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Ontario farmers face increasing pressure when buying, selling, or passing on farmland. Rising land values, competition for good soil, and development pressures have all made land decisions more complex.

On November 5, 2015, David Orazietti, Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Services, announced an independent review of the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act and the Tarion Warranty Corporation.

Ontario's new employment transparency rules, effective January 1, 2026, mandate salary disclosure, AI usage notification, and candidate communication timelines in job postings. These requirements create extensive documentation that may serve as evidence in future employment disputes, fundamentally altering the legal landscape for both hiring practices and wrongful dismissal claims.

After separation, married people are obligated to account to one another for their respective increases in net worth from the date of marriage to the date of final separation, known as the valuation date.

Under the Ontario Police Services Act, documents prepared as a result of a public complaint against a police officer are inadmissible in a civil action.

Not a causation case in the country gets adjudicated without reference to Resurfice Corp. v. Hanke, [2007] 1 S.C.J. No. 7. In that seminal decision, the Supreme Court of Canada attempted to clarify when the "material contribution" test for causation displaces the "but for" test.

Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Croke v VuPoint System Ltd., 2024 ONCA 354, upholding the appellant's employment...

On November 14, 2023, Ontario introduced the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, ("Bill 149"), which proposes to provide expanded protections for employees.

The Court of Appeal in Mader v. South Easthope Mutual Insurance Company (2014 ONCA 714) confirmed that mediation and the repayment of benefits are preconditions to proceeding with a lawsuit for accident benefits.

I have been helping accident victims for 30 years at Lerners. There is no call more heartbreaking to me than the ones I get after a motorcyclist has been injured.

The limits of court jurisdiction to interfere in an arbitration process is a topic of seemingly constant debate.

The overwhelming majority of cases arising from personal injury involve not only a claim for general damages, but a claim for alleged loss of income and/or loss of competitive advantage.

Ontario farm and agribusiness owners face unique succession planning challenges where ownership, management, and family relationships intersect with complex tax regulations and estate law. Strategic planning can unlock significant tax exemptions and preserve enterprise value, but poorly structured transfers risk triggering substantial liabilities that force asset sales and disrupt operations.

The eviction process can be a confusing and stressful situation for any tenant.

In the recent decision in Stewart v Demme, the Divisional Court granted the defendant's appeal setting aside the order of the certification judge.

The Ontario Court of Appeal once suggested that claims for damages under the Charter should not be subject to any statutory limitation period.

The changed substratum doctrine prevents an employee's entitlement to common law reasonable notice from being restricted by the express terms of a historical written contract when the duties...