by Howard Nightingale | Apr 25, 2018 | Family Law, Legal Coaching |
What is legal coaching? The concept of legal coaching is best understood by redefining – at least to an extent – the relationship between lawyer and client. The lawyer does not represent you; you represent yourself. The lawyer now becomes a coach or tutor whose...
by Howard Nightingale | Apr 5, 2018 | Family Law |
Family Court has developed new terminology reflecting its attempt to develop alternative arrangements for the children of divorced and separated parents. These include: primary and secondary parents; shared and split custody, and parallel parenting. Exactly what are...
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...
