September 23rd, 2020 by Bob Bell | Posted in Business Law
Many people have a dream of starting and running their own business. It provides financial independence, the ability to work on your schedule and allows you to invest in yourself and your ideas. What many of those same people put off is determining what the end of their journey is going to look like. It’s…
Read moreSeptember 11th, 2020 by Teena Belland | Posted in Insurance, Personal Injury, Uncategorized
Is Chronic Pain Included Under the Minor Injury Guidelines? The answer to this question according the Reconsideration Decision in the case of 17-000835 v. Aviva General Insurance Canada is NO. T.S. was injured in a motor vehicle accident on January 16, 2015 and sought funding from his insurer, Aviva General Insurance Canada (“Aviva”), for medical…
Read moreSeptember 4th, 2020 by Stanford Cummings | Posted in Insurance, Personal Injury
Many Ontarians think that car insurance exists simply to cover the cost of property damage when they are involved in an accident. Although this is certainly true, property damage plays a small role in what is a complicated web of coverage. The standard auto insurance policy includes many different coverages. The most prominent of these…
Read moreAugust 26th, 2020 by Kaitlin Brennan | Posted in Small Claims Court
As of January 1, 2020, the Ontario Small Claims Court, a branch of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, has increased its monetary jurisdiction to $35,000.00. Plaintiffs can now seek money damages for claims up to $35,000.00, an increase from the original $25,000.00 limit. As a result, the stakes of commencing an action become higher…
Read moreAugust 21st, 2020 by Josephine McCready | Posted in COVID-19, Employment Law
As part of its efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government changed the rules on temporary employment layoffs as well as temporary reductions of hours and salary. The rule changes were to stay in effect only for the duration of the COVID-19 period, defined as the duration of Ontario’s pandemic-related state of emergency,…
Read moreAugust 14th, 2020 by John Grant | Posted in Estate Planning
Introduction In my most recent blog, I described the duties of a person who is appointed Attorney under a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property (“POAP”). Not only is it critical for an Attorney under a POAP to know her/his duties which the law imposes, but the importance of understanding the limits the law places…
Read moreAugust 5th, 2020 by Bob Bell | Posted in Business Law
You have come to an impasse with your business partner, or have decided to proceed with a buyout of their shares, or maybe you’re dealing with the tragedy of a business partner passing away. When you bring that issue to a corporate lawyer, one of the first questions they’re going to ask about your business…
Read moreJuly 16th, 2020 by Stanford Cummings | Posted in COVID-19, Employment Law
Workers that have been laid off from their position under a fixed term contract of employment before the end date of the contract may be unaware of their rights and entitlements to recover damages or unpaid wages from their former employer. Layoffs related to business reasons are “incompatible with fixed term hiring” and generally cannot…
Read moreJuly 8th, 2020 by Teena Belland | Posted in Litigation, Personal Injury
In October of 2019, the Court of Appeal released its decision in Benson v. Belair Insurance Company Inc. This was two appeals heard together involving different parties and accidents but with a common issue. Both cases involved Ontario residents who were operating off-road vehicles (an ATV and a dirt bike) outside of the Province of…
Read moreJuly 3rd, 2020 by John Grant | Posted in Estate Planning
Are you acting under a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property? If so, you may want to read this. Introduction: An overarching principle which applies to you as Attorney is to act so as not to do or omit to do anything that would harm the person who appointed you (the grantor) and for whom…
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