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PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL: The Doctrine of Alter Ego

I recently got a phone call from a client after he had been served with a law suit. He had entered into an agreement of purchase and...

SERVING A CLAIM

An originating process (i.e., a statement of claim, notice of action, notice of application or application) is to be served personally in accordance with the Rules of...

HOW TO START AN APPLICATION TO THE COURTS

“Applicant” is the individual submitting an application, and “respondent”is the person  against whom an application is made.  The respondent who has been served with a Notice...

STARTING A CLAIM?

For a rule or statute, requiring a proceeding to be commenced, brought, tried, or heard in a particular county, the proceeding must be commenced in that...

WHERE TO SUE AND WHICH COURT?

Litigation may be defined as the conduct of a lawsuit in a court of law; and to do that it is necessary to be aware of...

CAN I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO SUE?

When multiple parties come together to raise a plethora of claims in one legal proceeding, the matter comes within the purview of rules 5 and 6 of...

PROPER REPRESENTATION OF MINORS AND THOSE UNDER A DISABILITY

A conundrum often faced is to find out who can sue and who can be sued in claims involving legally disabled persons and persons looking after...

WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU SUE!

Some mandatory considerations prior to suing are:If a demand has to be made before commencing an action;If law/legislation requires a notice before an action can be started;If...

STREAMLINE LITIGATION THROUGH THE USE OF SPECIALIZED COURTS

With a view to introduce greater efficiency in the Ontario civil justice system, specialized procedures were developed and adopted for particular types of proceedings in the Toronto Region. ...

BUYING A RESIDENTIAL INCOME PROPERTY – A Primer

With the Ontario real estate market demonstrating continued resilience, many people are still putting their confidence in real estate as an investment option across Ontario.  These...