Dealing with Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the Workplace

Last week, the Ontario political scene has been rocked by multiple allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault within the ranks of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.  This, along with the #metoo movement and the Jian Ghomeshi criminal trials in 2016, women in Ontario Read More …

What “Caveat Emptor” Means When Buying a Home

  My clients sold a house.  That’s why they were sued in Small Claims Court.  Caveat Emptor was their defence and they won. My clients didn’t come to me right away.  They thought they could handle it on their own, but the buyer of my Read More …

Why a Demand Letter is Next to Useless

I had a potential client call me the other day, looking to recover $5,000 from a commercial tenancy gone bad. I explained to him my rates. I could tell that the cost-benefit analysis did not compute. So, he asked for a lower-priced option: writing a Read More …