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Dec 3, 2012

What You Need to Know: Changes to Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax Act

The holiday season offers a rare opportunity for family members to come together to discuss important issues, including the often uncomfortable topic of estate planning. This year,…

Nov 28, 2012

Mining Act Amendments

Changes to Ontario’s Mining Act (“Act”) and regulations which came into force on November 1, 2012 will have a substantial impact on Ontario’s mining industry. The changes…

Nov 15, 2012

Have You Complied With The AODA’s Customer Service Standard? Time is Running Out

Effective January 1, 2012, the Customer Service Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) applies to all people, businesses and organizations that provide…

Nov 12, 2012

Advance Notice By-laws and Policies

As shareholder activism increases in Canada, so too are the number of proxy disputes. As such, more Canadian public companies are implementing advance notice by-laws and policies.…

Loss of Limited Liability Protection – Risks When Corporate Status is not well Communicated

One of the advantages of incorporating a business, in the ordinary course, is that liabilities relating to the operation of the business would be limited to the…

Things That Can Happen to a Municipal City Councillor

Introduction In the legislation authorizing municipal decision-making by collective voting of councils, there is almost no reference to members of councils as individuals or, aside from the Municipal…

Nov 8, 2012

Purchasing Property for Development or Investment? What to do if there is a Breach of Contract.

How a recent court decision impacts single-purpose companies incorporated to purchase real estate assets The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Southcott Estates…

Oct 12, 2012

Securities Law Quarterly – Q3 2012

A newsletter providing concise updates on securities law developments. In this inaugural issue, we cover legal developments in three key issue areas: Offerings, Corporate Governance, and Continuous…

Oct 1, 2012

Quiz: Common Procedural Tools for Complex Litigation

This quiz gives you the answers to some procedural challenges in the context of a claim for corporate espionage. Download the quiz as it appeared in Canadian…

Sep 4, 2012

Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here

Employers across Ontario will soon be required to post in the workplace a new awareness poster released by the Ministry of Labour (MOL): “Health and Safety at…

Toronto’s City-Wide Zoning By-law: Revisited

The City of Toronto (“the City”) recently released a revamped version of its Comprehensive Zoning By-law, which will update land use controls on most properties in the…

How the New Anti-Spam Act Will Affect Your Business

As business professionals operating in Canada, you and your business will soon be subject to Canada’s new “Anti-Spam Act“, expected to come into force later this year…

Aug 1, 2012

Not at Fault? You May Still Pay

The recent decision of the Divisional Court in the case of The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes v Director, Ministry of the Environment (the Kawartha…

Quiz: Managing the evolution of commercial spaces

How would you resolve these case situations?

Jul 30, 2012

Hansen Estate: An Expansive Approach to the “Course of Dealing” Test

The Court of Appeal in Hansen Estate v. Hansen affirmed and refined the “course of dealing” test. If this test is passed, it is sufficient to establish…

Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook)

Electronic data is modifying how lawyers interact, changing how information is collected and used, and transforming the courtrooms. This in-depth resource examines and analyzes the issues relating to electronic documents.

Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook, 2010+)

Jun 11, 2012

Genetic Material as Property: Rethinking the Common Law View

People draft wills to set out their wishes for how their property is to be distributed after they die. Certain itemssuch as money, real estate, or jewelleryare…

Quiz: Side-stepping procurement traps

How would you resolve these case situations?

Jun 1, 2012

Bill 75 and the Auditor General’s 2011 Report: Lessons Not Learned

Introduction Bill 75 has, as its principal objective, the merger of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) into the Ontario Electricity…

Apr 1, 2012

Quiz: Legal interests in the pipeline

How would you resolve these case situations?

Mar 12, 2012

The New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONPCA”) was passed by the Ontario Legislature and received Royal Assent on October 25, 2010 but it has not yet come…

The Integrated Planning Approach: An Approach to Planning Excellence?

The Ontario Municipal Board made a precedent-setting decision by approving applications for development using the integrated Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) and Planning Act processes. Commonly…

Mar 5, 2012

Client Newsletter – Spring 2012

Please click the link to the left to access a PDF of the client newsletter. Welcome to the Spring 2012 edition of our Client Update Newsletter. Here,…

Feb 22, 2012

Saving Ontario’s Heritage: The Municipal Application of Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

Introduction The Ontario Heritage Act, “an Act to provide for the Conservation, Protection and Preservation of the Heritage of Ontario”, (the “Act”) has been with us, in…

Feb 1, 2012

Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

It may come as a surprise to some lawyers and municipal staff that it is not appropriate for a lawyer to contact a municipal councillor, or staff…

Quiz: Mergers and Acquisitions

How would you resolve these case situations?

Jan 18, 2012

Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen

Every municipal councillor and municipal legal advisor in Ontario should be aware of both the majority and dissenting reasons in the judgement of the Ontario Divisional Court…

Dec 22, 2011

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

How would you resolve these case situations?

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Mining Act Amendments

Have You Complied With The AODA’s Customer Service Standard? Time is Running Out

Purchasing Property for Development or Investment? What to do if there is a Breach of Contract.

Quiz: Common Procedural Tools for Complex Litigation

Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here

Toronto’s City-Wide Zoning By-law: Revisited

Not at Fault? You May Still Pay

Bill 75 and the Auditor General’s 2011 Report: Lessons Not Learned

The Integrated Planning Approach: An Approach to Planning Excellence?

Saving Ontario’s Heritage: The Municipal Application of Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen

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What You Need to Know: Changes to Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax Act

Mining Act Amendments

Have You Complied With The AODA’s Customer Service Standard? Time is Running Out

Advance Notice By-laws and Policies

Loss of Limited Liability Protection – Risks When Corporate Status is not well Communicated

Things That Can Happen to a Municipal City Councillor

Purchasing Property for Development or Investment? What to do if there is a Breach of Contract.

Securities Law Quarterly – Q3 2012

Quiz: Common Procedural Tools for Complex Litigation

Consistency in Tribunal Decision-Making

Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here

Toronto’s City-Wide Zoning By-law: Revisited

How the New Anti-Spam Act Will Affect Your Business

Client Newsletter – Fall 2012

Not at Fault? You May Still Pay

Quiz: Managing the evolution of commercial spaces

Hansen Estate: An Expansive Approach to the “Course of Dealing” Test

Part Two – Introduction to Fee-Tails. What are they?

Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook)

Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook, 2010+)

Genetic Material as Property: Rethinking the Common Law View

Quiz: Side-stepping procurement traps

Bill 75 and the Auditor General’s 2011 Report: Lessons Not Learned

Stop sweating the small stuff: a guide to delegating well

Quiz: Legal interests in the pipeline

The New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

The Integrated Planning Approach: An Approach to Planning Excellence?

Client Newsletter – Spring 2012

Part One – Engagement Letter Best Practices

Saving Ontario’s Heritage: The Municipal Application of Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

Quiz: Mergers and Acquisitions

Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen

Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

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