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 | Mar 17, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues
QUICK HITS An Ontario Superior Court decision in Reel em Inn and Resort v. RNR Doemel Enterprises ruled that a buyer was entitled to terminate a real estate transaction and recover their deposit after the seller failed to address outstanding work orders before...
by James R.G. Cook | Dec 3, 2024 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In Ali v. Patel, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that no binding agreement of purchase and sale was formed because the seller’s inclusion of Schedule B, which was not signed by the buyer, constituted a counteroffer rather than acceptance of the...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 25, 2024 | Legal Issues
A long-running dispute between neighbours over a strip of land just 21.9 centimetres wide ended in court after years of litigation and 10 affidavits. In Margaritis v. Milne, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled on whether the doctrine of adverse possession...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 21, 2023 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS: In Riopelle v Riopelle, a real estate agent faced criminal charges, and a reporter published an article based on an anonymous tip. The realtor sued the reporter, alleging invasion of privacy and conspiracy, but the court dismissed the claims. The judge...
