Our Take On Things

This modern age of social media has left many people in a state of chronic oversharing. Do we really need to see what our friends, family, coworkers, (or that girl I went to elementary school with) are doing at any given moment? While Instagram, TikTok and Facebook...

In August 2023, we received a Notice of Trial with the scheduled date of late March, 2024.  From the date of the Notice of Trial to the actual Trial date, there was just about 7 months notice. Trial preparation on my files starts the day I draft the Plaintiff’s...

Do it yourself employment law is never a great idea and yet, almost daily we’re introduced to businesses who did try it to go alone, only to now need our help with a lawsuit, a Human Rights Complaint or an Employment Standards investigation. I get it.  Lawyers...

We just had a great work/life balance lunch at the office and the topic of discussion was “Communication in the Workplace”.  There are many methods of communication, especially in our digital world, and ensuring that the proper form of communication is used, as...

It is no secret that the declining speed in which disputes are resolved through the court system is a huge issue. In many cases, motions and trials need to be booked many years in advance. This problem often referred to as a lack of access to justice is one of the...

Shareholder disputes can be a challenge and a nuisance for businesses, potentially jeopardizing the stability and growth of a company. Today we explore shareholder disputes and ways to resolve them.   Before jumping to resolution strategies, it's crucial to...

I recently attended a Motion to set aside the Default Judgment and terminate the Garnishment we issued against the Defendant’s bank account.  Their lawyers were requesting costs of the Motion, payable by not only our client but me personally, and they were asking...

Murray Brown has blogged a few times about representing a Landlord on the residential side of things and he certainly has some interesting cases, however, being a residential Landlord is not the only type of Landlord.  What about being a Commercial Landlord?...

Growing up as the child of Dutch immigrants telling a “white lie” to spare someone’s feelings was not a concept I was familiar with.  If you’ve watched Ted Lasso, you know that the Dutch Soccer player is referred to as blunt, not mean and that pretty much sums up...

Has your incorporated business been named as a party in a lawsuit? Is your incorporated business contemplating initiating a lawsuit? It is important to keep in mind that The Law Society Act prohibits anyone other than a “licensee” (Lawyer) from providing...

Now that we are officially one month into 2024, let’s take a quick breather to see how this new year is going. They say its usually by this time that our new years resolutions are broken (if they even make it this far). Why is this? Well, it’s usually one of the...

I am frequently in motion court in real life these days and see many associates and articling students from other firms appear in “real court” for the first time. Most of those people have not been told what to do in “real court”.   They don’t know basics,...

TikTok is a great place to be entertained and kill time, however, it is not a great place to obtain legal advice. Over the holidays, having time to kill, I scrolled my FYP (For You Page) on TikTok and was blown away at the amount of people (aka Influencers) on TikTok...

All inclusive, what does that even mean in the workplace?  Well, when on vacation it means that everything is included in the price you pay.  In the workplace, all inclusive would be:  Treating colleagues with dignity and fairness, and maintaining a...

If you’re familiar with the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, then you’ll know the song Two Tribes.  In that song they pose the question “war, what is it good for” ?   The answer is “absolutely nothing say it again.” Please insert the answer after my...

If you’re a business owner, chances are you’ve had to deal with a contract or two during your entrepreneurial tenure. Whether your asked to provide a contract for services or given a distribution contract for your review by another party, its crucial that you get...

I really love when my blogs write themselves. I do very little residential Landlord and Tenant work, but when I do, it’s interesting.  Prior to serving a landlord’s “N” notice on a Tenant for rent arrears, one of our clients prefers we take a softer approach of...

Lately due to the economy we’re doing a lot of collection litigation.   Many times the collection is based on a contract and in the contract is the annual rate of interest that will be charged on default and all amounts associated with collecting the...

Someone recently told me that they really like how open our firm is when it comes to setting out legal fees associated for certain matters.  That really is not something you expect to hear, you know, because clients buy lawyers their cottages, boats and...

Lately, we’re seeing a lot of leasing defaults and our clients are hiring us to repossess vehicles and equipment from their customers who have stopped paying. If you are one of the customers, it feels very personal to you.  This is your business and losing the...

While we usually aim for some humour in our blogs, the truth of the matter is that in the world of employment law obligations and compliance are no joke! The compliance topic of today’s discussion is with respect to the Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with...