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

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

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.

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

Since the introduction of the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (Ontario) (the "Act"), franchisors looking to set up franchises in Ontario have had to learn to prepare their franchise disclosure document ("FDD") with great care and detail.

In early 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided guidance on the applicability of lien rights in the context of modular construction.

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.

Our justice system is rightfully geared towards settlement.

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.

You've built a business plan for success.

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal, Davies v. Clarington (Municipality), 2023 ONCA 376, revolves around an action characterized as "a poster child for what our civil justice system...

No matter how strong our cases are, courts often hold hard and fast on the deadline for commencing a cause of action – that is, (in most cases), two years from the date on which the cause of action is discovered,...

Commercial leases will almost always have a provision prohibiting a tenant from assigning the lease or from subleasing, licensing or otherwise sharing possession of all or part of the premises to a third party without the consent of the landlord.

In our December 2015 Wills, Estates & Trusts Newsletter, we discussed the controversial decision of Spence v. BMO Trust Company. - See more at: https://www.pallettvalo.com/news-centre/newsletters/spence-v-bmo-ndash-an-update#sthash.iDOLbV8K.dpuf

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

With the threat COVID-19 poses to elderly members of our population, a number of clients have contacted us with questions and concerns about family members residing in long-term care and...

The rights of a mortgagor to redeem a mortgage when the mortgage falls into default and the mortgagee enforces are generally understood.

In the world of real estate transactions, a party's conduct can result in a contract continuing to be enforceable, even after there has been an initial breach of the terms of the agreement.

Over the past few weeks, lawyers and litigants alike have received a lot of information and guidance on the status of the justice system in these challenging times.