by Donald Lapowich | Sep 24, 2015 | Legal Issues
Here is another case involving Ontario’s Seller Property Information Statement. It was heard recently in the Ontario Court of Appeal. It involved an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (with “an entire agreement clause”). The clause read: “(The Agreement of Purchase and...
by Natalka Falcomer | Sep 1, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
Nobody wants to get involved in a lawsuit. Especially one that starts with the judge proclaiming, “The parties have been engaged in a hotly contested dispute over the question of Additional Rent to be paid under a lease” (C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. v. 2057870...
by Donald Lapowich | Aug 24, 2015 | Legal Issues
In a recent decision of the Law Society of Upper Canada Tribunal, a lawyer in a family matter had his client sign a retainer that stated, “in the lawyer’s discretion he could withdraw from acting on her behalf” for reasons including non-payment of the lawyer’s...
by Donald Lapowich | Jul 28, 2015 | Legal Issues
Here is a decision from New Haven in the United States that I am reporting here just to illustrate the amount of damages that can result from a professional error involving negligence. This is a case in which the plaintiff lost the use of his left shoulder after a...
by MarkWeisleder | Jul 14, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
There is nothing more frustrating than working extremely hard to negotiate and close a real estate deal, only to have the buyer complain afterwards about missing or broken appliances or onerous terms contained in rental items that were not explained. In order to make...
by Donald Lapowich | Jul 2, 2015 | Legal Issues
The plaintiffs sued the defendants when they failed to close on a deal for a preconstruction condominium unit in British Columbia. The defendants alleged they did not receive a disclosure statement before signing the agreement and did not have the opportunity to...
