No need for “encyclopedic knowledge” when a will-maker recounts their assets
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Quaggiotto v Quaggiotto, 2019 ONCA 107 (“Quaggiotto”) helps to clarify the level of knowledge courts expect a ... Continued
Cheese or Chalk – Pay When Paid Clauses
Trades in construction projects expect to be paid when the work they have done is on-time and without defect. However, construction trades are more and ... Continued
UDI Seminar – Clarification on CSAIR
At the Urban Development Institute’s Seminar on April 16, 2019, several important matters were discussed regarding the new Condo and Strata Assignment Integrity Registrar (CSAIR) ... Continued
What’s Your Number?
When it comes to selling their business, business owners frequently focus only on the sale price, to the exclusion of the sale terms. This is a ... Continued
Legalizing Cannabis and Risk: Stirring the Insurance Pot
The Cannabis Act allows adults in Canada to grow up to four marijuana plants per household. Has a new legal risk entered the property insurance ... Continued
M&A – 2018 in Review
It’s hard to believe we’re already starting the second quarter of 2019. It seems like 2018 just finished, and what a year it was for ... Continued
Plaintiff Entitled to Statutory Accident Benefits Even Where Behavior was Reckless and Foolish
In a recent Ontario decision, Charbonneau v. Intact Insurance Company, 2018 ONSC 5660, the insured made a claim for statutory accident benefits. The insurer denied ... Continued
Selling Your Business – Five Tips for First Timers
If you are like most successful family or private business owners, you have worked hard, experienced highs and lows over the years and learned many ... Continued
What Obligations are Owed by a Testator to a Deceased Person’s Estate?
In the Court’s determination of a wills variation claim and what is “adequate, just and equitable”, the Court will consider legal and moral obligations owed ... Continued
Assignment Collection and Filing Obligations
Any developer that enters into a presale purchase agreement in respect of “development property” is obligated to file with the CSAIR a report within 30 ... Continued
A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Jarvis provides a new framework for determining whether an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Although ... Continued
Did you notice? When a notice is not a notice under the Notice and Notice regime.
Introduction – the monkey in the middle The Notice and Notice regime under the Canadian Copyright Act is a made-in-Canada solution to a particular problem, ... Continued