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Investors in a small company may be inspired by the sales pitch of a founder with grandiose plans and descriptions of potential profits to be earned if they get in on the ground floor.

Share capital social clubs currently in existence in the province of Ontario are non-profit companies with share capital, most of which were incorporated under Part II of the Ontario...

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is a legislative framework intended to reduce and remove barriers for people with disabilities.

For a business, the loss of key employees to a competitor can be devastating. While departing employees may not take their employer's confidential documentation...

In Waters v Furlong, 2023 ONSC 3908 (CanLII), the plaintiff was a certified public accountant (CPA) who had worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a company for approximately 11 years.

As legal counsel for chiropodists, we are regularly asked questions about the complaints process before the College of Chiropodists of Ontario ("COCOO"). Although the regulatory framework governing complaint.

As legal counsel for psychotherapists, we are frequently retained to provide assistance in responding to complaints filed with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario...

One of the purposes of section 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act ("CJA") is to discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on a matters of public interest.

In general, universities around the world are a crucible for the exchange of passionate political ideas and the incubator of social movements. As a result of a terrorist act in Israel on October 7, 2023.

The breakdown of intimate relationships can lead to a war of highly charged words that are published to third persons on social media.

Courts have recognized that defamatory statements published on social media or other forms of internet communication may lead to higher general damages awards than for defamatory statements...

The rule of law underpins western democracies. Without the rule of law, a society will descend into chaos. Accordingly, government powers are not unlimited and courts have the authority to ensure that the exercise of delegated powers can be judicially reviewed.

In litigation arising from disputed real estate transactions, courts are frequently confronted with circumstances where a buyer tries to close for less than the agreed sale price.

The most persuasive litigators are the best storytellers: this principle has been the basis of this series, now in its twelfth essay, since its inception in 2011...

In Waters v Furlong, 2023 ONSC 3908 (CanLII), the plaintiff was a certified public accountant (CPA) who had worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a company for approximately 11 years. In 2012...

Professional reputations which take years to build can be damaged by negative comments in judicial reasons, which are publically available on CanLII and other web services.

The relationship between a lawyer and a client is sacrosanct. Indeed, communications between a lawyer and his or her client are protected by a privilege which the Supreme Court of Canada ...