WARDS PC LAWYERS ANNUAL LEGAL TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY Our annual (non-exhaustive) tips to you and your family for a safe, fun and legally-prudent Christmas Day for 2015: 1) On Christmas Eve after early bed time, apply a liberal, but discreet, thin layer of baby powder on the floor outside each childs room to […]
Rogers Media Inc. (Rogers) recently paid $200,000 as part of a settlement involving the CRTC for Rogers alleged violations of Canadas anti-spam legislation (CASL). The CASL requirements about Commercial Electronic Messages (CEMs) have been the law since July 1, 2014. Rogers is not the first to be fined. Porter Airlines paid a significant penalty earlier
STILL GETTING SPAM EMAILS? YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT – THE LAW WILL HELP Read More »
Everybody should have an estate plan namely, a Will and powers of attorney, at least. What happens to your existing plan if you marry or separate/divorce? If you marry, you will (perhaps unwittingly) revoke your Will automatically in Ontario, unless your existing Will specifically says that you made it in contemplation of marriage. Therefore, if you
If you are living common law, or hoping to do so, here are a few tips you should consider in terms of your relationship and what happens if it breaks down: Generally, you will be considered to be common law if you and your partner reside together for three years or more, or if you
LIVING COMMON LAW? A FEW TIPS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER. SURPRISE! Read More »
As of December 1, 2015, the new Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, (the Act) is passed as law in Ontario. This will affect how employers, for example, conduct criminal background checks for new and existing employees and the information that will be available for these checks. The Act brings into law fairly sweeping and
Both real and fake Christmas trees can conflagrate in mere seconds, filling the room with smoke and fire that can spread relentlessly through your entire home. Sorry, we don’t mean to be The Grinch, but many festive families do not give enough attention to these incendiary homages. The record is rife with terrible stories about
X-MAS TREE SAFETY AND TIPS – FROM THE GRINCHWARDS Read More »
On marriage breakdown (not relationship breakdown), a key area of confusion and uncertainty for many separated spouses is what happens to the matrimonial home. Only married spouses can own or occupy a matrimonial home common law spouses cannot do so (Family Law Act). Matrimonial home is defined by section 18 of Ontario’s Family Law Act:
MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN – WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR HOME? Read More »
The Ontario government enacted the Police Record Checks Reform Act on Dec. 1, 2015. This will change the law about obtaining police records checks. This will apply to, for example, employers who request these on hires and organizations who require police records checks for volunteers. The legislation is not yet in force, but will be
POLICE RECORDS CHECKS – EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERS – THE LAW IS CHANGING – KEEP UP Read More »
Let it snow, let is snow, let is snow……What am I obliged to do, as a homeowner, for snow and ice? In Ontario, homeowners have a a duty to keep their property reasonably safe for others. Section 3 of the Occupiers Liability Act (Ontario) reads: 3. (1) An occupier of premises owes a duty to
LET IT SNOW! SHOVELING AND YOUR DUTY AS A HOWEOWNER Read More »
Recently I blogged about parents placing their adult children as joint holders of a bank account or other asset and the risks of doing so. Lori M. Duffy and Hayley Peglar, lawyers at Weir Foulds LLP, recently blogged about this issue, too. Their blog is a great summary of the perils that can materialize with
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