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Understanding Bill 10, Schedule 8: What Ontario Landlords Need To Know About Liability For Their Tenants' Illegal Activities

On June 5, 2025, Ontario passed Bill 10 – the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act. Notably, Schedule 8 introduces the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act (the Act)...

Canada Real Estate

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Cassels

From Promise To Proof: Why Written Assurances Matter

In contract disputes, what's written often outweighs what's said. A written agreement that clearly sets out each parties' rights and responsibilities...

Canada Real Estate

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

New Clarity And Stricter Rules For MRTA Preservation

On September 29, 2025, Governor Whitmer signed legislation amending the Michigan Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA). The amendment clarifies specific MRTA exceptions...

United States Real Estate

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Hilger Hammond

Ancestral Remains On Construction Sites: Legal, Practical And Contractual Considerations

Construction projects can face unexpected challenges, but few are as sensitive and consequential as the discovery of ancestral remains on a worksite.

Canada Real Estate

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

A Guide To Selling Your Oregon Home Without A Realtor: For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

United States Real Estate

HS

Harris Sliwoski

New California Law Expands Clearance Of Restrictive Covenants On Commercial Property

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

When A Real Estate Deal Falls Through: What To Do (Or Not To Do)

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Series LLCs: A Comprehensive Guide To Protecting Your Business Assets

United States Real Estate

CL

Cantrell Law Firm

Get Paid, Not Played: B.C. Introduces Prompt Payment Bill

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Equitable Set-off As A Defence To Summary Judgment

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Construction Prompt Payment Is Coming To B.C.: What To Expect And How To Get Ready

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Governor Signs SB 79, A Landmark Housing Bill To Upzone And Streamline Housing Near Urban Transit Stops

United States Real Estate

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

New California Law Provides A Pathway To Remove Private Restrictions On Residential Development

United States Real Estate

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Prompt Payment Legislation Arrives In British Columbia: What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | August 2025

United States Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

RG

Ropes & Gray LLP

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

FL

Foley & Lardner

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Construction & Planning

From Promise To Proof: Why Written Assurances Matter

In contract disputes, what's written often outweighs what's said. A written agreement that clearly sets out each parties' rights and responsibilities...

Canada Real Estate

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

DOT Announces A Major Policy Shift For Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an interim final rule on Oct. 3 that changes the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise...

United States Transport

PD

Phelps Dunbar LLP

New Clarity And Stricter Rules For MRTA Preservation

On September 29, 2025, Governor Whitmer signed legislation amending the Michigan Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA). The amendment clarifies specific MRTA exceptions...

United States Real Estate

HH

Hilger Hammond

Ancestral Remains On Construction Sites: Legal, Practical And Contractual Considerations

Canada Real Estate

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Series LLCs: A Comprehensive Guide To Protecting Your Business Assets

United States Real Estate

CL

Cantrell Law Firm

Get Paid, Not Played: B.C. Introduces Prompt Payment Bill

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Equitable Set-off As A Defence To Summary Judgment

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Construction Prompt Payment Is Coming To B.C.: What To Expect And How To Get Ready

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Consequential Damages And Offsets In Construction Disputes

United States Litigation

BB

Beresford Booth

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Conveyancing

Pre-1972 Conveyance Of Multiple Lots Did Not Create Separate Legal Parcels Under Map Act

A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

United States Real Estate

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Do I Need A Real Estate Lawyer For Buying Property In The Cayman Islands?

Cayman Islands Real Estate

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Stuarts Law

The Nuts And Bolts Of Easements

United States Real Estate

BM

Barrett McNagny

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

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Voidable Dispositions Under The Conveyancing And Law Of Property Act – An Underutilised Tool In The BVI Asset Tracing Toolbox

British Virgin Islands Real Estate

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Conyers

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Land Law & Agriculture

Registration Opens For APHIS BRS Stakeholder Meeting On November 13, 2025

Registration has opened for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) annual stakeholder meeting on November 13, 2025.

United States Real Estate

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Underground Floodwater: How Does California's 'Arcane' Water Law Treat It?

A decision from the California Court of Appeal addresses the age-old question of the ownership of water rights in connection with the purchase of land. In Sandton Agriculture Investments III...

United States Energy

TC

Thompson Coburn LLP

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part V: From Carrots To Carbon Credits: How The World Is Powering Green Agri-Tech Beyond IP

It is clear that the global push for green innovation is no longer just aspirational, it is structural.

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

The Screwworm Threat: A Growing Risk To U.S. Cattle And Dairy Producers

United States Healthcare

MB

Michael Best

Drone Use In Agriculture Requires Understanding The Rules

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

USDA Extends Comment Period On Reorganization Plan To September 30, 2025

United States Real Estate

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Employers Required To Harvest Harmony, Cultivate Respect

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Bipartisan Bill Would Strengthen American Biomanufacturing

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Sunlight Under Scrutiny: Staying Eligible In USDA's New Era

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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Landlord & Tenant - Leases

Understanding Bill 10, Schedule 8: What Ontario Landlords Need To Know About Liability For Their Tenants' Illegal Activities

On June 5, 2025, Ontario passed Bill 10 – the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act. Notably, Schedule 8 introduces the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act (the Act)...

Canada Real Estate

C

Cassels

New California Law Expands Clearance Of Restrictive Covenants On Commercial Property

California housing developers can now seek to redact restrictive covenants from title when seeking to redevelop an existing commercial property that includes residential uses permitted by state housing laws...

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

October 15 Client Alert

Our most recent Alert (linked here) discussed the proposed reforms to the DC Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). This Alert provides an update on the reform legislation, as well as a summary of an important TOPA...

United States Real Estate

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Alberta Court Clarifies Duty Of Good Faith In Commercial Lease Disputes

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Texas Restricts Foreign Ownership Of Real Property

United States Real Estate

LB

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Budget Support Act Advances Economic Development In The District Of Columbia

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

Rent Filings During The Federal Shutdown: What DC, VA & MD Landlords Need To Know

United States Real Estate

OK

Offit Kurman

Tenant-Caused Property Damage In Ontario: How Landlords Can Claim Compensation

Canada Real Estate

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Unified LLP

State AG News: Energy, Consumer Protection, Social Media

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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Latest Videos

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Tenant Advocacy And Building Legacy In New York Real Estate With Norman Bobrow (Podcast)

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A.Y. Strauss

Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The Risk Equation In Construction (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Moneyball For Cities: The Sabermetrics Of Design (Video)

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Arcadis

Construction Law In BC: How Tariffs, Contracts, And Costs Impact Construction Projects (Video)

FH

FH&P Lawyers

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