The Last Blog of 2020

I must have made the naughty list this year as I’m the one writing the final blog of 2020 for the firm. It’s been a year.  Thankfully, with the vaccines, there is hope that by December 31, 2020 we may be thankful for in person celebrations again at that time....

You Are Human and So Are We

The holidays are approaching, and everyone is getting into the spirit of things.  Decorations were up early, shopping was started early.  Everyone is looking for something to brighten their day in these times.  When I see my lit tree in my window...

How is this OK?

When is a Court not a Court?  When it is the Ontario Small Claims Court apparently. Despite the Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice saying that the Courts never closed, that’s not true for the Small Claims division of that Court. Unlike...

Mitigating Damages

Mitigating damages is a concept in contract law that requires a party who has suffered a loss in a contract dispute to minimize their damages that have occurred because of that dispute. This means that as the wronged party, you must make reasonable efforts to reduce...