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Collaborative Divorce: Neutral Professionals

The benefits of the use of neutral professionals in the collaborative process.
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Toronto’s New Rental Renovation License Bylaw

Follow up on Mira's Jan 2025 article. This article concentrates on Toronto’s efforts to crack down on bad faith evictions and protect tenants from so-...
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Partnerships vs. Joint Ventures at Ontario Law

An overview of the differences between partnerships and JVs at Ontario Law, and a warning that despite the intentions of the joint venturers, the JV c...
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Why a Letter of Intent?

Why Every Share Transaction Should Start with a Letter of Intent A brief overview of the importance of a well-drafted and thoroughly negotiated LOI drafted with the assistance of counsel.
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Understanding Reunification Therapy

Healing Parent-Child Relationships After Separation This article provides an exploration of the benefits of reunification therapy for parents and children, explains when it is most appropriate, and prov...
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Important Tarion Update for Builders

Tarion Introduces Unique Home ID and New Warranty Information Sheets Last month, we shared details about Tarion’s updated Deposit Protection Policy, designed to better inform purchasers of their warranty rights while al...
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Princess Consuela: or why no one ever gets away Scott-free when bad faith is involved

In Scott v Scott, the Ontario Superior Court awarded full indemnity costs to a wife after her ex-husband made unfounded and harmful claims that she ha...
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Tax Me Baby One More Time

Understanding Property Taxes Let’s be honest, no one throws a party when their property tax bill arrives. It is one of those unavoidable parts of our life journey. A bill th...
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Imputing Income Part IV

Unreasonably Deducting Expenses From Income A support payor should not assume that their "net income" as it appears on their Income Tax Returns will be considered their income for support purpos...
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I Re-Injured My Back In An Accident

Advice on what to do if you experience an injury to a part of your body that was already injured.
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Tarion's Updated Deposit Protection Policy

Buying a New Home in Ontario? Here's What You Need to Know About Tarion’s Updated Deposit Protection Policy
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The Buyer in Breach

Cancelling Firm Agreements of Purchase and Sale and Potential Consequences Increasingly, I’ve had buyers or prospective buyers reach out to me about cancelling their firm agreements of purchase and sale with their build...
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What are the Zoning and Insurance Requirements of Additional Dwelling Units

Additional dwelling units are separate self-contained living spaces in a home in existing property lines, that are becoming a common way to address th...
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Buyer Beware: What Buyers Need to Know About Kitec Piping

Kitec plumbing doesn’t have to derail your transaction as long as you handle it’s presence in the right way. For buyers, knowledge is power. For selle...
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Understanding the "Good Working Order" Clause in a Residential Agreement of Purchase and Sale

A "good working order" clause is inserted in Agreements of Purchase and Sale in an effort to protect buyers. The challenge is that "good working order...
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Protect Your Home Renovation: The Importance of Reviewing Construction Contracts with Expert Legal Advisors

A Review of McKenzie-Barnswell v Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc. In McKenzie-Barnswell v Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc., 2025 ONCA 253 (“McKenzie”), Sam Joshi (“S.J” or the “A...
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Understanding Occupancy Fees and Interim Occupancy for New Condo Purchases in Ontario

Purchasers of new condo units in Ontario need to be aware that closing involves a two-part process: Interim Closing (also known as “Occupan...
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Extra-Provincial Registrations vs. Licences

An introduction to some of the central distinctions between extra-provincial registrations and extra-provincial licences in Ontario for corporations a...
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Interested in Building/ Purchasing a Modular Home?

Here’s what you need to know in Ontario What is a Modular Home A modular home is a type of prefabricated home that is built in sections (or modules) in a factory setting and then transporte...
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