by James R.G. Cook | Apr 29, 2025 | Legal Issues
Stock photo (Canva) QUICK HITS A buyer agreed to purchase a marina property but refused to close when a condominium neighbour registered a notice claiming parking rights, creating a title defect. The Ontario Superior Court found the seller was not responsible...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 21, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS A Toronto buyer backed out of a real estate deal in Ontario after the keys weren’t delivered to his lawyer on closing day. The dispute led to five years of litigation, despite the court finding that the issue could have been easily resolved. ...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 11, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In Dawood v. Popes Property Holdings Inc., the Ontario Superior Court held that an individual behind a corporation could not be held personally liable for a failed real estate transaction once the corporation had properly adopted the agreement under...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 8, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a decision ruling that buyers who submitted timely requisitions to remove oil and gas leases from title had a valid basis to refuse closing. The motion judge had held that only requisitions going to the “root...
by James R.G. Cook | Mar 25, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
(Canva) QUICK HITS The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion by Ojohome Canada Ltd. seeking to restore its access to MLS data feeds from TRREB and CREA. The court found that the brokerage, which operated a referral-based business model, failed...
