Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Lease terminations remain a hot topic for residential landlords. One step in the termination process that may seem basic, but can result in serious pitfalls, is determining who the tenant is under the lease and the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006…
Monday, November 11, 2024
Section 45(1.1)(b) of the Competition Act The Competition Act (the “Act”) contains both criminal and civil provisions aimed at preventing anti-competitive practices in the marketplace. In June 2023, the Act was amended to prohibit no-poach and wage fixing agreements between…
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
“What’s worth doing is worth doing for money.” Gordon Gekko, CEO, Gekko & Co. (Wallstreet, 1987) Everyone is keen on getting paid; doing the paying is exponentially less fun. Thus, payment terms are essential clauses for commercial contracts. It is…
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Soloway Wright is honored to be recognized in the inaugural Best Law Firms - Canada rankings, reflecting our commitment to delivering top-tier legal services across multiple areas of law. This recognition is a testament to the skill, dedication, and excellence…
Monday, October 7, 2024
Since 2019, the Province has brought forward numerous bills addressing matters of land use planning, development and municipal regulatory powers. With names such as “The More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019” (Bill 108, 2019), “The More Homes Built Faster Act,…
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Congratulations to Terilynn Anderson, Andre Ducasse, Christopher Edwards, Sybil Johnson-Abbott, Douglas B. "Doug" Kelly, and Ursula Melinz, for being recognized as the Best Lawyers in Canada for 2025! Congratulations to Tara Sweeney for being recognized as Best Lawyers - Lawyers…
Monday, July 22, 2024
The time for you to sue your insurer over a commercial insurance dispute might be shorter than you think. Insurers and their customers, affectionately referred to as insureds, rarely agree on how an insurance claim should be handled. Disputes emerge,…
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
When municipalities and other statutory authorities undertake major infrastructure projects, the projects often require the acquisition of land within increasingly built up central areas. When a landowner is not willing to sell their land, the land can be expropriated under…
Monday, June 24, 2024
Commercial Contracts Allocate Risk The purposes of commercial contracts can include setting responsibilities among the parties and detailing payment terms. Invariably, commercial contracts are also used to allocate risk. What happens if something goes wrong? What if a third party…
Monday, May 27, 2024
On October 19, 2021, and after over a decade of delays, the provincial government finally replaced Ontario’s Corporations Act (the “OCA”) with the new Not-for-profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario) (the “ONCA”). By modernizing the OCA’s outdated framework with respect to…
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