Information About (IP) Law in Canada

Not all landlords are aware that persistent late payment of rent, even if it’s only a day or two, can be grounds to evict a tenant. Instead of bringing a notice for nonpayment of rent, it’s a separate notice for late payment of rent. The LTB will tend to make an order that the tenant pay on time fro … Read more »

[43]           Some would argue the transcripts of a witness’s evidence do not afford a trier of fact the opportunity to properly assess the credibility of the witness. Traditionally judges have based credibility findings about a witness on their observations made of that witness during their testim … Read more »

Your perennial reminder that appeal periods run from the date of decision and not any other date. [5]         Second, there is an issue over the date from which the appeal period should run. The reasons of the trial judge are dated February 2, 2021. However, there was a disagreement between the part … Read more »

A vendor whose buyer walked from a purchase of a $3.45 million dollar property was awarded damages including two deposits, the large shortfall on the sale of the property, legal and appraisal costs, financing costs, and then also legal costs of the motion itself (Samiy Retail Inc. v. Kallarakkal, 20 … Read more »

Under the Construction Act (https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/stat/rso-1990-c-c30/latest/rso-1990-c-c30.html), people who supply services or materials to a project site can lien the property to which the services or materials were supplied. To curb the use of liens as leverage, the Construction Act … Read more »