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Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. Recognized as Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to share that we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. lawyers recognized in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert…

We are excited to share that two partners of our legal team have been recognized for their expertise by their peers across Canada and have been included…

License to Sell: How Failing to Get a Vendor’s License When Selling a Home Can Lead to Costly Fines and…

By Blake Bochinski

Imagine that you build the home of your dreams for you and your family. Construction is nearly complete but then you receive some bad news: you lost your…

AI Notetaking for Corporate Governance: Best Practices and Legal Considerations

By Désirée Estephan-Saliba

For a few years now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of those recurring topics that kept finding its way into the board meeting – it may…

National Capital Region’s Top Employer for 2025

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is thrilled to announce that for the 13th consecutive year, we have been recognized as one of the…

Ontario Court of Appeal Reinforces Waksdale and Alludes to a new Standard for Employment Contracts in Ontario

By Katrina Bekkers

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Dufault v The Corporation of the Township of Ignace 2024 ONCA 915 (“Dufault”) follows a series of rulings that…

New Build, New Beginnings: Information for Buying from a Builder in Ontario

By Danyka Simard

Introduction Tarion, the consumer protection organization responsible for administering and enforcing the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, R.S.O.…

Key Considerations for Agreements of Purchase and Sale – Multi-Unit Rental Properties

By Selena Saikaley

If you are buying or selling a multi-unit residential property, it is critical that all pertinent matters relating to the purchase of the property are…

Canada Affirms Border Security Amid Rising Concerns Over Privacy and U.S. Policy Changes

By Warren L. Creates

Effective midnight on February 4, 2025, the United States threatened to impose a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, citing concerns over illegal…

Canadian Trademark Office to send notices to random trademark owners to prove use of their marks

By Richard Whissell

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office issued a practice notice on January 20, 2025, announcing that the Registrar of Trademarks will start to randomly…

Ontario Court of Appeal affirms Employee’s claim for Aggravated/Moral Damages despite lack of Expert…

By Katrina Bekkers

Last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Krmpotic v Thunder Bay Electronics Limited,[1] which addressed an employee’s claims for…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is Pleased to Welcome New Real Estate Lawyer to the Firm

We are pleased to announce that Megan Peterman has joined Perley-Robertson, Hill and McDougall LLP/s.r.l. as a Lawyer in the Real Estate Law Group. Megan…