Wednesday, July 23, 2025James R.G. CookLitigationReal Estate, Transactions, Dispute

In disputes arising from an incomplete real estate transaction, the courts will generally focus on which party is responsible for breaching the terms of their agreement...

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Friday, July 4, 2025James R.G. CookLitigationTerminate , Clause, Transactions

In cooling real estate markets, it may be increasingly common for buyers to include various conditions in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) allowing them to take the time to consider and back out of a proposed transaction...

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025Zev ZlotnickBusiness Law, Corporate LawReal Estate, Transactions, Insurance

In Ontario, the question of whether in-house counsel can provide enforceability opinions in the context of loan and purchase transactions is...

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Thursday, April 10, 2025James R.G. CookLitigationReal Estate, Property, Transactions

In some real estate transactions, individuals may negotiate an agreement in which they do not wish to incur personal liability and may use a shell or holding company for that purpose...

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Friday, November 1, 2024James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationReal Estate, Transactions

Cases arising from failed residential real estate transactions in a falling market continue to affirm that a buyer who breaches an agreement to purchase a property may be liable for substantial damages...

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Friday, September 27, 2024James R.G. CookLitigationReal Estate, Transactions

Real estate purchase transactions generally require that the parties be in a position to complete their obligations by a set closing date...

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