A claim of lack of capacity is a common reason wills are challenged and it can lead to a lengthy and costly legal process, says Toronto wills and estates lawyer Matthew Urback. “It can sometimes be hard to prove a lack...
A recent Conference Board of Canada report has confirmed what many working women have known all along — there is a significant gender wage gap in the province, with women making a mere 87 cents for every dollar earned...
Employers should prepare themselves for a spike in accommodation requests from employees with elderly family members due to Canada’s aging population, Windsor employment lawyer Jessica Koper tells AdvocateDaily.com. Em...
When public and corporate interests collide, the former will often override the latter —particularly when an element of safety is involved, Toronto civil litigator Heather Paterson tells AdvocateDaily.com. ...
Some condominium corporations are struggling to address the growing popularity of short-term rentals, Toronto condominium lawyers Armand Conant and John De Vellis write in The Lawyer’s Daily. “They create a...
The increasing number of units being used as short-term rentals is causing headaches for condominium boards, says Toronto condominium lawyer Audrey Loeb. And she predicts those headaches will continue until the Ontario gov...
Toronto condominium lawyer Warren Kleiner’s practice area keeps him on his toes. The most recent census estimated the city’s condo dwelling population to be 1.5 million people, or more than half of the total numb...
An American court has ruled there can't be any monkey business involved in the country's copyright laws, says Toronto business lawyer Bill Northcote. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently found that American...
A fatal accident involving a self-driving car, though tragic in its outcome, will help regulators and manufacturers answer important questions as autonomous vehicles are more fully developed, says Toronto civil and commercia...
The City of Toronto’s move to regulate short-term rentals is good news for condo boards that want to crack down on such use by unit owners, says Toronto condominium and commercial litigator Megan Mackey. Mackey, a part...