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Tariffed! – Is This The End Of Fixed Price Contracts?

We have entered times of uncertainty and nobody likes uncertainty, including the construction industry. For simplicity there are generally two types of contracts in the industry...

Canada Real Estate

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Avoiding Competition Pitfalls In Commercial Real Estate: The Bureau's Updated Guidance Explained

Canada's Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") has issued updated guidance on how it will apply recent amendments to the Competition Act (the "Act") to its property controls guidelines, with a focus on exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants in commercial real estate.

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond The Purchase Price: Evaluating Leasing Risks In Commercial Acquisitions

The acquisition of commercial real estate in Ontario presents complex legal and financial considerations, particularly where properties are subject to existing leases

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

The New British Columbia Commercial Liens Regime

The legislative regime governing commercial liens in British Columbia has long been overdue for modernization. Fortunately, these calls for modernization are now being heeded.

Canada Real Estate

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Landlords Now Liable For Tenants' Criminal Acts

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Buying Or Selling Property As A Non-Resident In Canada? What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Lines In The Sand: A Case Of Adverse Possession From Cottage Country

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Buyer Entitled To Recover Deposit Where Neither Side Was Ready To Complete Transaction (Nieuwenhuis v. FRP Inc.)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Design-Build Requirements In North Carolina

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Decision Extinguishes Lien Security For Failure To Enforce The Lien Within Two Years

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Statute Of Frauds And Part Performance In Real Estate Disputes

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

The New British Columbia Commercial Liens Act

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Leveling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Tokenized Carbon Credits: How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing Carbon Markets

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide To S.51 Rollovers: What And How Shareholders Can Convert Equity Into New Shares Without Capital Gains

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Webinar: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Appointing Someone To Make Health Care Decisions If You Become Unable To

Canada Healthcare

ML

McKercher LLP

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Construction & Planning

Tariffed! – Is This The End Of Fixed Price Contracts?

We have entered times of uncertainty and nobody likes uncertainty, including the construction industry. For simplicity there are generally two types of contracts in the industry...

Canada Real Estate

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Beyond The Baseline: Wimbledon's Expansion And Its Challenges

A recent decision by the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom has paved the way for a significant expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club ("AELTC")...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198 quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Design-Build Requirements In North Carolina

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Decision Extinguishes Lien Security For Failure To Enforce The Lien Within Two Years

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Leveling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Re Fakoori: Clarification For Officers' & Directors' Breach Of Trust Under The Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Tarion Warranty Coverage Essentials: What Every New Homebuyer Should Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Bill 17: Building Even Smarter And Faster Than Before?

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Conveyancing

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Long-term commercial leases can pose challenges for both tenants and landlords, particularly when changing circumstances – whether it be financial, operational, or otherwise – render a lease untenable.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Before placing title to your home, bank account or investments into joint ownership with another person, it's important to understand the financial and legal risks involved.

Canada Real Estate

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

RM

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Builder, Surveyor, And Municipality Liable For Encroachment Of Dwelling Built On Neighbour's Land (Armstrong v. Penny)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Limitation Period For Setting Aside A Fraudulent Conveyance

Canada Criminal

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

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Estate Management

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198 quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Est-il vraiment possible de faire une donation sur son lit de mort? Qu'en dit le droit québécois?

Making a gift to a loved one shortly before death may seem like a generous or meaningful gesture. However, in Québec, some of these "last-minute" gifts – known in legal terms as gifts mortis causa...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Can You Really Make A Gift On Your Deathbed? What Québec Law Says

Making a gift to a loved one shortly before death may seem like a generous or meaningful gesture. However, in Québec, some of these "last-minute" gifts – known in legal...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Just Make Sure There's A Guest Room: How Early Inheritance Can Open The Door To Homeownership

F

Lawyers Financial

Real Property, Real Problems: Probate Planning Considerations For Vacant Or Underused Homes

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Jackson v. Rosenberg, 2024 ONCA 875: An Example Of How Using Joint Tenancy As An Estate Planning Tool Can Go Wrong

Canada Real Estate

SL

Siskinds LLP

A Gift That Doesn't Stand The Test Of Time

Canada Real Estate

MB

McCague Borlack LLP

How The 'First Dealings' Exemption Can Save Your Estate Money On Probate Fees

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Demystifying Roles And Responsibilities Of Fiduciaries

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

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Real Estate

Navigating Ontario's Strong Mayor Powers: Practical And Strategic Insights

Law360 Canada (July 29, 2025, 10:01 AM EDT) -- In November 2022, Ontario introduced asignificant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers.

Canada Government

LL

Lerners LLP

Avoiding Competition Pitfalls In Commercial Real Estate: The Bureau's Updated Guidance Explained

Canada's Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") has issued updated guidance on how it will apply recent amendments to the Competition Act (the "Act") to its property controls guidelines, with a focus on exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants in commercial real estate.

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond The Purchase Price: Evaluating Leasing Risks In Commercial Acquisitions

The acquisition of commercial real estate in Ontario presents complex legal and financial considerations, particularly where properties are subject to existing leases

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

The New British Columbia Commercial Liens Regime

Canada Real Estate

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Landlords Now Liable For Tenants' Criminal Acts

Canada Real Estate

SB

Sorbara Law

Buying Or Selling Property As A Non-Resident In Canada? What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

Woitzik Polsinelli LLP

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Gift Or Loan? How To Help Your Child Buy A Home Without Legal Headaches

OE

O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

Lines In The Sand: A Case Of Adverse Possession From Cottage Country

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Latest Videos

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Common Real Estate Queries: Lending To A Condominium Corporation (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Trends In Corporate Real Estate (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Governance Considerations (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

Construction Law: Fact Versus Fiction (Video)

F

Fasken

WATCH – How To Enforce And Defend Builders Lien Claims: What Contractors And Owners Need To Know (Video)

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

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