Tuesday, October 24, 2023James R.G. CookLitigationReal Estate, Lending, Mortgage, Loans

In Greenspan v. Van Clieaf, 2023 ONCA 681 (CanLII), the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that a lender may be entitled to...

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawLoans, Commercial Loan

A guarantor takes on liability for the obligations of the borrower or debtor under a commercial loan. A lender can require a secured guarantee or an unsecured guarantee. If the guarantee is...

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023Zev ZlotnickCorporate Law, Business LawReal Estate, Lending, Loans

Is there a difference between perfecting a general security agreement through a PPSA registration and registering a PPSA in respect of a loan...

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Lending, Loans

A demand loan is a loan that a lender can require to be repaid by the borrower in full at any time. A demand loan has no term, but is simply repayable...

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationLoans

Loan guarantees are often provided by parents, spouses or siblings to other related parties. The person signing the guarantee usually does not receive any direct...

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Monday, November 1, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationLoans, Real Estate, GTA Real Estate, Monetary Gift, Brampton

Family members who provide financial assistance to each other for the purpose of purchasing real estate may intend that such funds be a gift without any expectation of...

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Wednesday, December 27, 2017LitigationInsolvency, Collections, Lending, Loans, Banking, Recovery

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

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