by James R.G. Cook | Mar 30, 2023 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In a recent legal case, a plaintiff sued a home builder and her real estate agent, alleging that she had been misled into buying a semi-detached home instead of a fully detached one. During the discovery process, the plaintiff’s lawyer asked...
by James R.G. Cook | Mar 21, 2023 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled buyers of a house were not entitled to recover the balance of their deposit after they terminated their agreement of purchase and sale due to the developer’s failure to complete the property by the...
by James R.G. Cook | Mar 6, 2023 | News
In Ker v. Deol, a motion judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether the buyer’s real estate agent could be added as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the seller arising from an aborted transaction. The transaction and the lawsuit...
by James R.G. Cook | Feb 23, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
An Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) for a real estate transaction may sometimes have a condition that allows for review of the APS by a lawyer. Depending on the wording of the condition, the buyer or seller (or both) may have a time-limited right to terminate a...
by James R.G. Cook | Feb 14, 2023 | Legal Issues
In a real estate transaction, the seller must be in a position to ensure that good title is conveyed to a buyer at closing. In the time leading up to the scheduled completion date, a buyer’s lawyer will usually conduct a title search of the property being purchased...
