A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death. In some ways, having an Attorney who can
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Wise Law Blog: Legal Tweet of the Day: June 9, 2021
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: What to Know About Workplace Mask Rules via The New York Times Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06092021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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Highlights from #LegallyAdultingOnline: Paul Adam discusses when you should make a Will and Simran Bakshi considers whether employers can require employees to be vaccinated. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/pqzAm0OXQCA Follow us on Facebook to get updates on our next event https://www.facebook.com/wiselawtoronto – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Damning report finds ‘persistent and unyielding’ anti-Black racism in Ontario’s public service via CBC Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06082021 – 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 Workplace and Employment Law: Another Blow to Employers – There is no saving a Termination Provision that is in part illegal
What happens if one provision in a section on termination of employment is unenforceable, but not another? The Court of Appeal considered this question in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, 2020 ONCA 39 and determined that “While courts will permit an employer to enforce a rights-restricting contract, they will
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: GTA Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled at university after rally honouring residential school victims via The Toronto Star Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06072021 – 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 June 7, 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 June 7, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario backtracks, allows special fans for the Leafs game tonight Mixing vaccine brands is OK, Canada says Amid calls for urgent action in response to deaths in residential schools, Ottawa says there’s no
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87 via CNN Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06042021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Amazon drops arbitration requirement after facing over 75,000 demands via ABA Journal Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06032021 – 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: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?
Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future. You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Canada recommends mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines via CBC Read more: http://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06022021 – 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: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
The appointment you make in you Last Will is temporary A Court application is necessary to appoint a permanent Guardian for your children. A Court will pay close attention to your preference as to who should be your children’s permanent Guardian. Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: SCC Clarifies the Law on Bonus Entitlements during the Notice Period
SCC Clarifies the Law on Bonus Entitlements during the Notice Period: The Supreme Court of Canada in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26 was clear that an employee who would have received a bonus during the notice period, but for her termination, is entitled to such compensation,
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Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of May 31, 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 31, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: Manhattan DA convenes grand jury in Trump probe, Washington Post reports US Justice Dept. Fights to Keep Secret a Memo on Clearing Trump in Russia Inquiry Federal Court of Canada rules NEXUS cards
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Federal Court of Canada rules NEXUS cards can’t be cancelled for minor rules infractions via CBC – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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What is an Executor? Your Executor is responsible for distributing the assets and properties of your Estate to your heirs. Who to choose as your Executor: Responsible Organized Good Communicator Can handle stressful situations with grace Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
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#LegalTweetOfTheDay: GordonSondland, key impeachment witness sues Pompeo over $1.8 million in unpaid legalfees via CNN – 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 25, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: How a workplace investigation at York University has left this Black professor and his supporters crying foul ‘Alarming’ lack of clear strategy for LGBTQ inclusion practices across federal government, new report finds This
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