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, February 26, 2024
Ontario’s Construction Act contains an interim dispute resolution system known as adjudication. The premise is one of “rough justice” – a quick process, subject to review at a full trial or arbitration, designed to provide a short-term resolution of the…
Monday, February 19, 2024
Business Challenge: Strict Contract Compliance is Difficult Freshly signed, shiny and new commercial contracts ideally represent the intentions of the signing parties. Given that they are a key tool in communicating and confirming the commercial arrangements made, they should set…
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
In litigation, winning your lawsuit is only part of the battle – at times, the easier part. Even when a plaintiff wins a lawsuit and is granted judgment against a defendant, the plaintiff must find a way to collect this…
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Although written employment contracts are not mandatory, over the past couple of years, more and more employers are realizing the value of having a written employment contract to govern the terms of employment of their employees. Without an enforceable written…
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…
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…
Monday, August 8, 2022
Soloway Wright LLP is pleased to announce the addition of several skilled associates to our Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Business and Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities, and Municipal, Land Development and Expropriation teams. Michael Wade joined Soloway Wright in…
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Construction law in Ontario is in transition as extensive changes to the Construction Act are rolled out. Seven years in the making, the amendments overhaul much of the Act (formerly known as the Construction Lien Act), and aim to modernize…
Monday, December 30, 2019
By Crystal McConkey, Articling Student The Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario is making adjustments to the Small Claims Court and Simplified Procedure processes to make it easier for parties to resolve their legal issues. The changes are meant…
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