WHEN THE COLLECTION CALLS COME Demand letters and phone calls from collection agencies can add stress and anxiety on top of an already difficult situation. The simplest solution—paying the debt claimed in full immediately—might not be financially available to you.…
Security for Costs “This rule authorizes a court on defendant’s motion to make an order requiring plaintiff to put up security for the anticipated costs of the proceeding. The most common situation in which this rule is invoked is where…
DOMESTIC CONTRACTS Couples bringing their lives together or taking them apart will find themselves dealing with many financial issues and potentially those regarding children. While the courts and legislation can provide certainty they may not be able to provide solutions…
NET FAMILY PROPERTY When couples are getting married or are separating, one question almost always comes up: what rights do we have in each other’s property? The common belief is that legally married couples own half of each other’s property.…
MOTIONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE During the course of a civil lawsuit parties may have disputes over procedural or legal issues that they cannot resolve between themselves or need to take procedural steps requiring permission of the court.…
SETTLEMENT More than nine out of every ten cases filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice are settled before going to trial. In these cases, the parties have decided that the risks and costs of a trial outweigh those…
AFFIDAVIT OF DOCUMENTS Preparing for trial begins as soon as your statement of claim has been filed in Court, if not earlier, and key to victory at trial—or a favourable settlement—is knowing what and where all of your evidence is…
TORT v. SABS If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario, there are two kinds of claims you can make to compensate for your losses: accident benefits and tort. Although you are legally entitled to bring…
SUING A CORPORATION Customers disappointed with goods, clients unsatisfied with services, visitors injured in buildings—all of them may be unhappy with the people they were dealing with, but ultimately their claim may be with the corporation behind them. Suing a…
SUBROGATED CLAIMS If you are involved with a personal injury claim, some benefits you receive will be subject to claims for reimbursement by the service providers. In insurance law, this right to reimbursement is known as subrogation, and it could…
