Don’t Let a Strength Become a Weakness – Tailor Your APS to Each Transaction
A strength of a standard form contract like the Alberta Real Estate Association/Ontario Real Estate Association agreement is that it saves the realtor time and makes sure that key areas of a contract are covered. But a standardized template will not include everything required to protect your client in every transaction. Agreements for purchase and […]
Verify Your Listings In Advance – Why It Matters and How to Do It (Part 1 – For Realtors)
The closing of a real estate transaction with the promise of a commission may remind you of why you got into the business. But in the action of dealmaking, a realtor could forget to verify whether someone, including the realtor, is misrepresenting the property either intentionally or unintentionally. That is why Canadian law places obligations […]
The “People’s” Court
The “People’s” Court The Ontario Small Claims Court is a branch of the Superior Court of Justice and is actually responsible for about half all civil claims in the province, which is roughly 100,000 per fiscal year. Aptly nicknamed the “People’s Court”, this court’s purpose is to provide an efficient and cost-effective means to seek […]
I Never Thought It Could Happen to My Child: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Assault
“I am a survivor, and I know I’m not the only one” Said Kyle Beach in a recent interview with TSN. Beach was a first-round draft pick in the NHL back in 2008 and had the potential to have a promising NHL career ahead of him. However, in 2010 Beach was the victim of sexual […]
Taxation of Cryptocurrencies Part 3 of 3
Offshore Company In part 3 of our Taxation of Cryptocurrencies, we will be discussing the various avenues someone can take to help avoid paying a large amount of tax by moving their assets outside of Canada. Do you like the beach? In a further effort to pay less tax on your cryptocurrency gains, you may want to […]
Assuming Racism Can Hurt Innocent People
On Monday, November 29, 2021 in a horrific display of injustice, London police succumbed to political pressure bringing charges against an Indigenous man, David Lavoie after Nawaz Tahir, a lawyer and “well-known leader in the London Muslim community”, inappropriately and unjustifiably used his substantial social media and community influence to misbrand Mr. Lavoie as an […]
Taxation of Cryptocurrencies Part 2 of 3
How to minimize your taxes on cryptocurrency In part 2 of our Taxation of Cryptocurrencies, we will be discussing the various avenues someone can take to help avoid paying tax to the CRA. So, you’re going to make a profit from your cryptocurrency trading and don’t want to pay an exorbitant amount of tax for all your […]
Taxation of Cryptocurrencies: Part 1 of 3
How does the CRA view cryptocurrency transactions for tax purposes Are you making profits in the market from your cryptocurrency? If you’ve liquidated any of your cryptocurrencies in 2021 and have made significant gains, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) is going to want a slice of your digital profit pie. How does the […]
Foundations of Blockchain
Are banks on their way out? Although it may be some time before that statement comes to fruition, the rise of Blockchain and the decentralized ledger technology that forms the foundation of Blockchain may be the beginning of the end of traditional banking. So what is Blockchain? Blockchain is a type of database where a […]
Millars Lawyer Accepts Crypto Payments Pioneering the Modernization of the Law Firm
Millars Law is proud to announce they are one of the first law firms to accept Crypto as a Payment method for legal services. Law firms are not known for the early adoption of technology but the pace of change is demanding law firms stay on top of technology. Millars Law adapted to the COVID-19 […]
