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What You Need to Know About Constructive Dismissal

Workplace changes can be challenging, but when those changes alter the fundamental terms of your employment, you may be experiencing constructive dismissal. Understanding your rights is crucial, and seeking advice from an experienced employment lawyer in Toronto can make all the difference in protecting your career and financial well-being. What Is Constructive Dismissal? Constructive dismissal […]

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What Is Commercial Litigation? Leading Corporate Litigation Lawyer Answers

Corporate Litigation Lawyer Answers Your Questions on Commercial Litigation Every year thousands of corporate litigation cases are commenced in Canada. Corporate litigation cases can be complex, involving business entities that can be opaque and require a nuanced legal approach. To that effect, our experienced corporate litigation lawyer is here to answer all your corporate litigation […]

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Contacted About a Tieback and Crane Swing Agreement? Development Lawyer on What To Do!

Development projects are moving forward across the Greater Toronto Area (even with the recent market turmoil and increased interest rates), and developers are commonly seeking crane swing and tieback licence rights, amongst other possible requests, from neighbouring property owners. This is particularly common in downtown cores where large scale projects such as condominium buildings are […]

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Crane Swing and Tieback Easement Agreements – Explained

Large scale development projects, such as condominium projects, are popping up allover the Greater Toronto Area. Developers will often contact neighbouring propertyowners to negotiate crane swing and tieback easement agreements in exchange forcompensation. These easement agreements allow the developer to access the neighbouring property’sair space (for crane swing operation) or underground area (for installation of […]

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Ontario Construction Lawyer: Construction Liens – What Is Lienable?

Read time: 4-5 minutes Construction liens are a means by which contractors, subcontractors or any person who supplied materials or services to a construction project may secure payment if payment is not forthcoming via the construction pyramid. The Construction Act (the “Act”) states that “a person who supplies services or materials to an improvement for […]

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COVID-19: Impacts on Civil Litigation, New Build Real Estate Transactions and Construction Contracts

Read time: 2-3 minutes The news is full of updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation is constantly evolving. Here are some current impacts that the pandemic is having on civil litigation matters, new build real estate transactions and execution of construction or other contracts.  Civil Litigation Court Suspension On March 15, 2020 the […]

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Toronto Construction Lawyer: New Ontario Construction Act – Amendments in Review

Read time: 4-5 minutes The new Construction Act introduced major changes in two general tranches:  Changes generally relating to “lien modernization” and transition rules (in force July 1, 2018) Changes relating to prompt payment and adjudication (in force October 1, 2019)  The new Construction Act is dramatically different than the former Construction Lien Act, although […]

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Notes from a Construction Lawyer: Changes to the Construction Lien Act

Read time: 6 minutes The New Construction Act: Follow-up on Changes to the Construction Lien Act | As we discussed in our previous articles, “4 Key Changes to the Construction Lien Act” and “The New Construction Act: Papering Your Files”, there are some significant changes coming to the Construction Lien Act, now called the Construction […]

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The New Construction Act: Papering Your Files | Construction Law

The New Construction Act: Papering Your Files Read time:  3 minutes  The Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017 (the “Act”), received royal assent on December 12, 2017. Although a few provisions of the new Construction Act came into force immediately, the majority of key changes have yet to come into force. These changes are expected to […]

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Construction Law and Lien Claims: Understanding the Basics

Lien Claims: Understanding the Basics Read time: 3-4 minutes The Construction Lien Act (the ‘Act’) is intended to protect the interests of those who supply services or materials to a property improvement, so that the owner does not benefit from those services or materials without paying for them. The Act allows certain parties to place […]

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4 Key Changes to the Construction Lien Act | Construction Law

4 Key Changes to the Construction Lien Act Read time: 2-3 minutes Significant and positive changes for construction firms are on the way with the introduction of Bill 142 by the Ontario Government. Bill 142 was introduced on May 31, 2017, to amend the Construction Lien Act with the goal of increasing efficiency and competitiveness […]

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