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The Rise of AI Hallucination in Legal Research

Navigating the Challenges and Implications of AI-Generated Errors in Legal Analysis AI is rapidly transforming the legal profession, with 42% of professionals anticipating significant change in the next five years, according to Thomso...
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Understanding the Matrimonial Home and Its Equalization in Divorce

The article discusses the legal complexities of dividing the matrimonial home during divorce. The matrimonial home refers to the property where the co...
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Imputing Income Part III

Failure to Provide Income Disclosure Part III of the "Imputing Income" series explores a support payor's financial disclosure obligations and the potential consequences for failing to pro...
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You've been Warned - Blanket Appraisals

Blanket Appraisals are an arrangement whereby a bank uses the original purchase price of the property to calculate a mortgage ratio rather than using ...
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Selling or Buying Business Assets in Ontario?

Do Not Overlook a WSIB Certificate This article highlights the significance of a WSIB certificate when selling or buying business assets in Ontario.
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2025 Federal Election - full housing plans now released

Latest update on housing plans from Liberals and Conservatives as of April 10th, 2025
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Imputing Income Part II

Intentional Underemployment/Unemployment This is the second article in the Imputing Income series. The court may impute income to a parent or spouse when the parent or spouse is intentionally...
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Buying a Cottage

Congratulations! You have decided to buy a cottage. There are some significant issues to consider that are quite different from buying a house in th...
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Imputing Income Part I

A General Overview Determining a payor's income for support purposes often starts with a review of the T1 Income Tax Return. However, in some cases, an assessment of a p...
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Election Promises and changes to GST/HST on Pre-Construction Homes – March 2025

Quick fire update on a new election promise issued by Mark Carney last night.
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Use of Secondary Will for Shares in a Private Corporation

In some instances, having multiple wills is a very beneficial tool when an individual has shares in a private company.
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Enforceability of Releases Executed by Franchisees, in Favour of Franchisors

Generally, courts are finding that releases executed by franchisees are not enforceable as franchisees cannot waive their rights contained in the AWA...
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Shareholders Agreements and Insolvent Shareholders:

No Discounts Allowed When a shareholder becomes insolvent, their shares may be sold to maximize creditor recovery, potentially introducing an unknown third-party to the bu...
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Tenant’s Repudiation of Commercial Lease.

Does the Landlord Have a Duty to Mitigate? A Court of Appeal’s decision released in December, 2024 confirms that a landlord does not have a duty to mitigate when a tenant elects to repudiate a ...
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Joint Decision-Making and Family Violence

How can family violence impact a claim for joint decision-making responsibility? Joint decision-making responsibility allocates decision-making regarding major decisions for the children to both parents. In 2021, the best interests...
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The Federal Government Announces Deferral to Increase the Inclusion Rate on Capital Gains Tax

Last year I wrote an article on the proposed modifications to the capital gains tax inclusion rate. The full article can be accessed by clicking here....
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The City of Toronto Follows into the Footsteps of Hamilton

By Implementing the Same Bylaw to Hinder Renovictions Last year I wrote an article on the topic of renovations. The full article can be accessed by clicking here. To Summarize, The City of Hamilton (&ldqu...
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Relocation:

Should We Stay or Should We Go? This article aims to clarify the relocation process and outlines considerations parents must take into account before taking steps to move with a chil...
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Navigating the Intersection of Rights Arising under the Family Law Act and the Succession Law Reform Act

This article raises two critical issues that intersect with family law and wills and estates law and they are how the Succession Law Reform Act now tr...
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Supreme Court of Canada to Rule on the Novel Family Law Tort of Family Violence

In 2022, Justice Renu Mandhane in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2022 ONSC 1303, created the common law tort of family violence, however, on appeal, the Onta...
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