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As commercial tenants do not have a default legal entitlement to renew or extend an existing lease, a common element of many leases is a right in favour of the tenant to continue its occupancy beyond the expiry of the current term.

Given the substantial increase in real estate development costs in large Canadian cities over the past few years, developers will welcome with some relief the proposed repeal of minimum parking ratios in downtown Montréal (Ville-Marie Borough).

In a recent decision rendered in late November of 2018 by the Quebec Superior Court (under appeal), restraint of trade principles normally applicable in employment and sale of a business contexts

This video explores several significant Canadian expropriation cases from 2023, highlighting important issues and practical takeaways for parties involved in the expropriation process.

Earlier this year CNN published photographer Seph Lawless’s sad montage of photos depicting the demise of America’s malls in the video "Are America’s malls dying?".

That was the opening line, and the ultimate decision from Hon. Justice Myers in Nicholas v Ogniewicz, 2021 ONSC 4442.

The housing market has been cooling from its pandemic highs and prices are declining. As a result, many buyers may get cold feet as their closing date approaches or their financial...

As stated in a previous blog post, the city of Toronto proposed a registration and licensing system for short-term rentals in order to open up long-term rentals for Torontonians.

In a recent decision, "York Condominium Corp. 137 v. Hayes" the Superior Court of Justice was once again asked to determine whether a condominium owner should be forced to move out and sell her unit as a result of her violent and inappropriate conduct towards other owners.

In Crooks v Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191, 2024 SKKB 156, the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench dismissed an action brought by a landowner against the Rural Municipality...

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") has expanded the scope for constructive taking (also called de facto expropriation) claims.

Over 400 people crowded into the main ballroom at the Bellvue Manor in Concord, Ontario, to hear two charismatic and dynamic speakers give us both a glimpse of the future...

The issue addressed in this piece concerns what rights the mortgage creditor may retain on the rents produced by a building, after its mortgagor has disposed of the mortgaged building, without this creditor having...

Ontario Condominium buildings (regardless of their size or legal structure) must have condominium Rules and Regulations ("Rules") in place.

In our last article, What does a managed service look like in the legal world? we described a managed service as the practice of outsourcing to an external legal service provider...

In the recent decision of Rankin Construction Inc. v. Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified and provided some commentary on the complex law of tendering in construction projects.

For the third time in 2020, the Province of Ontario has proposed legislation to further remove hearing of necessity and other rights for landowners faced with an expropriation related to certain...