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The Benefits of an Offer to Settle

I was recently successful in a Small Claims law suit where our client was sued for alleged damages to a vehicle the plaintiff claimed were caused by our client. It was obvious after reviewing the Plaintiff’s Claim that the plaintiff had no reason to sue our client....

The LSUC Statement of Principles

Ontario lawyers all recently received the email from the Law Society telling us we have to create a Statement of Principles that acknowledges our obligation to promote equality, diversity and inclusion generally, and in your behaviour towards colleagues, employees,...

Don’t Be Tardy

If you thought by the title of today’s post that we were jumping ship and reviewing the American reality television show of the same name, rest assured we are not! Today’s post is a reflection of some of the recent contract negotiation work we have assisted our...

I am not a Tax Cheat & neither are our Clients !

Our firm is a Professional Corporation. The Canadian Government has declared we are therefore tax cheats. I disagree. Many of our clients are also Professional Corporations or Small Business Corporations. They are not tax cheats either. Over the past twenty-four year,...

The importance of a Business Name Registration

One thing that we have noticed with our corporate clients is that they are often operating under a name different than that which has been incorporated. For example, incorporating “ABC Company Incorporated” and then operating under “DEF Co”. What’s the problem with...

The Era of Airbnb and the Residential Tenancies Act

We recently had a request from client who is a condominium owner to proceed with an eviction because their tenant was not only failing to pay them rent, but they also had listed the condominium for rent on the Airbnb website. The question they asked was: Can a tenant...

Dear Future Mentees in the LPP

I've had the privilege of being a Mentor Lawyer to over twenty-four of the Law Society's Law Practice Program (LPP) Candidates over the past three years. These are lawyers who have graduated law school and are choosing the LPP instead of Articling. The last week of...

What Not to Do in Small Claims Court

Throughout my fifteen year career as a paralegal, I have had to deal with many unprepared and inexperienced lawyers and paralegals. Based upon my recent dealings with those representatives, here is my top 7 list of things not to in Small Claims Court: #7 - Do not...

To Be or Not To Be …. Secured

A few weeks ago the Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate for the first time in seven years by a quarter-percentage-point. Although a move like this signals a growing confidence in the Canadian economy, not everybody shares this excitement. For lenders, it can...

Happy 150 Canada !

I'm not intending to trample any American pride by posting this ode to Canada but honestly, our country is awesome. As a Business Law firm, we are able to point out when we disagree with the government and no one tramples our right to do this. As advocates for our...

We're Business Lawyers. We're here for you.

Seven years ago, I decided I didn't like the way I have traditionally answered the question: "What do you do?"    My answer to that point had been "I"m a corporate/commercial lawyer". If you were not a lawyer, this response generally led to blank stares and for those...

It's almost summer, let's talk vacations

I hope you were not expecting travel tips when you clicked on the link to this Blog. While I do have some (Curacao for scuba diving, Sun Peaks for downhill skiing) that is not what I want to talk about today. Today we're talking about how employers handle vacations...

Canadian Anti Spam Legislation (CASL) – Big Update

On June 7, 2017 the Canadian Government wisely delayed the right of private prosecution under CASL. This was set to come into force on July 1, 2017 and would have allowed private law suits to enforce violations of the anti-spam laws. The press release from the...

So you want to get paid?

One of the things our firm is great at is helping businesses get paid. By the time we're involved, it's usually a litigation matter, however, we like to encourage businesses to take steps to protect themselves before it lands on our desks. This is why we created...

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