On April 7, 2021, the Province of Ontario enacted a new provincial emergency and stay-at-home order effective at 12:01 am on April 8, 2021.

The Incident: Marcella tossed a chair off the 45th floor of a high-rise building in downtown Toronto onto the Gardiner Expressway.

Probate is the process by which an individual's Will is certified by a provincial court, if necessary.

Fun fact: Autocorrect changes my name from "Sepideh" to "Spidey" and I think I like it. I am a lawyer and I get at least five emails a week with "Hello Spidey."

On October 23, 2019, the Ontario government announced that for the first time in a decade, it will increase the Small Claim Courts limit to $35,000.

In a recent primetime interview with his wife, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry revealed that his family had "cut him off financially" on short notice during the first quarter of 2020...

A staff report that will go before the government of the Halifax Regional Municipality on Tuesday urges the municipal government to take a proactive approach and begin developing policies and regulations...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada in a motion brought by Voltage Pictures LLC in a copyright infringement case provides an interesting insight into the way in which the Court will balance privacy rights, on the one hand, and the rights of copyright holders on the other hand.

On January 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the case of Hryniak v. Mauldin, in which is signaled a fundamental shift in the way that summary judgment motions are to be handled in the Province of Ontario.

An interesting legal battle has been started up by StubHub, the secondary ticket marketplace for live events owned by eBay, against Ticketmaster and the NBA Champion, Golden State Warriors.

An interest in a family trust and gifts can be the subject of disclosure orders in family law disputes.

Parents with kids in post-secondary schools often get a case of sticker shock around this time of the year.

Recently, I published a short note on LinkedIn1 with a list of some recessionary planning Excess CDA tools and strategies that advisors may wish to consider using to assist their clients

Yesterday, the Ontario Government issued a press release indicating its launch of consultations to "provide consumers more choice and convenience on cannabis".

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in BMW Financial Services Canada, a Division of BMW Canada Inc. v. McLean provides some useful insight into the relationship between automobile dealers and the financing arms of the manufacturers for whom those dealers are franchisees.

On February 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario released its framework for the gradual re-opening of the province.

On October 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") adopted a new self-certified investor prospectus exemption under Ontario Instrument 45-107 (the "Exemption")...

On December 9, 2021, Bill 43 received Royal Assent, and the expected date for the amendments to come into force is January 1, 2023.

With Canadian capital markets seeing an extended downturn, securities regulators are under pressure to ensure regulations protect investors without needlessly dampening market activity.

Both the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA") and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") (collectively, the "Acts") were recently amended.