The Court of Appeal in Walters v Nusseiri, 2020 ONCA 615 affirmed that a common law spouse who does not contribute towards a property, may not have an entitlement to it, irrespective of how legal title may be held. This decision is a reminder that though common law spouses may not have statutory
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Wise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of Day: May 10, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: FAA Fines Air Passengers Who Clashed Over Mask Rules via The New York Times – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of May 10, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 10, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: CN withholding pension from gay widower over outdated definition of spouse Texas judge mulls whether to dismiss NRA’s bankruptcy petition A South Carolina restaurant manager who forced a Black man to work without
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: ‘There Was a Big Battle in Here’: Lawyers Tour Capitol as a Crime Scene via The New York Times – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 22, 2016 via Wise Law Blog: Wise Law Blog: Post #3500 – On Milestones, Law Blogging, the Marketing Classes and Vulgar Talking Yams – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: This Black man was stopped by police for‘jaywalking’. A Human Rights Commission has called it racist — and awarded him$15,000 via The Toronto Star. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parent’s debt?
Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale of the assets of the estate to address the debt, but that’s it. There are some exceptions- like if a
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Secret William Barr memo saying not to chargeTrump must be released, judge says via CNN News – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Simran Bakshi on Employment Law: Challenging Your Employment Agreement
If your agreement was signed after your employment already started, it may not be enforceable. If your job title or duties significantly changed since your agreement was signed, your employment contract may no longer be valid. Get legal advise if your employment agreement has a temporary provision that limits your
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Group of Ontario police officers launches charter challenge of pandemicrestrictions via CBC News – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Employers Beware – Even the most Remote Possibility of Violating the ESA will render a Termination Provision Invalid Termination clauses in employment contracts must be drafted very carefully, with due consideration for all employment standards prescribed by law. As the Court in Rutledge v Canaan Construction Inc., 2020 ONSC 4246
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legally Adulting Online – May 27, 2021
Join Simran Bakshi and Paul Adam on May 27th at 7:00 pm for another #LegallyAdultingOnline via Zoom and Facebook Live. It will be a night of virtual interactive discussion of the legal issues that arise at life’s most important milestones. These include starting a new job, marriage and children, buying
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: May 3, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Customer records 3 Bell reps offering same deal, then is told he can’t have it via CBC News. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of May 3, 2021. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 3, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: EU suing AstraZeneca over delayed COVID-19 deliveries Toronto closes workplaces under emergency order to halt COVID-19 spread Toronto police attend over 200 gatherings, lay 160 charges for violations of Ontario’s stay-at-home order on
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Law Tweet of the Day: April 30, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario MPP Randy Hillier charged after organizing anti-lockdown rally via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: April 29, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: BC Judge says host of makeshift nightclub’s illegal gathering a ‘crime, not a party’ via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?
This depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: 1. Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario? 2. Can the words of the Will be interpreted conclusively? 3. Does the Will deal with the property in a way that is legal in
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