A recent human rights tribunal ruling that declared it’s unconstitutional to deny group health benefits to workers over age 65 is an important shift in Ontario ... Read more

A judge’s decision to award a fired executive moral damages without requiring medical evidence is a boost for employees, Toronto employment lawyer Sean O’Donnell ... Read more

When it comes to submitting evidence in a family law case, the courts mostly consider communication between ex-spouses that is in writing, says Kitchener family lawyer Lorrie ... Read more

In Part 2 of a three-part series on the legal ins and outs of buying a business, Toronto lawyer Sarita Samaroo-Tsaktsiris l ooks at the options for structuring your new ... Read more

In the first instalment of a two-part series, Cornwall wills and estates lawyer Michele Allinotte explores best practices in how to handle digital assets in your estate plan. ... Read more

People who need after-the-event (ATE) legal expense insurance should take care to thoroughly research providers before committing, says Nick Robson , vice-president and general ... Read more

Despite the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) estimate that only four per cent of frauds committed against companies are discovered by external auditors, ... Read more

ORILLIA, Ont. — Provincial police say they laid nearly 700 charges against transport truck drivers during a day-long blitz on Ontario's roads last week. Police partnered ... Read more

It’s important to get the initial application for a charity or non-profit status right but it’s even more critical to remain compliant with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) ... Read more

More regulation is unnecessary despite a string of serious and fatal accidents at trampoline parks, Toronto critical injury lawyer Rikin Morzaria tells AdvocateDaily.com . ... Read more

A lawsuit filed by eight Filipino migrant workers against a job recruiter and a farm in Ontario casts light on how easy it is for vulnerable people to be tricked into paying for ... Read more

In the final instalment of a two-part series on effective eDiscovery, Jason Bell-Masterson explores the review, predictive coding and document preparation phases. In order to ... Read more

Toronto estates and trusts lawyer Ian Hull is hoping a decision in a suit of unjust enrichment he filed before the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will bring much-needed clarity ... Read more

By Gary Botting Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May has hopped on board a proposal for a commission of inquiry into the extradition case of an Ottawa professor under the Inquiries Act, ... Read more

By Steven Benmor There is never a good time in the year to divorce. But divorce is a reality of life. Some divorce in the winter. Some divorce in the summer. Whenever the divorce does occur, ... Read more

By Kim Neeson Neesons is providing same-day rough draft and overnight certified transcripts in the Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry focusing on the tragic events caused by former nurse ... Read more

By Kate Dewhirst Recently, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario released two new health privacy decisions. Decision 68 reads like a made for TV movie. It’s a doozy. ... Read more

By Anton Katz The very first document that is negotiated between the parties in a transaction – such as the purchase of a business – is often a letter of intent (LOI). While ... Read more

By Marcus Sixta When parents are in the process of divorce or separation, sometimes children may express a desire to live with one parent over another. If this occurs in a family law case, ... Read more

By Joseph Neuberger According to the Government of Canada, the increasing number of overdoses and deaths caused by opioids has become a national public health crisis. In an effort to protect ... Read more

By Céline Dostaler When charged with a criminal offence some individuals believe that they can defend themselves in court, but once they realize the difficulty of the court system they seek ... Read more

By Doug MacLeod You have just been terminated. You have been given a week or so to accept a severance package but you don’t know if it is fair. That is where we come in. We tell you ... Read more

By Jennifer Samara Shuber Couples might be hesitant about entering marriage contracts out of fear that a contract pre-supposes the demise of a relationship. I prefer to look at marriage contracts as a ... Read more

By Bram Lecker and Simon Pelsmakher For most of us, a secure job is one of the most important pillars in our life. It is a mainstay to financial security. Our employment laws are written ... Read more

By Christopher Achkar The topic of marijuana at the workplace is of particular importance nowadays. On July 1, 2018, the Canadian government plans to introduce an amendment to Bill 174, the ... Read more

By John Navarrete “Good habits formed at youth make all the difference” – Aristotle Even over two thousand years later, Aristotle’s words ring true. While ... Read more