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• Estate Planning and the Family Cottage

  Ah, Summer! For many of us, summer evokes fond memories of sunny days, swimming, boating, sitting around a camp fire, and having barbeques with close family members and friends. Some of these memories may have occurred at a cottage property....

• Offering Share Ownership or Stock Options to Employees: Legal Issues

  Employees can be important in the growth and success of a business. For key employees who may be critical to the long term success of a company, some business owners may contemplate offering those employees share ownership in the company or perhaps establishing an employee stock option plan....

• Losing your Deposit

  Since April 2017, and the market downturn after Premier Kathleen Wynn’s announcement regarding her plan to cool the hot market, vendors have been increasingly requesting higher deposits with Offers for the purchase of their property. So what happens to the deposit if the transaction falls through? Who gets to keep it?...

• The Doctrine of Knowing Assistance to Fraud – Can you be liable when you did nothing?

  The Court of Appeal of Ontario recently made an interesting ruling concerning who ranks first in trying to recover from a fraudster. In the case, ...

• Joint Ownership – An Estate Planning Trap for the Unwary

  Avoiding probate fees, or the estate administration tax as it is called in Ontario, is a pre-occupation amongst many Canadians. This is particularly true in jurisdictions where the rate is considered excessive....

• Bill 148

  As you may or may not have heard, Ontario’s Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017. The Act made many significant amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995...

• Letters of Intent

  When negotiating a commercial transaction for the purchase and sale of a business, many parties begin the legal process by entering into a letter of intent...

• Want to challenge a Will? Seepa v. Seepa and its impact on estate litigation

  Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Seepa v. Seepa (2017 ONSC 5368) and its impact on estate litigation is being felt....

• Buying and Selling in a Volatile Market

  Since Kathleen Wynn’s housing plan announcement on April 20, 2017, we have seen an increase in buyers walking away from transactions and real estate litigation has increased....

• Buying a New Build Home by Assignment – Basic Considerations for the Prudent Buyer

  Despite the abundance of residential builder projects across the Greater Toronto Area, whether they be high-rise condominiums or single family residence subdivisions, there is still seemingly greater demand than supply....