Cashing Cheques Gone Wild

I recently settled a case that would shock most business owners regarding mail-in cheques that prompted me to write this article to hopefully protect our readers.    How many of you think it is safe to pay a bill by mailing a cheque to a business? Many people don’t know that there is a vulnerability […]

COVID-19 & Child Custody: What You Need to Know About the Tender Years Doctrine

According to the “tender years doctrine” the mother of a child who is normally up to the age of 7 years old is entitled to the children’s custody and care. Once the child is no longer of ‘tender years’, the father became entitled to the child’s custody. With the passage of time, the judges’ opinion […]

Wrongfully Dismissed Employees Get Good News During COVID-19

It seems that the further we get into the global pandemic the more and more we lose the systems and structures that once helped to protect us. Employment law– one of the many safeguards that helped protect our jobs is also in the weeds, and is but one of many governing bodies that does not […]

Impact of Sponsorship Agreement on Child Support

One of the requirements to sponsor a family member for Citizenship and Immigration Canada is to execute a Sponsorship Agreement and an undertaking for financial support of the sponsored person(s). The reason of such agreement is to ensure that the sponsor, and not the Government, takes financial responsibility for the support of the sponsored person(s). […]

Why Muslims Must Get an Islamic Will

Although a Will is not compulsory under Canadian Law there are great consequences of not having a will. For example, not having a will may affect the distribution of your assets, which could cause great turmoil after you pass. From a legal and Islamic perspective, it is better to have a will in place, especially […]

Don’t fall for the Bait and Switch: Is Price Gauging Really the Problem

Premier Doug Ford has once again waged war on retailers on behalf of his constituents. It seems that the Premier thinks that he ought to be able to control the market, setting prices and enforcing penalties on retailers who break his rules. We first saw this when he announced buck a beer pricing. It was […]

COVID-19 Charges Gone Wild

We all know what to do in the midst of the global COVID19 pandemic… it’s simple, stay away from people and stay home.  Government and medical officials are all telling us the same thing– just stay home.  This is not the time to gather in the backyard for a bonfire with neighbours or go to […]

Social Distancing, Not Family Distancing

The Coronavirus pandemic has created child custody & access emergencies. Some parents are not giving access to the other parent under the pretext of real and fabricated Covid-19 concerns. The Coronavirus Crisis is a public health emergency; however, this is not an excuse to make a mess with parenting arrangements or court orders. It’s not […]

Doug Ford’s Small Hammer

From the podium at his press conference yesterday, Premier Doug Ford told everyone that now was not the time for half measures in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. In this conference, Ford announced that all non-essential businesses would be forced to close under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act as a way […]