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You get to your office bright and early with a long list of tasks to complete for the day. Before even taking a sip of your morning coffee, the phone rings.

The Construction Lien Act can be a daunting piece of legislation to approach. Combining tight deadlines, technical definitions, and a sometimes complex interplay between its own provisions...

In Dufault v The Corporation of the Township of Ignace,1 the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed the principle from Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc.

On April 11, 2017, David Marshall, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, released his final 103-page report regarding Ontario's auto insurance system. The report was entitled: Fair Benefits Fairly Delivered.

A recent decision emerging from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will likely have a significant impact on the viability of waivers in the defence of personal injury actions in Ontario.

According to the Employment Standards Act, one's employment is terminated if the employer dismisses or stops employing an employee...

In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision Hashemi-Sabet Estate v. Oak Ridges Pharmasave Inc. ("Hashemi-Sabet") ...

Jury trials provide the opportunity for a group of people, selected at random from the community, to decide issues of fact or assess damages

You had ONE job!!! It's easy to picture someone screaming this into the ether following not only the theft of millions of dollars of gold but an administrative failure which has now led to the loss...

Major COVID-19 vaccine producers are attempting to have their vaccines approved for use in children as young as five years old.

Major COVID-19 vaccine producers are attempting to have their vaccines approved for use in children as young as five (5) years old.

In just a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted seismic changes in all of society; including having a profound effect on the health and behaviour of everyone.

Subrogation is the mechanism by which an insurer can recover monies that it has paid to its insured by bringing an action in the name of the insured as against a third party who is responsible for the loss.

Non-pecuniary damages (also called general damages) are awarded to a plaintiff that sustained a non-monetary loss. These damages are not capable of exact quantification.

Insurance fraud is a tale as old as time. The earliest recorded incident occurred in Ancient Greece, around 300 BC.

It is well-established in Canadian law that a properly drafted waiver of liability can serve as a full defence to a tort claim.

Toronto has once again found itself in the throes of sports fanaticism this year.