Lately downtown Toronto has been packed with tourists from all over the world. They’ve got places to go and money to spend. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that sight-seeing tour operators are springing up at major intersections to attract potential customers. The packages vary from in-town rounds to day-tours to the surrounding attractions, such as the [...]

Sorry may no longer be the hardest word, at least in Ontario.

A while ago I posted the story “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” on the (then) proposed Apology Act.* I’m glad to report that the Act has been passed and has been in force since April 23, 2009.
In a nutshell, the act “provides [...]

A while ago I posted an item on collection fraud “Lawyers Increasingly Targeted by Fraudsters” (February 4, 2009). Apparently, perhaps as a result of the higher diligence of lawyers, scam artists are adopting a new MO - business loan scams, targeting solicitors.
This is how the business loan scam works: (courtesy of LAWPRO, Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity [...]

Most people leave significant assets to their spouse in their will. But what if there’s a falling out and the marriage ends in divorce?
In Ontario, certain parts of a will becomes null after a divorce is granted. Particularly,  clauses pertaining to the following items are considered revoked, unless contrary intention by the testator appears by [...]

Recently I attended a workshop hosted by LawPro, the professional liability insurance provider to lawyers. Apparently, an increasing number of lawyers are being targeted by fraudsters and scam artists.
Besides the prevalent mortgage fraud that has been plaguing the industry for years (where the rogue client mortgages a piece of property for far greater than its [...]