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June 24, 2019  |  Publications
Your Lien Rights as a Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier, or Other Party Providing Services or Materials to…

By Matthew Reardon

On any kind of construction project, getting paid when you have provided services or materials can be difficult. These situations can be at minimum…

June 21, 2019  |  Publications
The Eligibility Pendulum for Patents – Another Shift

By Adrian C. O’Donnell

Over the past decade, the pendulum of how patents are assessed for eligible subject matter, under Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Code, has swung…

June 10, 2019  |  Publications
Promotional and Problematic Disclosure

By Conor J. Cronin

Public companies (Reporting Issuers) must follow the disclosure requirements set out in National Instrument 51-102. The standards of such disclosure…

June 4, 2019  |  Publications
Making a Successful Refugee Claim in Canada

By Warren L. Creates

The decision to flee a country and travel to Canada to make a refugee claim can be very difficult. Leaving one’s homeland for an uncertain future takes…

April 17, 2019  |  Publications
New Streamlined System for Remedying Double Patenting is on the Horizon for Canada

By Wendy Lamson

If you ask a patent practitioner in the U.S. what the most frustrating aspect of Canadian prosecution is, chances are they will say it’s Canada’s…

January 10, 2019  |  Publications
Wills: Ensuring Financial Well-Being of Families

By Anne-Marie C. Magneron

A Will may be necessary to ensure the financial well-being of an individual’s family so it is essential that it is valid which means that it must be…

November 27, 2018  |  Publications
Canada’s Supreme Court Clears the Way for New National Securities Regulator

By Brian Kells & Brianna Mayes

On November 9, 2018 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released a highly anticipated decision about the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory…

November 8, 2018  |  Publications
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Finds Provision Allowing Health Benefits to be Terminated at Age 65…

By Margaret R. Truesdale

In May, 2018, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or the “Tribunal”) found section 25(2.1) of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the…

September 27, 2018  |  Publications
“Buyer Beware” – The Importance of Taking Care When Purchasing Residential Resale Homes

By Matthew Reardon

Imagine you have just completed your purchase of your new home. It has been a long and stressful process but now you can finally relax. You have a seat on…

August 7, 2018  |  Publications
Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way

By Anthony P. McGlynn

Tarantino et al. v. Galvano, 2017 ONSC 3535[1] is an example of well intentional behaviour that does not comply with the law both technically and…

July 10, 2018  |  Publications
Presentation on International Humanitarian Aid: Sweden

By Warren Creates

Warren Creates, Co-Founder of the Canadian charitable Foundation Can-Go Afar, was a delegate for the recent Afar Unity Congress held in Sweden (June…

July 3, 2018  |  Publications
Construction Lien Act Amendments, Part 3: Lien, Holdback, and Trust Rules

By Bryce Dillon

Certain amendments to the Construction Lien Act took effect on July 1, 2018, significantly changing the legal landscape for property owners, developers,…