Real Estate
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April 24, 2025
Only the holdback: When lien rights stop short at the owner’s door
The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hannan Custom Building Ltd. v. Irwin, 2024 ONSC 7230 highlights the need for owners, contractors and subcontractors alike to establish clear contractual relationships to prevent costly lien disputes.
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April 24, 2025
Ontario Place: Court is not forum for resolving political grievances
Along Toronto’s Lake Shore Boulevard, across from the Exhibition Place grounds, sits the iconic Ontario Place. Opened as an urban park in 1971, Ontario Place featured a Cinesphere with an IMAX cinema, several pavilions and other attractions. However, over time, the park became underutilized, and, in 2012, Ontario’s then-Liberal government closed most of Ontario Place’s attractions.
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April 23, 2025
Alberta court rules gross overriding royalty in farmout agreement is interest in land
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has held that a gross overriding royalty (GORR) granted in an oil and gas farmout agreement constituted an interest in land, emphasizing that the economic structure of the transaction demonstrated the parties’ intent for the royalty to run with the lease.
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April 23, 2025
Call rights in shareholders’ agreements: Navigating the anti-deprivation rule
The shareholders’ agreement governs the relationship among a corporation’s shareholders. It often establishes the rules governing the exit of a shareholder — for instance, by way of call right provisions upon the occurrence of certain triggering events.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. court dismisses proposed wrongful dismissal class action over lack of common employer
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a class action certification finding that the plaintiff could not establish that the employer was common among the class members.
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April 17, 2025
Environmental law group warns Ontario law would slash species protections to reduce red tape
The Ontario government has introduced legislation it says will cut regulatory red tape as part of its multipronged effort to bolster a provincial economy burdened by U.S. tariffs.
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April 17, 2025
Ashley Landesman joins WeirFoulds
WeirFoulds LLP has welcomed Ashley Landesman as an associate in its construction practice group.
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April 16, 2025
Alberta bill raising concerns about political interference in legal system funding
Legal observers in Alberta are raising alarm bells about provincial legislation that they say would lead to political interference in funding decisions for access to justice initiatives, but the province is saying some of the concerns are being “unfairly and inaccurately” mischaracterized.
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April 16, 2025
Leonard Lee joins Wildeboer Dellelce as partner
Wildeboer Dellelce has welcomed new partner Leonard Lee to its real estate practice group.
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April 16, 2025
CONTRACT - Sale by person in possession after a sale - Purchase in good faith and without notice
Appeal by Appellant from an order granting the Respondents the right to exercise an option to purchase a commercial unit under the lease agreement and continue occupying the unit until completion of the purchase.