Real Estate
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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.
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June 28, 2024
Veteran Toronto lawyer starts term as LSO treasurer
The Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) new treasurer praised his predecessor, spoke of past accomplishments and talked about “ceremony, fellowship and policy.” The LSO’s June 28 Convocation featured remarks by newly elected treasurer Peter Wardle, a Toronto-based commercial litigation and professional liability lawyer who will serve in the role for the 2024-25 term.
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June 28, 2024
Strategic merger of Hillenbrand Kozicki and MLT Aikins announced
Commercial real estate firm Hillenbrand Kozicki LLP and MLT Aikins LLP, which focuses on serving clients in Western Canada, recently announced a merger that will take effect on Sept. 1, 2024, a press release announced.
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June 28, 2024
Clark Wilson announces new associate
A recent news release from Clark Wilson LLP announced the addition of Connor Watt as an associate in the firm’s commercial real estate law group.
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June 27, 2024
Canada sanctions ‘extremist settler violence’ against Palestinians
Canada has imposed sanctions on seven Israelis and five entities in Israel “in response to the grave breach of international peace and security posed by their violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank.”