Monday, July 22, 2019
By Alan Riddell and Kyle Van Schie Employers have a legal obligation to provide employees with a harassment-free workplace. They are obligated to take all reasonable precautions to protect their employees in the workplace. This includes the steps that an…
Monday, July 22, 2019
By Alan Riddell and Kyle Van Schie In order to avoid future, costly surprises, it is vital to determine whether your workers are "employees" or "independent contractors." By recognizing the nature of the relationships between your company and your workers,…
Monday, July 15, 2019
Authors: Ashley Bennett, & Caleb Timmermann, adapted from a presentation to the County of Carleton Law Association. Since 1990, all claims relating to occupiers’ liability in Ontario have been governed by the Occupiers’ Liability Act (the “Act”).1 According to the…
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Authors - Sybil Johnson-Abbott, Desneiges Teddy Ottawa’s condo market is currently trending as a seller’s market – with 40% fewer condominiums listed for sale last month than there were during the same month in 2018. It is best practice to…
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Bill C-86: Amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act Soloway Wright LLP Corporate Law Group The Canadian federal government recently enacted amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) to provide greater transparency over who owns and controls a…
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
When Tenants Default: Considering the Options for Commercial Landlords “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” – Lawyer, 100 years BC No, really. Cicero, a lawyer and politician shared this advice 100 years BC, and it continues to be…
Friday, May 24, 2019
We are very pleased to announce that two second year students have joined our firm as part of our summer student program and that our 2018 summer students will be returning for articling commencing in August 2019. Designed to help…
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Soloway Wright always strives to find new ways to give back to the families of Eastern Ontario, especially to those in need. That's why members of our staff ran in the Sporting Life 10k Ottawa on May 12th to support…
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Injured persons often don’t know where to go, or who to talk to, about issues like loss of income, medical treatment or other types of compensation. Most also don’t have the funds to pay a lawyer on an hourly basis.…
Friday, April 12, 2019
Soloway Wright LLP was once again proud to be a gold sponsor at CHEO's For the Kids Auction, held this year at the Infinity Convention Centre. The charity event held on April 10, 2019 celebrated its 22nd year supporting the…
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