When planning your estate, you may consider adding a beneficiary as a co-owner of your real property to make it easier for them to inherit it after your passing. This arrangement, known as joint tenancy, allows ownership to transfer automatically when one owner passes away. While this might seem like a simple solution, it can […]
JOINT TENANCY IN AN ESTATE PLAN – MAKE SURE YOU AREN’T INVITING A LAWSUIT! Read More »
When an individual passes away, they often leave specific directions to their loved ones regarding how they would like their remains to be disposed of. But what happens if no such directions are left? Or if the directions cannot be carried out? Are these directions binding? The law provides some guidance for how to resolve
THE GRAVE DUTY OF DISPOSING OF REMAINS – WHO MAKES THE FINAL CALL? Read More »
You and another individual have come together to form a business partnership. You have each brought your own property and assets into the partnership to help build and grow the business. Now, a dispute has arisen and you are looking to dissolve the partnership. What happens to all of that property you each brought into
My neighbour blocked a private road on their property and now I am unable to access my own property, what do I do? To determine your next course of action you need to understand the leading legislation behind this concept being the Road Access Act which was enacted in Ontario in 1978 with the premise
ROAD ACCESS ACT: CLOSING PRIVATE ROADS Read More »
If you are commencing a lawsuit against a unincorporated business, do you know how to name them correctly on the claim? It may sound like a simple concept but not everyone understands the process to ensure the proper business name is used or the implications of using an incorrect name. When determining what to name
WHAT’S IN A NAME? A LOT AND YOU NEED TO GET IT RIGHT! Read More »
Fall is upon us which means back-to-school, sweater weather and warm beverages. This is also the time of year many will return to, or start, pursuing their career and educational goals at one of Ontario’s many post-secondary institutions. Ontario’s Colleges and Universities are a sanctuary for higher educational achievement, the honing of student minds and
ONTARIO POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS – SILENCE IS NOT FOR SALE Read More »
You’re a landlord with a tenant who will not pay rent. You’ve followed all of the necessary procedures and now have a Judgment from the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) ordering the tenant to pay you the rent owed. Now what? If your tenant still refuses to pay the rent owed to you despite the
ENFORCING LANDLORD AND TENANT BOARD ORDERS IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT Read More »
Civil proceedings don’t arise on a person’s best day. Often, a party feels they’ve been wronged by someone, and they want their day in court to hold the wrong-doer accountable. When preparing pleadings, some parties want their lawyer to air the other party’s dirty laundry, creating a novel outlining every wrong committed. What these clients
PLEADINGS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS TO REMAIN CIVIL Read More »
Publishing online very personal or intimate information or images of another may now be a very costly mistake. Not long ago the Ontario Court granted, in a case called Jane Doe 464533 (the Plaintiff’s name cannot be disclosed), damages and costs totaling $141,000, plus an order for the offending Defendant to destroy any video or images he retains
The cool fall air has finally arrived. Cords of wood are being delivered and wood stoves are being fired up. Gas fireplaces are being flicked on. The best way to prevent injury and loss from fire is to be prepared. But when you have been affected by fire, you need to know your legal
STOKE THAT FIRE, BUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ABOUT FIRE LOSS. PREVENTION IS KEY. Read More »
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