The London Chamber of Commerce’s info on the new shutdown
[Quoted in full, below.] Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown Commencing December 26th. Government Providing Grants of up to $20,000 to Small Business Impacted by New Public Health Measures As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing […]
The death of fax
Lawyers have been one of the last holdouts using fax machines. Part of that was simply the Rules of Civil Procedure, which made very specific provision for service by fax, and a fax confirmation sheet was good enough for the court that something had indeed been sent. Service by email, however, used to require a […]
Camberwell House has updated its Retainer Terms
Camberwell House has updated its Retainer Terms: Provisions regarding process servers and file numbers have been added. The right to change the Retainer Terms without client consent has been added. Only Retainer Contracts require client consent in writing.
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Gifting a corporation from a personal will
Brian N. Radnoff and Sahar Cadili of Dickinson Wright draw our attention to an interesting Ontario Court of Appeal case which changes how corporations and their assets can be transferred by a Will by their shareholder. The law in some other provinces (and, until Trezzi, arguably the law in Ontario) states that a sole shareholder […]
Limitation Periods Resumption
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). The extensions provide the government with the necessary flexibility to address the ongoing risks and effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and ensure important measures remain in place […]
“10 Events Where You Should Re-Visit Your Estate Planning Documents”
Sarah Barker of Carbert Waite LLP gives us “10 Events Where You Should Re-Visit Your Estate Planning Documents” “You got married” “You got divorced or separated” “You entered or left an adult interdependent relationship” “You became a parent (or a step parent)” “A child has turned 18” “You’ve become a grandparent” “A loved one or […]
SCJ London: adjournment of all jury trials
All civil jury trials currently scheduled to commence in the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario during the month of June, 2020 are adjourned to the July 17, 2020 assignment court at 9 a.m. to be spoken to. Endorsement of Justice Grace, April 22, 2020 (PDF only, found here)
SCJ jury trials: not ’til September, 2020 at the earliest
“To protect the health and safety of all court users and to help contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) suspended in-person operations, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and until further notice.” “By order, all … civil matters scheduled to be heard on or after March 17, […]
