From the desk of: Marni M. K. Whitaker Marni M. K. Whitaker New Probate Procedure for Small Estates On February 12, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General filed regulations under the Estates Act and under the Courts of Justice Act amending the Rules...

From the desk of: Valeriya Lee Valeriya Lee Macdonald Sager welcomes Valeriya Lee to our Financial Services, Real Estate and Corporate Commercial Groups Macdonald Sager is pleased to welcome Valeriya Lee who has joined our firm as a senior associate in our Financial Services, Real...

From the desk of: From the desk of: Zaia Daniel A Notice of Rescission by Any Other Name: Pleadings May Double as Notices of Rescission Under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 3 (the “Wishart Act”), franchisees are given a broad...

From the desk of: David Kornhauser From the desk of: David Kornhauser Updates to Ontario's Franchise Regulations In Ontario, franchise disclosure is governed by the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, (the “Wishart Act”) and its associated regulations. On September 1, 2020, several amendments (the...

From the desk of: David Kornhauser From the desk of: David Kornhauser Dial An Accidental Franchise In the case of Fyfe v. Vardy (Dial A Bottle), [2018 ONSC 5066] the Defendant, Glen Edward Vardy, found himself liable for damages after he had unwittingly created a...