by Howard Nightingale | Feb 13, 2018 | Ontario Legislation, Real Estate Law |
Last month’s blog reviewed the Ontario Fair Workplace legislation and the prediction that the Act’s centerpiece, the $15/hr minimum wage increase, would wreak havoc. Without taking sides, it is safe to say that the legislation has done exactly that, and continues to...
by Howard Nightingale | Jan 8, 2018 | Corporate/Commercial, Ontario Legislation |
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 legislated...
by Howard Nightingale | Dec 20, 2017 | Wills & Estates |
The Deed of Gift is, perhaps, a less familiar legal instrument that works nicely with will, estate and probate planning to minimize your exposure to unnecessary probate fees. (Please note that what was formerly called probate is now referred to as Certificate of...
by Howard Nightingale | Oct 31, 2017 | Family Law |
When the Law isn’t Necessarily the Law The essential question is this: can a marriage contract stipulate terms contrary to the Family Law Act? In a word, yes it can. If you receive a marriage contract from your significant other prior to getting married, and it...
by Howard Nightingale | Aug 18, 2017 | Real Estate Law |
Help for Home Buyers The key part of the Home Inspection Act 2017 is the regulation of home inspectors. Given that just about everything else in Ontario society is regulated by the government, you might not have realized that this wasn’t true for home inspections....
