Parents of children with disabilities have a greater incentive than most to prepare a will before they die, Ottawa disabilities and estate planning lawyer Kenneth Pope tells ... Read more

Canada, the United States and Mexico missed a chance to revamp the list of professions covered in their new free trade agreement, Toronto immigration lawyer Robin Seligman tells ... Read more

The thin-skulled doctrine is a significant part of the everyday work of medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers, says Toronto litigator Richard Shekter . Shekter, a ... Read more

Giving patients options is key to informed consent for medical procedures, Toronto personal injury lawyer David Derfel tells AdvocateDaily.com . In most cases, medical ... Read more

Draft tax legislation that proposes to remove restrictions on charities’ non-partisan political activities will act to both clarify the rules and give organizations more ... Read more

A recent case underscores why it's crucial to understand what each party’s expectations are and what pre-existing business relationships they bring to the table when ... Read more

Ontario should implement special rules for smaller estates to bypass the need for probate, Toronto trusts and estates lawyer Daniel Bernstein tells AdvocateDaily.com . The ... Read more

Just because cannabis is now legal doesn't mean consumption in all circumstances is safe, Toronto personal injury lawyer Jasmine Daya tells The Lawyer’s Daily . ... Read more

The British Columbia man accused of skinny-dipping in a shark tank at Ripley’s Aquarium has been released on bail and is looking forward to dealing with his legal issues in ... Read more

A woman’s claim of sexual harassment at the office seemed like a slam-dunk case until Toronto forensic accountant and investigator Dave Oswald discovered information that ... Read more

Toronto criminal lawyer Jordana Goldlist is drawing on her experience as trial counsel and firearms owner to work with a group trying to end the city’s gun violence. ... Read more

Mentoring law-school graduates at Ryerson University’s Law Practice Program (LLP) has been surprising, exhausting, but ultimately extremely satisfying, for Toronto ... Read more

A judge’s decision ordering a father to continue to pay child support for his disabled adult son rights a long-standing wrong, Toronto family lawyer Rachel Healey tells ... Read more

By Laura Williams For employees who resign from their positions and whose resignation is accepted, the decision is final. In this case , the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the ... Read more

By Kate Dewhirst The forward email function should be used very carefully. Here’s why … As a lawyer, I get forwarded a lot of emails by my clients. In those emails, there are ... Read more

By Doug MacLeod A recent human rights decision may result in Ontario employers paying higher premiums for group employee benefit plans. The employee was a secondary school teacher and ... Read more

By Andrew Feldstein The parties were married for 20 years and shared four children. The father was an accountant and operated his own business. He held licenses to practice in Manitoba and ... Read more

By Jacob Stilman Unless you have been residing in a cryogenic chamber for the past two years, you know that Oct. 17, 2018 is going to be a red-letter (green-letter?) day for cannabis ... Read more

By Michael Lesage Broadly speaking, insurance is a form of risk management, used by people and organizations to distribute and allocate risk. In exchange for payment of a premium, an insurer ... Read more

By Charles Ticker I recently came across two articles online from Australia that contain disturbing examples of how the abuse of elders has become more and more common. The first article ... Read more

By Lisa Laredo Buying a condo is not the same as buying a house. With a condo, there are a few extra details you should check before signing the deal. A crucial one is the status ... Read more

By Ryan Duquette A recent report states that by next year almost half of the calls we receive on our mobile devices will be scam calls. These types of phone scams have been around for many ... Read more

By Ian Hull Is it possible for today’s seniors to return to their hippie past? For some, plans are in the works. Youth of the 1960s were a powerful social force that introduced a ... Read more

By Bram Lecker and Kimberley Sebag When the new millennium arrived, the Ontario government was put on notice, like many others across the western world. A massive demographic shift was about ... Read more

By Marcus Sixta The gifting of down payments by parents to their children is on the rise as home ownership becomes increasingly unattainable in many Canadian cities. In fact, parental down ... Read more

By Suzana Popovic-Montag We’ve seen it too many times in our estate litigation practice. An adult child moves in with an elderly parent and looks after them in the years leading up to the ... Read more