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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…

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…

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…

“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…

Firm Lawyers Recognized in the 13th (2019) Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada

OTTAWA, August 21, 2018 – Ottawa law firm Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to congratulate 10 firm Lawyers for being…

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…

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…

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,…

Last Call: Supreme Court Limits Interprovincial Trade in Alcohol

By John Siwiec & Trent McBain

On April 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its decision in R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, and upheld a New Brunswick law that limits the amount…

CTV Morning with Henry Burris (Video Link)

Click to watch Watch CTV Morning’s interview with lawyers Megan D. Wallace & Joël M. Dubois, who will be teaching the newly…

University of Ottawa law school offers cannabis courses for 2018-2019 term (Published in The Lawyers Daily)

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Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. Involved in Teaching uOttawa’s Newly Launched Cannabis…

OTTAWA, April 16, 2018 – Ottawa-based law firm, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to share uOttawa’s announcement, that for…