Real Estate
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July 09, 2024
Pallett Valo grows litigation practice with new hire
Lucas Savini joined the litigation practice at Pallett Valo LLP, a recent news release from the firm announced.
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July 09, 2024
SALE OF LAND — Agreement of purchase and sale — Acceptance — What constitutes
Appeal by Cox from trial judge’s finding that he repudiated a valid and enforceable real estate agreement with Precision Forest Industries Ltd., (Precision) and that their jointly retained solicitor, third-party respondent Shynkar, did not breach the standard of care expected of a solicitor in the circumstances.
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July 08, 2024
Manitoba regulator running mental wellness challenge for lawyers
The new president of Manitoba’s law society is hoping an ongoing “wellness challenge” for lawyers will put them on the path to minding their mental health while at work. The Law Society of Manitoba’s (LSM) Wellness Challenge 2024, the first of its kind by the regulator, is a voluntary project where participants engage in various wellness activities over an eight-week period. The activities, grouped into two-week slots, began June 17 and will run through to Aug. 9.
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July 05, 2024
SCC-bound case challenges refusal to publicly disclose court records revealing civil case delays
Does the principle of judicial independence enable judicial leaders to veto, in their absolute discretion, the public release of court records that reveal the extent of civil trial delays in the courts they administer? Absent transparency about courts’ operational performance, is the judicial branch of government sufficiently accountable to the public for its role in managing the courts?
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July 05, 2024
Articling student promoted to associate at Clark Wilson
A recent news release from Clark Wilson LLP announced the promotion of Harman Kang from articling student to associate in the firm’s commercial real estate law group.
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July 03, 2024
New partner for Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has announced that Pavle Levkovic has joined the firm as a partner and member of litigation and construction groups.
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July 03, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment on U of T campus must come down, judge says
An Ontario court has ruled that a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Toronto campus must be removed by 6:00 p.m. today, and the Toronto police service is saying it intends to enforce the court’s order.
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June 28, 2024
SCC settles confusion in tax disputes about jurisdictional boundaries of Federal and Tax Courts
In judgments that clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal Court and the Tax Court in tax disputes, the Supreme Court of Canada has rejected separate appeals by two Canadian companies who challenged how their taxes were assessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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June 28, 2024
Ontario sets 2025 rent increase cap at statutory upper limit of 2.5 per cent
Ontario has set the annual rent increase guideline for 2025 at 2.5 per cent, the upper limit for inflation-based annual rent hikes applicable to most housing units in Ontario, according to a release. The guideline does not apply to housing units first occupied after November 2018 or vacant residential units.
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June 28, 2024
Appeal court finds insurer not liable to cover legal costs of fraudsters, citing misrepresentation
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that two individuals facing lawsuits concerning an alleged Ponzi scheme operated through certain companies were not entitled to insurance coverage for their legal defence due to a material misrepresentation in their applications for coverage.