A report that suggests the federal government could collect $2 billion annually if it implements a tax on inheritances of $5 million or more doesn’t take some unintended consequences into account, Toronto corporate law...
An engaged board of directors can lay the foundation for healthy condo governance, Toronto condominium lawyer Deborah Howden tells AdvocateDaily.com. One director is the president of the board of a 479-unit condo in the city...
Public consultation might have helped to diffuse a conflict between the City of Markham and an area resident who hoped to donate the sculpture of a cow on stilts, Toronto civil litigator Heather Paterson tells AdvocateDaily....
Canadian jurisdictions have taken a proactive approach to transgender rights in recent years, Windsor employment lawyer Jessica Koper tells AdvocateDaily.com. Koper, an associate with Shibley Righton LLP, says the federal go...
It's up to off-site condominium owners to provide up-to-date contact information in case of emergencies and to receive compliance notices, says Toronto condo lawyer John De Vellis. ""There are two big problems with off-site ...
The dispute over the estate of Charles Manson offers lessons for testators with less controversial backgrounds, Toronto litigator Matthew Urback tells AdvocateDaily.com. According to a report by NBC News, the fate of the...
Proponents pushing blockchain technology to create mortgages are putting the cart before the horse, Toronto corporate lawyer Marlin Horst tells AdvocateDaily.com. Horst, a partner with Shibley Righton LLP, says blockchain &m...
In the first instalment of a three-part series, Toronto condominium and commercial litigator Megan Mackey discusses what condominium corporations should know about procuring contractor services. Securing a contractor for a p...
Proposed reforms to the Smoke Free Ontario Act have been put on pause by Premier Doug Ford. The proposed regulations which prohibited vaping in non-smoking areas as well as tighter restrictions to the retailing of vaping and...
A new law limiting what can be turned over in police background checks will make employers’ lives easier, Toronto employment lawyer Deborah Howden tells AdvocateDaily.com. The Police Record Checks Reform Act passed wit...