Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Soloway Wright LLP is frequently contacted by individuals as shareholders who are looking to understand their rights as shareholders and know what options are available to them to assert or enforce their rights, especially if they are minority shareholders. Many…
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
There may soon be a new set of considerations when selecting the jurisdiction to incorporate a company. In particular, the federal government has been incrementally introducing measures to increase transparency and accountability for certain corporations incorporated pursuant to the Canada…
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Since the start of 2023, news coverage related to title fraud in Ontario has become hard to ignore. Some of the most worrisome headlines relate to incidents where fraudsters have been able to sell a property that they do not…
Thursday, April 6, 2023
In the recent decisions of Park Lawn Corporation v Kahu Capitals Partners Ltd. (Park Lawn Corporation), the Ontario Court of Appeal may be signaling a shift in Ontario’s anti-SLAPP regime. In 2015, the Ontario legislature introduced the Protection of Public…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Adverse possession, often colloquially but incorrectly referred to as “squatters rights”, is a legal doctrine by which a party obtains legal ownership of land by extended, exclusive possession, and therefore supersedes the ownership right of the registered (or “deeded”) title…
Thursday, March 16, 2023
We frequently receive requests from clients to set up a limited partnership as a financing vehicle where passive investors contribute capital in furtherance of a project. A limited partnership is a type of partnership structure frequently used to raise capital…
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Many individuals found themselves feeling helpless, anxious, or angry as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded. As information developed, work, commercial, and care environments changed. Some people may have found themselves asking: is it possible to hold individuals, businesses, or institutions accountable…
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
One need only turn on Netflix to witness a broad social discussion which is currently underway regarding privacy rights, internet-based media, and defamation. Most recently, for example, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released a docuseries (Harry & Meghan) where they…
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Premature birth can be a harrowing experience, both for parents and infants. It can also lead to hard cases, both on the facts and the law. Florence v. Benzaquen, 2021 ONCA 523 ("Florence") is one such case. Three of the…
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
For a number of years now, residential home purchasers have been faced with what is known as a “seller’s market”. A “seller’s market” occurs when there is a shortage of housing for sale or when there are more buyers wanting…
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