Insider Tips When Hiring a Lawyer or Law Firm
When hiring a lawyer, you are placed in a challenging position since you are at a power and knowledge disadvantage. The law offices are designed to project power and authority, the process is intimidating, and you are often made to wait. When you are finally granted an audience, you want to tell your story and […]
Why is My Case Not Settling?
Second Opinions – You Have More Power than you Think Personal Injury law firms are notorious for working hard to get your case, but in some cases, once you have signed up, the love shown to you earlier disappears. Why, may you ask? It’s because law is a business and some businesses do things differently. […]
John C. Drake, Business Icon and Well Known London Lawyer Joins Millars Lawyers PC as Special Counsel
John C. Drake, lawyer, philanthropist and accomplished businessman joins Millars Lawyers PC as Special Counsel to the firm. Well known for his business acumen, few know that John was a successful trial lawyer who graduated with distinction from the University of Western Ontario’s Law School and was called to the bar in 1973. He was […]
Beware! A Serious Caution for Purchasers of New Build Residential Housing
Greed has Changed the Market #housing Every new home purchaser must be very aware that some builders who sold pre-construction homes instruct their lawyers to find any way to get out of the deal. For the first time in my career of watching thousands of deals close, builders are not giving any extensions when bank […]
My Insurer is Taking an Off Coverage Position
Nightmare Insurance Scenarios Off Coverage Position, What Do I Do? When you acquire insurance for your home or motor vehicle, you are signing a contract with that insurer. That contract has terms that you are to follow in order to continue to be covered by your insurer under your insurance policy. When you are in […]
Protecting the Forgotten Landlords Affected by COVID-19
Landlords have been easy to pick on with everything that has transpired in the past year. The reality is that they provide housing to tenants, and without landlords, there is no rental housing. In the midst of COVID-19 there is tremendous coverage on tenants and little on how landlords are trying to pay their mortgages […]
Slip and Fall – Your Delay Can Cost You Thousands
The Laws have changed, resulting in you losing out on any compensation when you are Hurt. Essential update for slip and fall victims- you now only have 60 days to notify the Defendant! Just in time for the winter months when slips and falls are at their highest, the Ontario Government has passed legislation that […]
Immigration Issues for International Students During COVID-19
Travel restrictions have impacted international students to travel to Canada during COVID-19. However, Starting October 20, 2020, Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory will be able to reopen to international students who are currently outside Canada. A new list of DLIs with approved COVID-19 readiness plans […]
Children Lost During Covid-19 Due to Divorce
During Covid-19, the issue of relocation of children has become a burning issue between parents due to social and economic challenges brought on by the pandemic. Many have lost their jobs while others have secured jobs in cities where they need to move. In many situations like these, some parents have reported moving to another […]
How a Guilty Plea Can Get You Deported
Most of the criminal lawyers representing their clients are not aware of the immigration consequences of sentences to their clients. Depending on the nature & type of the offence(s) and resulting convictions/sentences would determine the criminal inadmissibility of an immigrant involved in a crime. There are various grounds of inadmissibility in the Immigration and Refugee […]
