Protecting Your Purchase of the Competition
Eliminating a competitor through the purchase of its business is a sound commercial strategy. To make it effective in the…
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Tort of Harassment Not Available to Claim Damages from Employer
In 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision, Merrifield v. The Attorney General, which had the effect…
No Real Expectation of Profit & Deducting Expenses
Taxpayers who invest in assets or schemes that may be profitable are naturally wanting or expecting to deduct those start-up…
Are Construction Act trusts valid trusts for the purposes of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act?
In The Guarantee Company of North America v. Royal Bank, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently dealt with a priority…
Is it Possible to Challenge a Will Based on Material Mistake in Fact?
The Ontario Superior Court was recently asked to determine whether a will could be successfully challenged on the basis of…