On October 19, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (the "Ministry") will open the online Ontario Business Registry ("OBR").

The transition deadline to comply with the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario) ("ONCA") is quickly approaching. The ONCA came into effect on October 19, 2021, and applies automatically...

It may serve as a practical impediment to an employee seeking redress.

"Changes In The Law To Encourage Diversity In The Workplace" - Presented by: Arlene O'Neill, Partner - May 17, 2018.

Although elected representatives are paid a salary by the government they respectfully represent, this does not mean that they are employees of that government or are entitled to damages...

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Gardiner Roberts LLP hosted distinguished guests from Brazil, Finland, and Atlantic Canada during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada ("PDAC") Convention.

In previous blogs, I have written about the careful scrutiny given by courts to claims for costs for online legal research incurred during a proceeding.

In Greenspan v. Van Clieaf, 2023 ONCA 681 (CanLII), the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that a lender may be entitled to an equitable mortgage where funds were advanced...

Slavery, forced labour, cruel and degrading treatment and crimes against humanity have long been recognized as prohibited conduct under the norms of customary international law.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that liability for civil conspiracy may arise from the "constructive intent" of a defendant to cause harm even if they are not in direct communication...

Perhaps one of the more frustrating aspects of litigation is the inability to collect outstanding funds owing by an adverse party. While there are steps available to enforce monetary judgments after trial...

For the past few years, the courts have grappled with the issue of whether the Small Claims Court has jurisdiction to hear cases about the collection of unpaid legal fees.

The initial threshold of a motion to dismiss an action under Ontario’s anti‑SLAPP legislation is whether the proceeding arises from an expression relating to a matter of public interest.

The use of social media to threaten, intimidate or harass someone is an obvious cause of concern in our society. Young people are particularly vulnerable to social media harassment...

While litigants generally have the right to be represented by counsel of their choosing, there are circumstances where a court will prohibit a lawyer from continuing to act in a matter.

An injunction that prevents a person from competing with a former employer can be devastating to the party subject to the injunction.

During the course of litigation, parties are generally required by the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure to produce all documents that are relevant to the issues in dispute.

Over the past few years, there have been several media reports of developers in Ontario attempting to levy charges against buyers for various matters that were not included in the original purchase price.

As legal counsel for pharmacists, we are often asked questions about what happens when a pharmacist is referred to the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Pharmacists (the "OCP").

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that professionals have a duty to cooperate promptly and fully with their regulator during the course of an investigation.