In 2007, the purchasers Adam and Olga Soboczynski bought a house in London, Ontario from Don and Louise Beauchamp. They had owned the house since 2001 and had not experienced …
The Basic Principles Behind “Materiality”
The issue of “materiality was recently considered by the Supreme Court of Canada in Sharbern Holding Inc. v. Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd. (2011). The important aspects of the test for …
Negligent Misrepresentations and the Law
In Ontario, there are two bodies of law which must be considered in respect to misrepresentations: contract and tort. Contract If the misrepresentation is serious enough, then the victim may …
Legal Non-conforming Use Explained
By Brian Madigan LL.B. This is an issue under the zoning by-laws. It is important to note that all zoning by-laws are forward looking. They speak to the future and …
Responsibility for False and Misleading Statements
We are all aware that sales agents like to pump their products, merchandise and services. That has been going on for years and the public who believe that are naïve …
Vacant Possession: Is there a Precise Time?
This is a simple question and sometimes gives rise to significant problems. The general advice given by lawyers traditionally has been that vacant possession must be given by the “actual …