In a recent Superior Court decision released April 9, 2025, Jansen v. DiCecco[i], Justice Sherr ordered a retroactive child support award of $899,811 against the father for the years 2003 to 2021. This is significant both in the amount awarded and because retroactive support can typically only be claimed for 3 years prior to notice […]
Warren Creates, Partner and Head of the firm’s Immigration Law Group, recently spoke to CBC News about his perspective on the upcoming changes to…
OTTAWA, January 1, 2015 – Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to announce that lawyer, Christopher P. Morris, has joined…
Better Access to Capital for Listed Issuers New Prospectus Exemption Effective February 11, 2015 The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has indicated it…
Changes to Corporate Governance Disclosure New Requirements Effective After December 31, 2014 The Ontario Securities Commission and most other…
By John Siwiec
This article was originally published in the October 31, 2014 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. Over the past few months two…
By Warren L. Creates
A Canadian citizen or permanent resident is entitled to sponsor their spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner for Canadian permanent residence. …
By Margaret R. Truesdale
In the decision of Imperial Oil v. Jacques[1], the Supreme Court of Canada determined that electronic interceptions of private communications…
A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada has given some trade-mark owners pause for concern. On July 9, 2014 Justice Russell from the Federal…
By Jennifer E. McKay
Canada’s new Trade-marks Act and Regulations are expected to be proclaimed into force towards end of 2015 or early 2016. Some of the more significant…
Changes to Auditor Oversight and Disclosure The Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), in conjunction with all other Canadian jurisdictions,…
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall will be co-sponsoring the “Growing Your Retail Business in Shifting Sands” networking event on November…
Issues to Consider for Corporations Contemplating Crowdfunding Some questions to ask yourself The Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”), has taken…
