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As an Ontario court has previously recognized, Twitter is a rhetorically harsh speech environment.

The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice affirmed that an otherwise private letter may be subject to a defamation claim by the person discussed therein...

The upper limit on a Small Claims Court action in Ontario is $35,000.

In general, rules governing the amendment of pleadings in a civil action are generous. Courts are mandated to allow amendments. However in circumstances where an amendment ...

Recent Ontario Superior Court decisions demonstrate how procedural missteps in civil litigation can derail even straightforward motions. From improperly served materials and excessive hearsay to missing factums and deficient affidavits, these cases reveal the tangible consequences when litigants fail to comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure. Courts are increasingly willing to adjourn, dismiss, or deny relief when parties cannot meet basic evidentiary and procedural requirements.

Sports law is not just about representing high-priced athletes in contract negotiations, salary arbitrations or on product endorsements. Sports law can also include helping an amateur sports association obtain membership.

The Ontario government introduced Bill 139 on May 30, 2017 called the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017.

Many rural properties in Ontario are accessed through private roads that traverse lands owned by one or more neighbours.

Municipal zoning by-laws regulate, among other things, the number of separate residential units that are permitted in a property. Violation of a zoning by-law may lead to the municipality...

Rights-of-way over a neighbouring property may be subject to restrictions on how they can be used. Over time, as ownership of the properties change, owners may wish to use the right-of-way...

Recent amendments to Canada's Income Tax Act have extended the post-mortem loss carryback election from one to three taxation years, providing estate administrators significantly more time to implement tax planning strategies.

Rectification is one of the equitable remedies available to a superior court of a province to relieve against that which is unfair, unconscionable, or unjust

Canadian trucking companies operating in the United States should take note of the most recent U.S. court decision awarding $462 million...

One of the pleasures of a summer evening is sitting on a blanket on the slopes of Christie Pits, with a picnic cooler at hand, and watching the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Online defamatory statements have the potential to reach a global audience and maintain a perpetual existence. It is impossible to determine the number of individuals who view these statements...

Grant Thornton prepared an unqualified auditors' report in which it confirmed that it had reviewed the borrowers' financial statements in accordance with "Generally Accepted Auditing Standards."

Paragraph 70(5)(a) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) deems a taxpayer to have, immediately before the taxpayer's death, disposed of each capital property of the taxpayer and received proceeds of disposition equal to the fair market value ...

In the law of contracts, a penalty is the payment of a stipulated sum on the breach of the contract, irrespective of the damage sustained.