With Call to the Bar ceremonies taking place across the province this month, and a new cohort of legal change-makers carving out career paths, what better time to pull back the curtain to expose the possibilities.

In an earlier blog, I wrote about the new challenges we are experiencing in Ontario, in probating Wills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How much can shareholders of a public company (or "issuer") share information and collaborate in their activism before they are deemed to be acting "jointly or in concert" under applicable securities legislation?

2021 has brought significant corporate law updates at both the provincial and federal level, many of which can impact trust and estate planning and implementation for family businesses.

The recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in Owners, Strata Plan LMS 3905 v. Crystal Square Parking Corp., 2020 SCC 29 provides a useful summary of basic contract principles applied in the context of ...

A shareholders agreement is a contract among some or all of the shareholders of a corporation. It sets out their rights and responsibilities with respect to the shares they own...

The traditional role for officers of a company is to manage the day-to-day operation of the business. But do those officers also have a duty to "oversee" aspects...

This decision was just rendered at the end of January 2021 after argument in 2019 on motions for summary judgment and related relief in four actions involving the same Defendant.

It introduces a new wave of workplace reforms designed to protect employees and those seeking employment while increasing accountability for employers and job-posting platforms.

In a recent settlement, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) sanctioned the President and Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") of a Toronto Stock Exchange listed oil and gas company (the "Company") for sharing...

When funding a development project by way of a commitment letter, both sides of the deal should have a very clear understanding of the risks that they are taking on.

Effective June 16, 2025, significant changes are coming to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure regarding the disclosure of partial settlement agreements, as set out in O. Reg. 50/25.

Pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure, each party in an action brought under the Simplified Procedure is permitted a maximum of three hours for examination for discovery (Rule 76.04(2)).

In this personal injury matter (Mohamud v. Juskey 2023 ONSC), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled on the Defendant's request to disclose the contents of the Plaintiff's social media accounts.

In Ontario, claims must be commenced within two years after the cause of action is (or ought to have been) discovered.

In Ontario, claims must be commenced within two years after the cause of action is (or ought to have been) discovered.

The Canadian construction landscape has a myriad of alternative dispute resolution processes available which avoid traditional litigation.

If municipalities give developers false information during a rezoning process and damages result, the blame doesn't necessarily fall on them.

A prior owner of the subject land granted an easement to the Province of Ontario to install a drainage system on the owner's farmland that abuts Highway 401 which was registered on title in 1959.

In a recent decision involving the sale of a pre-construction townhouse in Oakville, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reaffirmed that a contract does not automatically terminate upon a default by one of the parties.