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Camino Construction v Graham Construction: Three Routes To A Stay Of Lien Proceedings

Stays of proceedings are relatively unremarkable in the context of construction litigation, given the prevalence of arbitration clauses in construction contracts.

Canada Real Estate

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

Does your partner automatically get half of everything if you break up in Ontario? The answer depends on whether you were married or living together without marrying.

Canada Real Estate

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

BC's Long Awaited Prompt Payment Reforms Land Amid Industry Downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for the payment delays are many.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

It is increasingly common for families to make financial decisions aimed at minimizing probate fees and income tax. However, these arrangements can have unexpected legal consequences.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Ontario's Amendments To The Construction Act Take Effect January 1, 2026

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

Royal Assent Granted: Preparing For Prompt Payment In BC

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

How One HST Clause Turned An $11.5M Real Estate Transaction Into A Tax Fight (And How To Avoid It)

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The BC Flipping Tax: What Homeowners, Investors, And Builders Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Two Years On: The Property Manager's Role In Occupation Phase Building Safety

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

New Saskatchewan Municipal Bill Makes Local Governance More Efficient, Transparent And Modern

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Navigating Land Acquisition And The Addition To Reserve Process For First Nations Communities

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Navigating The Legal Landscape Of Multiplex Condominiums In Toronto

Canada Real Estate

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Les clauses de renouvellement d'un bail commercial et l'offre conditionnelle à l'approbation d'un tiers

Canada Real Estate

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BCF Business Law

Crossed-out Conditions In Agreement Of Purchase And Sale Held To Be Deleted (Dehkordi v. O'Dell)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

From AML To AI: Regulatory Developments In The Financial Services Landscape

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Procedural Route To Challenge Capital Markets Regulatory Investigative Tool Confirmed

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Federal Budget 2025: Strengthening Canada's Innovation, AI, And Intellectual Property Ecosystem

Canada Technology

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

12 Key Employee Rights In Ontario (2025–2026 Update)

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

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Construction & Planning

Camino Construction v Graham Construction: Three Routes To A Stay Of Lien Proceedings

Stays of proceedings are relatively unremarkable in the context of construction litigation, given the prevalence of arbitration clauses in construction contracts.

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

BC's Long Awaited Prompt Payment Reforms Land Amid Industry Downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for the payment delays are many.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Ontario's Amendments To The Construction Act Take Effect January 1, 2026

Significant amendments to Ontario's Construction Act (the "Act") will come into force on January 1, 2026.

Canada Real Estate

F

Fasken

Royal Assent Granted: Preparing For Prompt Payment In BC

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

The BC Flipping Tax: What Homeowners, Investors, And Builders Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

What Ontario's New Buy Ontario Act Means For Construction And Infrastructure Firms

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Two Years On: The Property Manager's Role In Occupation Phase Building Safety

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

BC Construction Prompt Payment Act Receives Royal Assent

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 – 12, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Conveyancing

Start The Clock: How Long Do Estate Trustees Have To Administer Real Property?

In today's world of high real estate prices, the property held by an estate is often its most valuable asset.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Long-term commercial leases can pose challenges for both tenants and landlords, particularly when changing circumstances – whether it be financial, operational, or otherwise – render a lease untenable.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Canada Real Estate

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

RM

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Builder, Surveyor, And Municipality Liable For Encroachment Of Dwelling Built On Neighbour's Land (Armstrong v. Penny)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Estate Management

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

It is increasingly common for families to make financial decisions aimed at minimizing probate fees and income tax. However, these arrangements can have unexpected legal consequences.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Finality Over Fairness: Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198, A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting And Limitation Periods

The Ontario Superior Court's decision in Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198, quietly answered a long-standing question among estate planners: what happens when a decades-old drafting error is unexpectedly discovered?

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Lerners LLP

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Updated Guide On Non-Resident Trusts In Canada

Trusts are a common and effective tax planning tool for the distribution of income amongst different recipients.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Finality Over Fairness: A Cautionary Tale In Will Drafting, Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

Est-il vraiment possible de faire une donation sur son lit de mort? Qu'en dit le droit québécois?

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Can You Really Make A Gift On Your Deathbed? What Québec Law Says

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Just Make Sure There's A Guest Room: How Early Inheritance Can Open The Door To Homeownership

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Lawyers Financial

Real Property, Real Problems: Probate Planning Considerations For Vacant Or Underused Homes

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Jackson v. Rosenberg, 2024 ONCA 875: An Example Of How Using Joint Tenancy As An Estate Planning Tool Can Go Wrong

Canada Real Estate

SL

Siskinds LLP

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Real Estate

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

Does your partner automatically get half of everything if you break up in Ontario? The answer depends on whether you were married or living together without marrying.

Canada Real Estate

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

It is increasingly common for families to make financial decisions aimed at minimizing probate fees and income tax. However, these arrangements can have unexpected legal consequences.

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

How One HST Clause Turned An $11.5M Real Estate Transaction Into A Tax Fight (And How To Avoid It)

What happens when an Agreement of Purchase and Sale ("APS") leaves tax allocation unclear? In a recent Ontario decision, Miculinic Investment Corp v 2303515 Ontario Inc, 2025 ONSC 6269, the Harmonized Sales Tax ("HST")...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The BC Flipping Tax: What Homeowners, Investors, And Builders Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Two Years On: The Property Manager's Role In Occupation Phase Building Safety

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

New Saskatchewan Municipal Bill Makes Local Governance More Efficient, Transparent And Modern

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Navigating Land Acquisition And The Addition To Reserve Process For First Nations Communities

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

How Canada's New ITC Provisions Work For Non-taxable Entities And Why It's Important

GW

Gowling WLG

Episode 24: Kosicki: Adverse Possession, Statutory Interpretation, And The Common Law (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Construction Law In BC: How Tariffs, Contracts, And Costs Impact Construction Projects (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

Trends In Corporate Real Estate (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

2024 Fall Construction Law Forum (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Governance Considerations (Video)

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Torys LLP

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