A recent Ontario Court of Appeal case shows the importance of using defined terms when drafting insurance policies, Toronto insurance lawyer Rohan Haté tells ... Read more

Self-serve portals for clients will be essential for law firms in an era of commoditized legal services, says Korbitec Inc. president Alan Bass . And Bass tells ... Read more

When personal injury lawyer Meghan Walker joined Will Davidson LLP , it marked a joyous homecoming for the Oakville native. Having grown up in the area, Walker was delighted ... Read more

Non-legal concerns often figure prominently in employment mediations, and each party's issues tend to be different, Toronto employment law mediators Barry B. Fisher and Peter ... Read more

Ontario's top court has found a senior executive was dismissed for cause after failing to protect his employer from millions of dollars' overpayment on the purchase of a parcel of ... Read more

Tenants and landlords caught up in disputes should consider paralegal services to help find a resolution, Ottawa paralegal Amri Murray tells AdvocateDaily.com . “A ... Read more

New rules limiting the use of experts in litigation related to motor vehicle accidents will unfairly prejudice injured plaintiffs, Kamloops personal injury lawyer Matthew Ford ... Read more

OTTAWA — The time-honoured tenet of solicitor-client privilege — usually discussed in courtrooms and law-school textbooks — has become a central point of debate ... Read more

An Ontario Superior Court ruling that capped costs due to the lawyers’ failure to use artificial intelligence (AI) in their preparations should not arouse fears of ... Read more

The millennial mantra “pics or it didn’t happen” applies to civil jury trials almost as much as is does to social media interactions, Toronto personal injury ... Read more

Toronto criminal lawyer Joseph Neuberger says he is encouraged by a Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) hearing on the admissibility of relationship evidence in cases of sexual ... Read more

Employers should prioritize emotional intelligence in searches for new hires, Toronto workplace violence consultant Denise Koster tells AdvocateDaily.com . Koster, principal ... Read more

The upcoming election of Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers could have a significant impact on separating and divorcing couples, says Toronto family lawyer, mediator, and ... Read more

By Anton Katz If you want to set your small business up for success, you need to do more than just be an expert in your field. You need to protect both yourself and your business by ... Read more

By Lisa Gelman An Ontario court recently considered an interesting case where one party sought a stay of two orders pending appeal. The parties’ story The parties were the ... Read more

By Doug MacLeod Recently, it has become increasingly difficult for employment lawyers to assess an employer’s potential legal liability in connection with an employee termination. The ... Read more

By Bram Lecker and Kimberley Sebag Employers commonly include a non-compete clause in their offers of employment. Legally, the non-compete clause is referred to as a “restrictive covenant.” It ... Read more

By Laura Williams A series of Ontario decisions in 2017 and 2018 demonstrated that termination clauses are tricky business! Many employers include termination clauses in employment agreements, ... Read more

By Suzana Popovic-Montag If you’re a regular reader of obituaries, you’ve undoubtedly seen some creative writing touches in remembering a departed family member. While traditional ... Read more

By Katie Armstrong A client’s ability to fund disbursements is always a key consideration when preparing a legal budget. Historically, litigation funders would typically only consider ... Read more

By Amelia Phillips The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is the federal privacy law for private-sector organizations. The Act sets out the ground rules for ... Read more

By Marcus Sixta The obligation to pay child support after separation and divorce is mandated by both federal and provincial legislation in Alberta. This obligation is something that most ... Read more

By David Hollingsworth Automobile insurance is constantly changing. It seems that the government continues to strip away at some of the most vital services required for injured people, especially ... Read more

By Amanda Bafaro for AdvocateDaily.com Should personal injury lawyers lend money to their clients? If you don’t lend your clients money, is it ok to have family or friends lend them money? It’s ... Read more

By Lisa Laredo Write your will right and it will do exactly what you want and need it to do when you die. Your will is your roadmap to your loved ones and a properly written will ensures ... Read more

By Inga Andriessen If you’re not an Ontario lawyer, then this blog is not for you. This is about our upcoming bencher election for the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). Benchers are elected ... Read more