by James R.G. Cook | Jul 5, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
When courts have to decide whose version of a conversation is more likely to have occurred, recourse must often be had to the surrounding circumstances and any available contemporaneous documentation. In addition, in assessing the conduct of parties in a commercial...
by Harjot Atwal | Jun 30, 2021 | Legal Issues
As a lawyer, when representing buyers of resale condominium properties, the main question my clients initially have is whether the condominium corporation is “financially healthy”. A condominium’s status certificate contains auditor’s reports and other relevant...
by Barry Lebow | Jun 29, 2021 | Columnists, Legal Issues
“I think that people have difficulty facing their mortality,” says Toronto lawyer Bob Aaron, in trying to explain why more than half of Canadians do not have a will. In this video, I interview Bob about misconceptions involving wills, including what will happen if you...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 21, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
While conditional offers may be rare in the Greater Toronto Area, where multiple bidders compete for most properties, buyers in less heated markets may sometimes negotiate a limited time period to have a home inspection, arrange financing or complete other due...
by Naomi Zener and Amanda Branch | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
The first quarter of 2021 has been a busy jurisprudential time for the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. In TRREB’s privacy matter, the Federal Court of Appeal affirmed that the proper process to first bring a Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 1, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
It is settled law in Ontario that when a buyer fails to complete an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, the seller is entitled to retain the deposit without having to prove any loss. This means that even if the seller makes a greater profit on a subsequent sale...
