Real Estate
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August 14, 2024
SALE OF LAND — Agreement of purchase and sale — Breach of — Damages
Appeal by appellants from motion judge’s decision granting partial summary judgment on issue of liability in favour of respondent and further moved for admission of fresh evidence. The appellants argued that the motion judge improperly rendered partial summary judgment rather than remitting the matter to trial. The respondent was the seller and owner of a property located in Mississauga (“Property”). The respondent entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (“Agreement”) for the Property with the appellant, Ahmed2 Inc.
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August 14, 2024
Law Society rules should serve as guidelines, not strict mandates | Jacob Murad
I am currently about to write the MPRE (multi-state professional responsibility exam) for licensing in the United States and this allows me time to review the American Bar Association (ABA) standard rules of professional responsibility for U.S. lawyers, which are substantially similar to the Law Society of Ontario’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
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August 12, 2024
New short-term rental rules for Nova Scotia taking hold in September
In efforts to address its own housing crunch, Nova Scotia is about to put in play new regulations for short-term rentals — including fines of up to $100,000 for operators who break the rules.
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August 09, 2024
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal quashes property assessment due to reliance on prior year’s decision
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal regarding the assessment of a Saskatoon property that was valued at over $3 million.
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August 09, 2024
Canada sanctions Belarusian judges complicit in Lukashenko regime’s jailing of political prisoners
Canada and its allies have imposed asset freezes and immigration bans on certain Belarusian judges and others who facilitate repression and violations of human rights in their country, including jailing hundreds of political prisoners at the behest of President Alexander Lukashenko’s illegitimate regime.
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August 09, 2024
Court reaffirms lenders can only compel sale of borrower’s property through sheriff’s sale
Civil litigators would be wise to take note that in Royal Bank of Canada v. Silvaggio (c.o.b. Tony's Mobile Repairs), 2024 ONSC 2749, the court reiterated that in most circumstances, a lender can only compel the sale of a borrower’s property through a sheriff’s sale, unless the lender can meet the high threshold to convince the court otherwise.
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August 08, 2024
Personal-use notice period for homebuyers changing in B.C.
B.C. is amending the personal use-notice period for home purchasers in B.C. to three months to improve conditions for first-time homebuyers while ensuring that tenants have more than two months’ notice to find new housing.
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August 08, 2024
New partner at Sotos LLP
Sotos LLP recently announced the addition of Michael Sabusco as a partner in the firm’s corporate group.
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August 07, 2024
Competition Bureau seeks public comment on interim approach to property controls
The Competition Bureau is seeking public comment on its interim enforcement approach with respect to competitor property controls following recent changes to the Competition Act, which enhanced the bureau’s power to tackle anticompetitive agreements.
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August 07, 2024
Court affirms Ontario Energy Board’s exclusive jurisdiction in substation dispute
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an application concerning a dispute over whether certain property developers or a municipal electricity distributor should be required to pay for a new municipal substation, finding that the Ontario Energy Board has exclusive jurisdiction over the matter.