Our Take On Things

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....

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,...

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...

There are so many people out there who have not given serious thought about Estate Planning. They question “what will happen if I die?”, “what will happen if both myself and spouse dies, my child(ren) will get the property , right?”. Before that happens (I mean before...

There are numerous situations where a client walks into a law office with a valid issue but is unable to receive the outcome they desire. In this profession, clients do not always get the results they want however they should never be robbed of their day in court due...

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,...

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...

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...

When entering into a services contract, you may be focused on the business terms such as the scope of services and the fees to be paid and gloss over the provisions towards the end of a contract that look like boilerplate provisions. These provisions include the...

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...

There is a lot written these days about failure to innovate in business being an invitation to the end of that business. There is a lot of truth in that, but that is not what this Blog is about. This Blog is about Business Law and in particular, Business Litigation....

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...

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...

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...

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...