Ownership – Liability is based on possession of vehicle
- Insurers – Bad Faith Negotiating
- Fernandes v. Penncorp Life Insurance – long-term disability
- Family Protection Endorsement – OPCF-44R
- Important Change to Motor Vehicle Accident Benefits
- FSCO Backlog means problems for injured persons in Ontario
- Recent Cost Award against Unsuccessful Plaintiff
- Victims of the OC Transpo/Via Rail crash and their families are eligible for Accident Benefits.
- Court Sends Message: Being Able to Work Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You’re Living a Normal Life…
- Motor Vehicle Accidents in Ontario
- When is a Minor Injury not a Minor Injury for Accident Benefit purposes?
Practice Management
- Skill Sets # 17: Know What You Must, and Then Some
- Skill Sets # 16: Interviewing and Counselling Part 2
- Important Message Concerning Mental Health From OSC Justice
- Skill Sets # 15: Fear, Anxiety and the Mystery of Confidence
- Skill Sets # 14: Understanding Ambiguous Loss
- Skill Sets #13: Belling the Cat
- Skills Sets # 12: Beware the Bear
- Skill Sets # 11: How to Succeed in (Our) Business
- Skill Sets # 10: Courtesy, Collegiality and Collaboration Post-COVID–19
- Skill Sets # 9: Resilience
- Skill Sets # 8: Judgment
- Skill Sets # 7: Meeting the Challenge
- Skill Sets # 6: Law, Preparation and Anxiety
- Skill Sets # 5: The Need to be Right
- Skill Sets # 4: Managing the Lawyer-Client Relationship
- Skill Sets 3: The Gift of Time
- Skill Sets 2: Reading Often, Reading Well
- Skill Sets 1: Listening For the Spaces
- Collaboration
- Thrown from a Boat
- Summer School: Civility
- Built to Last
- The W5 of Mentorship
- Practice Management — Mentoring
Real Estate Law
- Buying a Home Under Power of Sale? Proceed with Caution
- Bridge Financing
- Understanding Legal Fees and Disbursements on a Real Estate Purchase
- Importance of Construction Contracts in a Construction Project
- I am Buying a Home for the First Time: Do I Have to Pay Land Transfer Tax ?
- Buying a Condominium in Today’s Market ? Think Twice Before Making an Unconditional Offer
- COVID-19’s Effect on New Construction
- The Importance of Conditions Within an Agreement of Purchase and Sale
- COVID-19 and Your Upcoming Real Estate Transaction
- Wait, My Mortgage Is Still Registered On Title?
- Thinking About “Just Adding a Name” to Your Title? Think Again.
- What You Need to Know about Builder Deals
- The Importance of a Financing Condition
- I Need a Permit For That?
- Want to Buy a Condo, But Not Sure How It Works?
- Real Estate Agreement of Purchase and Sale Clauses
- Tips for Working with a Lawyer on a Real Estate Transaction
- What Happens if My Sale Does Not Close?
- Common Real Estate Terms and Definitions
- Recreational Cannabis Has Arrived – What Residential Landlords Need to Know
- Why Do I Need a Status Certificate When Purchasing a Condominium?
- Title – What’s on Your Deed
- Bought a home? Here are a few things to do before moving in.
- Can’t afford to buy alone? Consider buying a home with a friend.
- The termination of tenancy by a landlord for personal or family use
- What do the new mortgage qualification rules mean for those looking to buy a home?
- New Requirements for Ontario Corporations Relating to Land/Building Ownership
- Thinking of Buying a Cottage?
- Municipal Land Transfer Tax Will Not Expand Beyond Toronto
- Thinking of Buying Your First Home?
Wills and Estates Law
- What is “Fair” When Dividing Your Estate?
- Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Wills and Estates Law Under Bill 245
- What is Estate Planning?
- Discussing End of Life Wishes: Organ Donation
- Gentlemen, This One is For You (and Ladies, You May Want to Take Note as Well)
- Adulting 101 – Get Powers of Attorney
- Give a Little, Get a Lot!
- Resigning as the Attorney for Property and/or Personal Care
- The Costs of a Gift of Real Property
- November is Make a Will Month – Do You Have Your Estate Plan in Place?
- Signing Wills and Powers of Attorney Virtually in Counterparts Extended to October 22, 2020
- Stepping Down as the Named Estate Trustee
- Is Paper the Way of the Past? British Columbia Proposes Legislation for Electronic Wills
- Sorry to be the Bearer of Bad News, but Those Joint Assets May be Subject to Estate Administration Tax
- Executing Wills and Powers of Attorney by Counterpart During COVID-19
- Virtual Will and Power of Attorney Witnessing During Covid-19
- Duties and Best Practices of Fiduciaries During COVID-19
- Estate Planning During the Covid-19 Outbreak
- The Family Cottage and Estate Planning
- Capacity and Estate Planning
- Donating to Charity as Part of Your Estate Plan
- Over Involved Adult Children and Estate Planning: When Does Assistance Become “Suspicious”?
- Update on Digital Assets
- Do Banks Freeze Your Accounts on Death?
- Estate Planning for Your Pets In Ontario
- Planning for the Family Cottage
- Who Gets the Grandfather Clock?
- Who is Entitled to See the Will?
- Social Media, Digital Assets and Estate Planning
- Providing for Disabled Beneficiaries: The Supreme Court of Canada and Henson Trusts
- The Relevance of Capacity to a Will
- Formal Validity of Wills
- Living Will and the Last Will and Testament – Do You Know the Difference?
- Transferring Assets into Joint Names and the Impact on Estate Planning
- Standby Guardianship in Canada
- Common Estate Costs
- Ontario Superior Court Case — Probate Fees and Double Wills
- Packing for Your Vacation 101
- Global Connections and their Impact on Estate Planning
- Demystifying Powers of Attorney: Powers of Attorney for Personal Care
- Demystifying Powers of Attorney: Powers of Attorney for Property
- Duties of an Estate Trustee
- Packing for School? Don’t Forget Your Powers of Attorney
- Caring for Dependent Children: Protecting Their Rights and Yours
- What Are Digital Assets and How Are They Handled Upon Death
- Estate Trustee Compensation
- To Probate or Not to Probate – An Overview of the Probate Process
- Double Wills – Primary (Public Asset Will) and Secondary (Private Asset Will)
- Estate Planning for Entrepreneurs
- Do I Really Need a Lawyer To Prepare My Will?
- D.N.R. Tattoo – to Resuscitate or Not to Resuscitate?
- What is a Will and What Happens If I Don’t Have One?
- Things to Consider when Appointing an Estate Trustee
- Are Your Affairs in Order? A Few Resolutions to Help You Out…
- “Mutual Wills vs. Reciprocal Wills” When is a will more than a will?
- Islamic Wills in Ontario
- Why piece meal planning is dangerous!
- When is a Will not a Will?
- Changes to the Estate Administration Tax Regime
- How will the “right to die” impact the Power of Attorney?
- Preparing a Power of Attorney for Personal Care
- Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Accessing Assistance
- Health Care Decision Making: Powers of Attorney for Personal Care
