I have written before about whether accepting the responsibility of being an executor/estate trustee of an estate is an honour or a...

Some cases are stronger than others. What happens if you are faced with a claim that the plaintiff has no ability to prove? Are you...

Often a Will allows significant discretion to an estate trustee to make decisions both with respect to calling in the estate's assets or...

The obligation to pay spousal support may survive the death of the spouse who receives the support. At first glance, this seems wrong....

Often to a new employee, an employment contracts is similar to a pre-nuptial agreement. Everything looks rosy and you can not imagine a...

We value and cherish our pets and, in some cases, even consider them family members. However, the law considers pets property and is...

A recent Ontario Superior Court case illustrates why one should not wait to seek legal advice especially in situations of wrongful...

Our accountants know a great deal more about us than most of us would want known publically. For the most part, we trust that this...

In ancient times, the eldest son (sorry girls) was entitled to a double share of his father's estate. Many opinions have been offered as...

Tim Hortons is in the spotlight and the hot-seat following the recent change to Ontario's minimum wage. It seems that certain Tim...