Tribunal finds lawyer misled injured clients with fake court documents after lawsuits were dismissed
An Ontario lawyer has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct after a Law Society Tribunal panel concluded he…
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Estate trustee jailed for failing to account for minor children’s inheritance
TORONTO – An Ontario man who acted as the trustee for his mother’s estate has been sentenced to intermittent jail…
Court upholds new hotel tax by-law in Niagara Falls; dismisses legal challenge from hotel association
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Niagara Falls Canada Hotel Association (NFCHA) against…
Court lifts 7-year legal hold on Toronto condo, citing ‘misleading’ evidence in fraud case
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered the removal of a certificate of pending litigation that for nearly eight years…
Bid to enforce settlement denied in bitter dispute over Ontario gas station
An Ontario Superior Court judge has declined to enforce a settlement agreement in a convoluted dispute between former business partners…
Lawsuit claiming government inaction on Six Nations land claim caused financial ruin dismissed
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Dunnville-area man who sought damages from the federal…
Home buyers ordered to pay over $200,000 after backing out of deal due to wet basement
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a home buyer to pay more than $200,000 in damages for breaching a…
Court awards investor $560,000 in failed dairy farm venture, citing resulting trust
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered that an investor in a failed dairy farm is entitled to $560,000 from…
Mother sentenced to 12 months in jail for criminal negligence in bathtub drowning death of autistic son
An Ontario mother who left her developmentally delayed young son unattended in a bathtub, leading to his drowning, has been…
Court blocks lender from adding extra legal fees after mortgage settlement finalized
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a lender, having settled a mortgage enforcement action through a consent judgment…