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During this period of rising interest rates and high inflation, some purchasers of pre-sale condominiums may be experiencing buyer's remorse as their closing date approaches.

Recently, a number of retail enterprises have availed themselves of the protection of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, Canada's insolvency statutes.

When a purchaser of a building or residence suffers a loss due to defective construction a claim for breach of contract is often illusory as the developer has no assets or is out of business.

On November 14, 2016, as part of its fall fiscal update, the Government of Ontario announced a number of changes to the Land Transfer Tax.

On October 21, 2020, Bill 37: Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 passed First Reading in the Alberta Legislature.

Bill No. 152 An Act to amend The Builders' Lien Act (the Bill) was brought forward by the Saskatchewan government on November 20, 2018.

In McKenzie-Barnswell v Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc., 2025 ONCA 253 ("McKenzie"), Sam Joshi ("S.J" or the "Appellant"), a director of a private mortgage lender, Xpert Credit Control Solutions ("Xpert Credit") loaned money over several years to Sheila McKenzie-Barnswell (the "Respondent") via a series of private mortgages.

British Columbia is rapidly emerging as a leader in the Canadian public-private partnership (P3) market. The provincial government has established an independent agency, Partnerships BC, with a mandate to develop a wide variety of new public facilities using the public-private partnership model.

The Québec 2016-2017 Budget tabled by Finance Minister Carlos Leitão on March 17, 2016, announced significant changes to the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovable...

Re-litigating a rent renewal clause in a long-term commercial lease is often unavoidable. After adjudication of the interpretation of a rent renewal clause, circumstances may change before the next renewal.

Virtually every real estate transaction is carried out by way of a written contract

Negotiating a construction contract for a project in Canada poses unique challenges for anyone involved in the project, including lawyers, owners, contractors, architects and engineers.

In our last article, we provided an overview of Building Information Modeling ("BIM") and the new Integrated Project Delivery Contract ("IPD Contract") needed to realize its full potential.

There is a common misconception in real estate transactions that the seller has unequal bargaining power because they are typically the one to draft the contract.

Most retailers and landlords will have seen the recent announcement by Loblaws.

Technology and business process outsourcing is going global and law firms worldwide are embracing this specialized practice area.

The English Supreme Court recently dealt with whether parties to a contract involving the use of a vessel can, and did, exclude the application of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976...

In our increasingly electronic age, more air travellers are purchasing flights online, on the basis of posted fare prices.