Stoney Creek condo owners ordered to remove basement renovations, pay $20,000 costs
Temporary vacant possession is available only if the owners miss the removal deadline; remediation expenses remain unresolved.
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Court removes arbitrator from Trillium Line dispute over appearance of bias
The Ontario ruling concerns fairness in an unfinished construction arbitration; actual bias was not alleged and the contractors’ claims remain unresolved.
Federal Court declines review of Lax Kw’alaams house repossession dispute
Loan-default challenge belongs in provincial superior court, judge rules, leaving fairness and timeliness arguments undecided.
Federal Court restores patent invalidity ruling after rejecting expert-independence challenge
BC Hydro succeeds on a narrow remand after the judge finds lawyer-assisted reports reflected the expert’s own opinions.
Ontario judge orders $7,500 monthly payments on $1.2-million support debt
The court rejected an all-at-once repayment proposal and preserved a further hearing before any jail commitment for missed payments.
Ontario court rejects last-minute bid to stop $1.025-million mortgage sale
Newly released reasons explain why an alleged undervaluation did not justify halting a firm sale of a tenanted Etobicoke property.
Housing uncertainty shapes Ontario school ruling after child misses four weeks
A temporary order allows an 11-year-old to attend school where his mother lives, while preserving his father’s parenting time and access to school information.
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Court removes arbitrator from Trillium Line dispute over appearance of bias
The Ontario ruling concerns fairness in an unfinished construction arbitration; actual bias was not alleged and the contractors’ claims remain unresolved.
Ontario judge orders $7,500 monthly payments on $1.2-million support debt
The court rejected an all-at-once repayment proposal and preserved a further hearing before any jail commitment for missed payments.
Ontario court rejects last-minute bid to stop $1.025-million mortgage sale
Newly released reasons explain why an alleged undervaluation did not justify halting a firm sale of a tenanted Etobicoke property.
Housing uncertainty shapes Ontario school ruling after child misses four weeks
A temporary order allows an 11-year-old to attend school where his mother lives, while preserving his father’s parenting time and access to school information.
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Federal Court declines review of Lax Kw’alaams house repossession dispute
Loan-default challenge belongs in provincial superior court, judge rules, leaving fairness and timeliness arguments undecided.
Nova Scotia court sets $20,000 security in fitness-business lawsuits, allows instalments
AussieFit and its owner must secure potential defence costs in two cases, but the court rejected requests totalling $87,167 as unfair.
Oakville Marble Slab franchisees awarded $482,043 over outdated financial disclosure
Ontario court upholds rescission and awards compensation against the franchisor and two associates, plus prejudgment interest; costs remain unresolved.
Ontario court upholds $22,841 award over unsigned business arrangement
The Divisional Court found no error in a trial judge’s assessment of the parties’ conduct, communications and expense-sharing terms.
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