28 March 2018 | Civil Law, Contracts
Let’s say you do yoga at company X. You have registered for 1 year starting in January and you have paid in advance. In April, you are told that the schedule will change and that your course will now be at 6 pm instead of 7 pm. This is a problem because with...
28 March 2018 | Business Law, Civil Law, Contracts
You went into business with your best friend when you graduated from high school. School was not for you. You have invested all your savings. However, as your friend had more money to invest than you, it was decided that you have 40% of the shares and he, 60%. And...
5 January 2018 | Civil Law, Contracts
You are playing around with your phone when suddenly you receive an email from a lawyer sending you a document that looks very serious and scary. The title is in capital letters: STATEMENT OF CLAIM. You read further and discover that the person who bought your old...
6 December 2017 | Business Law, Civil Law, Contracts, Family Law, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Mediation, Real Estate Law, Succession
Everything fell apart after your separation. You are angry and agitated and you do not understand why your lawyer remains flexible and courteous with the lawyer of your former spouse. You would prefer a ruthless and unforgiving lawyer. Do you sometimes feel that your...
24 March 2016 | Civil Law, Real Estate Law
Il existe une croyance populaire à l’effet qu’il est possible de résilier un bail résidentiel en donnant un préavis de 3 mois mais dans les faits, cela est plutôt exceptionnel. Faisons ici quelques hypothèses. Vous louez votre maison, condo ou appartement, avec un...
15 July 2014 | Business Law, Civil Law
A new law, Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), has been in effect since the 1st of July 2014. This law is in place in order to bar businesses from sending you commercial electronic messages (CEMs) without having received your consent beforehand. What could be...
