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Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Estate Property in Toronto – Howard NightingaleReal Estate is one of those familiar terms that have a much greater complexity than people might realize.
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Howard Nightingale
Lawyer/Mediator
Howard Nightingale believes very strongly about justice and fighting for what is right.
Howard studied and graduated from the University of Windsor Law School in 1980 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1982. Howard has been in private practice for over 29 years and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.
Howard’s diversity in legal services include family law litigation, real estate law, corporate and commercial law and wills and estate planning.
I want to make sure that no matter what position you hold, every one has access to justice and everyone has the right to be heard. I also believe in fighting for the underdog and fighting for what is right”, says Howard Nightingale.
In Ontario, marriage no longer automatically revokes a will
Last April, Ontario’s estate law reform hit a major milestone with the royal assent of Bill 245. This bill repeals the existing provision in the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) that automatically revokes a will upon marriage. Not only does the new bill repeal that...
Change to spousal support payments for common law couples in Ontario
Under Ontario’s Family Law Act, the definition of a spouse is extended to common law couples for the purposes of support obligations. It used to be that two people were considered common law if they are unmarried, but have been continuously living together in a...
How Covid-19 is affecting Ontario families in 2021
Let’s dial back to January 25, 2020. We were still living our lives like we always had. Commuting to work, visiting with family and friends, dining out, and vacationing. But that day, we learned about Canada's first COVID-19 case. And it set in motion a chain of...
Law operations managed remotely during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are your support team in managing family court issues, real estate matters, and wills and estate planning remotely. While the Ontario government has deemed law offices and paralegal offices as essential workplaces, and has allowed them...
Reviewing Ontario’s Major Legislation in 2017
The Business of America Ontario is Business Initially attributed to American president Calvin Coolidge in 1925, this quotation might well apply (in something of a contentious way, perhaps) to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn’s government. This past year, it...
A Corporate Christmas Gift: The Forfeited Corporate Property Act
Ontario Corporations have received a Christmas present from the Ontario government, although in this case, they might want to re-gift it. On December 16, 2016, new legislation affecting corporations comes into effect, and it might change the decision-making process...