At one time or another, everyone has been late for a dinner reservation, music concert, or appointment. In other areas of life, such as weddings.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario has restricted the types of businesses that may remain open.

Can one house member sue another for injuries sustained in the house they share? The Ontario Court of Appeal says yes.

On January 14, 2021, the Ontario government declared a second state of emergency in response to increasing COVID-19 transmission rates over the previous two weeks.

Last April, we wrote about the outbreak of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, and the impact on residents and family members, of various protective measures and restrictions imposed either by the facility itself, ...

On March 18, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers: a three (3) month measure to assist eligible employers to reduce payroll deductions by...

A recent decision has highlighted what it takes to succeed in an unfortunate, yet all-too-common scenario: After a party enters into a contract, they fail to live up to their end of the bargain and then allege that they did not ...

November is Make a Will Month.

Prior to January 1st, 2017, the parent of a child, for the purposes of succession, was the father or mother of a child.

Last year, we published an article discussing a major impediment that creditors face when attempting to enforce their judgments through the sale of a debtor's real property

In our justice system, it is generally accepted that the unsuccessful party to a lawsuit is liable to pay the winner's costs.

In our blog on WED Investments Limited v. Showcase Woodycrest Inc., the situation was explained.

As businesses are forced to shut their doors as a result of this pandemic, many commercial tenants have tried to assign their leases to free themselves of the obligation to pay rent and assume debt.

So you've obtained a judgment against a debtor that owes you a significant amount of money but refuses to make payments.

"Good Business Sense" Can Inform Judicial Rulings On Land Transfer (Dis)Agreements

Reorganizing private companies should be a simple task for corporate lawyers.

Over a decade has passed since Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 ("ONCA") received Royal Assent and now it is finally coming into force effective October 19, 2021.

You've heard the terms – cryptocurrency, blockchain, bitcoin – but unless you have been personally dabbling in the emerging virtual currency marketplace, it is unlikely you have given it much thought.

An Ontario business corporation must be authorized to issue at least one class of shares and if the corporation's articles authorize more than one class of shares...

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision in favour of Binscarth Holdings L.P. (the "Partnership") and its general partner...