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  • A new standard in fines for illegal woodlot clearing?

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  • Don’t mistake a warranty for a condition

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  • Court rejects false chain of title and restores land to rightful owner

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  • Caveat Emptor and Recission of Agreements of Purchase and Sale

    AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE:The centuries-old doctrine of caveat emptor – “let the buyer beware” – continues to play a significant role in real estate transactions in Ontario and beyond.  Buyers are expected to conduct their own due diligence before entering into an Agreement of Purch … Read more »

  • Drainage Petition Fails Over Area Requiring Drainage

    AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE:New municipal drains in Ontario are created by “petition” made to the local municipality.  Pursuant to Section 4 of the Drainage Act (the “Act”), petitions may be made by the majority of the number of landowners in an “area requiring drainage”, by any one o … Read more »