Tuesday, October 2, 2018Jonathan James NehmetallahLitigation, CannabisAlcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Compliance, Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, Marijuana, Cannabis Laws, Ontario

On September 27, 2018, the Ontario government tabled Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 (the “Act”). The Act contains four schedules and...

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Thursday, September 27, 2018Jonathan James NehmetallahLitigation, CannabisMarijuana, Ontario, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, Compliance

On September 26, 2018 Attorney General and the Minister of Finance released highly anticipated information regarding the proposed legislation on private cannabis...

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Thursday, July 19, 2018Jonathan WigleyLitigation, Construction LawConstruction , Education, Liens, Building

Sweeping reforms to the Construction Lien Act received Royal Assent in December 2017. The law of construction liens and payments has been modernized and updated and a...

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Thursday, June 21, 2018Clifford S. GoldfarbBusiness Law, Ontario Corporations Act, Non-Profit and Charities, Corporate LawSocial Clubs

Transition Requirements for Share Capital Social Clubs Under the Ontario Corporations Act on Proclamation of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010

There are 148 share capital social clubs currently in existence in the province of Ontario[1]. These are non-profit companies with...

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Thursday, June 21, 2018Clifford S. GoldfarbOntario Corporations Act, Non-Profit and CharitiesOntario

Transition Requirements for Share Capital Social Clubs Under the Ontario Corporations Act on Proclamation of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010. There are...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018Jonathan WigleyLitigation, Limitations, Contracts, EquityExtensions, Forbearance

Enone Rosas is a lucky lady. First, Ms. Rosas moved to Canada from the Philippines in 1990 and became friends with Mr. and Mrs. Toca. Positive luck but it gets better...

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018Scott GfellerLitigation, Employment Law, Employment Standards Act, Class ActionsUber, UberEats

Uber is certainly no stranger to Canadian court rooms. In its latest tussle, a $400 million dollar proposed class action in Ontario by Uber “drivers” alleging they are employees of Uber and... 

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018Anna HusaLitigationToronto, Backyard Chickens, Toronto Politics

“Locally-sourced food” is taking on new meaning in the City of Toronto.

Late last year, City council approved a backyard chicken pilot project which will allow residents in four ward...

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018Stephen A. ThieleLitigationDefamation

The #MeToo movement has started a revolution. No longer are women, in particular, afraid to speak about incidents in which they have...

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Wednesday, December 27, 2017Jonathan WigleyLitigationInsolvency, Collections, Lending, Loans, Banking, Recovery

Deciding not to advance any more money and shifting a debtor’s account into the...

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017Clifford S. Goldfarb, James M. ParksNon-Profit and Charities, Corporate Law

On November 14, 2017, Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 ("Act"), received Royal Assent. The Act brings much needed reform to the...

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017James CookLitigationSmall Claims Court, Ontario, Advertising

How much is your physical image worth if it is used in an advertisement without your permission? A recent decision of the Ontario Superior of Justice (Ottawa Small Claims Court) addressed this...

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017Alexander MelfiLitigation, Bills of Exchange ActSupreme Court of Canada, Fraud

When the employee of a large corporation defrauds their employer through a fraudulent cheque scheme, should the banks which paid out on the cheques be...

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Monday, October 23, 2017Peter MoffattBusiness Law, Corporate LawShareholders’ Agreement

Business corporations statutes in most Canadian jurisdictions allow the shareholders of a corporation to restrict, in whole or in part, the powers of the directors of the Corporation to...

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