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Defects in Real Estate Transactions: Patent vs. Latent Defects
Did you recently move into a house and come across defects in the quality of the property that you weren’t aware of before the closing date? Note: a defect is
The Prompt Payment Regime under the Construction Act
Ontario’s prompt payment scheme is a way for contractors to deliver timely invoices and ensure payment on an ongoing basis throughout the completion of a contract. I have many cases
Force Majeure: A Tale of Two Clauses…
Force majeure clauses tend to have two salient components: the definition of a force majeure event (hereinafter defined as a “Force Majeure Event”); and (2) the remedies that flow when
A Word on Brevity…
When you’re sure, it’s more persuasive to be short. In advocacy, it takes courage to be brief. Generally, lawyers like to play it safe: include everything, miss nothing. The goal,
When in law does the tail wag the dog? A lesson on oppression and piercing the corporate veil.
FNF Enterprises Inc. v. Wag and Train Inc., 2023 ONCA 92. Takeaway: Improper conduct by way of value-stripping (removing cash from a corporation) in a way that defeats creditors (here,
Also, a word about trees…
Injunctions fascinate me because they are one of the few times civil courts actually do something other than award money. When are they used and to what extent? In this