Students with special needs aged 18 and older falling between the cracks

Students with special needs aged 18 and older falling between the cracks

December 31, 2007

Statutory lien rights are valuable legal instruments that usually give the holder extraordinary powers over other creditors. But they are created to address a specific need and, for that reason, are given specific timelines. When those timelines are exceeded such that the statutory lien period has expired, courts are loath to revive the statutory rights, even in situations where it may be equitable to do so.

That was the situation in Trez Capital v. Wynford Professional Centre Ltd. 2015 ONSC 2794. For the full story please click here

This article appeared in The Lawyers Weekly.