by Web Geeks | Nov 24, 2025 | News
Executive Summary For Ontario municipalities, the Drainage Act operates on a fundamental “user-pay” principle: the costs of drainage infrastructure are assessed to the benefiting landowners, not the general tax base. However, a recent decision by the...
by Web Geeks | Nov 11, 2025 | News
Executive Summary A frequent challenge for municipal councils and drainage superintendents is dealing with assessment appeals based on a landowner’s personal belief that their assessment is “too high.” Landowners often argue that technical...
by Kyle Zinger | Sep 25, 2024 | News
Higher legal standards to handle digital data A recent appellate court decision has struck down provisions allowing border agents to search electronic devices without a warrant. This ruling marks a major development in privacy law, which balances between national...
by Trevor Guillemin | Apr 3, 2024 | News
The case of Pridmore v. Drenth, 2023 ONCA 606, involves a legal dispute after Breanne Pridmore was severely injured while riding as a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) driven by Tyler Drenth, and owned by his father Theodore Drenth. The legal dispute is an...
by Web Geeks | Mar 16, 2024 | News
Kurt v. Kurt and Sullivan, 2024 ONSC 589: Estate litigation is a costly process and a common question that litigants often ask is how can they recover costs at the end of the process? Costs of a legal proceeding are delt with at the end of the litigation process,...
by Web Geeks | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Financial Umbrellas Tax shelters are like financial umbrellas that people or businesses use to protect some of their money from taxes. Think of them as strategies to keep more of your earnings in your pocket, legally. Some typical examples of well-known tax strategies...
