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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic of conversation lately. AI has rapidly infiltrated many industries, and as an aspiring lawyer, I have been thinking about the implications of AI in the legal field. While AI undeniably has many benefits, such as...

In Ontario, a proceeding shall not be commenced in respect of a claim after the second anniversary of the day on which the claim was discovered is the basic limitation period in Ontario and most jurisdictions. Recently, a client was sued and the claim was issued one...

For years the standard advice of many business lawyers to clients about to incorporate has been to ensure they don’t own real property in their names.  For many, this has meant transferring their interest in the home to their spouse. Recently, an alarm has gone off as...

Much like the changes to the Ontario Business Registry that took place on October 19, 2021, the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) was proclaimed that same day.  What does this mean?  If you are a not-for-profit or charity incorporated in...

Although legislatively mandated, paying overtime to employees is rarely enjoyable for employers.   Overtime pay is triggered when employees entitled to overtime pay under the Ontario Employment Standard Act, 2000 (the “Act”)work over 44 hours in one work week....

When Parliament introduced Bill 142, the Construction Lien Act Amendment Act, 2017, it introduced two new legal regimes, prompt payment rules, and mandatory adjudication to deal with contractor payment disputes.  The new adjudication regime was designed...

Last month’s Work/Life Balance meeting focused on meditation. Inga set us up with Wellness Mentor, Ceasar Barajas, to speak with our firm and give us some tools to help with meditation and mindfulness. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, with many...

A new client was sued personally a while back and didn’t know why. They advised that they carried on business through their numbered company, so they were confused to discover their personal name on the Plaintiff’s Claim, and not their business. When we asked for them...

Renting Commercial property is confusing to many people and the consequences of not understanding it can be very expense. The Residential Tenancies Act doesn’t generally apply to Commercial Property.  This means that the Landlord and Tenant Tribunal doesn’t deal...

If you’ve ever watched the Good Wife, Suits, or literally any other legal drama, you have heard of the notorious “NDA.” You may not know what it means or why it’s important, but chances are you’ve heard this particular abbreviation in passing.   “NDA”, which...

The end of 2022 and beginning of 2023 were really hard on people.  The cost of everything was going up (did you see the price of lettuce?) and people were struggling to keep a steady income.  How are businesses now coping? We always notice when companies are...

This is the thought I had this morning while reading through a mediation memo from the opposing side that was clearly written over a standard fill-in-the-blank precedent. It was also clear to me that this particular precedent had not been reviewed by an actual lawyer...

For this month’s Work/Life Balance meeting, our topic was the importance of being able to say no in the workplace. At work, we often feel the pressure to take on as much as we can, but we very seldom stop to reflect on why that is. We don’t want to feel like we’re not...

So I ordered Starbucks for the firm on the day I’m writing this.  The only coffee that actually made it to the firm was the one for me.  So that was nice.  Not. Sigh. Re-ordered from a different location – the location cancelled the order. ...

Thinking of starting a new business? Maybe you’ve been operating as a sole proprietor? Well, it may be time for you to consider setting up a corporation. A corporation is a legal entity where the corporation directly holds assets, rather than the owners. Owners of...

This is a very loaded question.  There have been times in the office when I’ve been told “your time is worth more”.  This statement makes me pause to think about what I’m actually worth.  Not just professionally, but also outside the office.  Most...

It’s a question that’s been bothering me ever since Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy theorist and host of Infowars, filed for bankruptcy back in December of 2022. For those who may not remember, Jones spent years claiming that the 2012 massacre of 20 young...

If a tenant just abandons their goods in your premises, it’s often tempting for the Landlord to toss out those things left behind, however, if you do that without warning, then you’ve got a bit of a legal issues to deal with. In some situations the Repair and Storage...

More times than not, service providers will submit invoices to their customers that have a term specifying an interest rate for its outstanding accounts.  Several clients have inquired whether the rate of interest on an invoice is enforceable or not. Without a...

We’re already in the second month of 2023, and the high of the holidays has completely worn off. We’re left with the cold winter months, and for us here in Toronto, we went about 22 days without seeing the sun.  Our Work/Life Balance meeting last month touched on...

I recently watched a four-part Netflix docuseries called “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” Aside from the wave of nostalgia that had me reaching for my Tamagotchi, it left me thinking about the necessity of clear and enforceable disclaimers. The documentary follows the attempt...