Masters have been a fixture in the Toronto Court system for many years

Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about contracts that include arbitration clauses that make it a practical impossibility for a complainant to assert his or her rights.

According to Mr. Mehedi he was scammed. He paid $3,742 to a company to provide career development services and assist him in finding a job.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that in cases where there is a continuing breach of contract the limitation period for bringing the lawsuit resets each day as the continuing breach continues to occur

Not because it is Canada Day, but because the Superior Court of Justice is revoking all of its existing Practice Directions and implementing new Practice Directions on July 1st.

There are provisions in the <em>Rules of Civil Procedure</em> which provide that if a plaintiff brings a lawsuit in Superior Court and recovers an amount that is within the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court ($25,000) ..

Justice Pollak of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that a real estate broker is not entitled to nearly $18,000 in commission as a result of its failure to notify the seller that the broker was acting for the buyer as well.

The new world of virtual court attendances, arbitrations, and mediations has now been our reality for well over one year. There is no reason to believe that this will not continue...

On December 10, 2016, the Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015 ("FCPA") came into force. This Act also amended the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OBCA") ...

Commercial landlords often try to maintain as much flexibility with their tenants as possible in order to allow themselves the opportunity to redevelop their properties in the future.

The Court of Appeal has granted an appeal because the inadequacy of the endorsement of the motion judge rendered the Court of Appeal unable to "conduct a meaningful review of his decision."

In Farm Boy Inc. v. Mobius Corp., the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the trial Court’s finding in favour of the Landlord and dismissed the Tenant’s appeal.

In this case, the Landlord sought to recover unpaid rent from prior operators of a coffee shop.

As we all adjust to life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have been donating time and/or money to help those in need. Last week, Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, announced that he is putting $1 billion...

A recent shift in the distracted driving law has granted the police the authority to confiscate and impound cell phones of drivers who are caught texting while driving.

It turns out that there is a new frontier in trademark law, but you have to look very closely at your computer screen to see it.

Since beginning my mediation practice in 2014, I have had the pleasure of assisting a significant number of lawyers and their clients in resolving their disputes with all parties present...

After the markets closed this past Friday, January 12, 2018, CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. ("CanniMed"), announced that it had commenced a lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis Inc.

In 2013, the Department of Finance proposed to eliminate most tax benefits that have traditionally been available to certain trusts formed on the death of an individual.

In most commercial leases, a tenant's option to extend or renew the lease is generally subject to the tenant's satisfaction of a common set of conditions.