Under the Construction Act, a Statement of Claim must be served within 90 days of issuance. This is part and parcel part of the lien...

As the new infectious disease variant animate the headlines, businesses will again be under pressure to maintain their contractual...

The Construction Act creates a powerful tool for tradespeople who have not been paid by the party they contracted with. The Act creates a...

Under the Construction Act there is no right of appeal of an interlocutory without leave. Under the old legislation, the Construction...

An interesting case came out of the Superior Court of Justice recently. The case was about a Plaintiff moving to pierce the corporate of...

In real estate transactions, especially in new home builds there are instances when both the vendor (builder) and the purchaser can’t...

Rule 45.01(1) allows litigants to obtain an interim Order on any property in question in a proceeding or relevant to an issue in a...

A recent SCC decision that will likely not receive much attention but is an important read for lawyers and businesspersons who draft,...

Background. Agreements between two sophisticated parties are generally looked at a different light by the courts. A court is likely to...

Once a mortgagor provides a request to the mortgagee to produce a discharge statement, the mortgagee must answer the request unless it...

The organizing principle of good faith has been permeating with high frequency in contract law in the last few years. Good faith, which...

As summary judgments become more and more the principal forum to resolve disputes in their entirety, rules around the evidence that can...

The common law is rich in cases of mortgagees (lender) and mortgagors (borrower) dueling it out against each other when the mortgagor...

A recent case reminds us that setting-off against trust funds in accordance with the Construction Lien Act/Construction Act is a bit more...

This case underscores the potential of employment law consequences of employers failing to have appropriate compliance controls that are...

Hookah bars or lounges have become relatively popular in the past several years. Some municipalities have cracked down on these types of...

Background In Huachangda Canada Holdings Inc. v. Solcz Group Inc, the respondent claims that the appellant had an ulterior motive in...

According to section 191(1) of the Insurance Act, once an individual is an irrevocable beneficiary in an insurance policy, they can only...

When restructuring your business for favourable tax treatment and limiting liability exposure, must be taken when employees are a part of...

Background Ms. English began working in 2006 at Manulife. Around 2015 there Manulife decided to upgrade their computer system to a new...