What is the importance of a separation date?
In Boyer v. Brown, 2019 ONSC 3011, Ottawa Judge Corthorn explains (at para.16) that it sets the date for calculation of value of net family […]
In Boyer v. Brown, 2019 ONSC 3011, Ottawa Judge Corthorn explains (at para.16) that it sets the date for calculation of value of net family […]
If you’re like most families, after the break-up, the children are living with one of you and the other person probably has most of the […]
What if you start an action against an institution, like the government, a hospital or university, but there is an internal appeal process that you […]
What if I say something ‘political’ on twitter and in response someone then says something terrible about me on Twitter? More people are having their […]
The royal prerogative and parliamentary privilege are generally misunderstood in Canada. When they do arise, it is generally some Canadian senator wrongly stating that the […]
Piercing the corporate veil It is standard practice in Ontario to set up corporations to hold assets or to transact business. In Ontario […]
In my view the biggest problem in shareholder disputes is ‘valuation’. Valuation is a dangerous business. Every economist knows there is only one ‘value’. That […]
Ontario has recently permitted professionals to operate as corporations. Ontario was careful to say that these professionals are held to the same negligence standards as […]
There is a growing number of cases where the court imposes a ‘constructive trust’ upon the proceeds of a life insurance policy. In Brown v. […]
Immunity clauses contained in audit statements are generally obnoxious. Glustein J. did not permit the chief financial officer of Colt Resources Inc. to rely upon […]
What if there is a cemetery next to your house and they suddenly put a visiting center on the property adding a carnival atmosphere to […]
The sheriff is supposed to help creditors get their money back. Every creditor soon learns how ineffective the sheriff actually is in assisting in the […]
Later in life after the end of a first marriage, people often start new relationships. It has often been assumed that so long as the […]
Most homeowner insurance policies protect the homeowner against claims of bodily injury from third parties in the policy-holder’s home. The policies generally exclude injury to […]
What if you divorce in 1991 and your separation agreement says that you will pay $4000 per month until death of your ex-spouse. You forget […]
