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View More2642948 Ontario Inc. v. Jonny’s Antiques Ltd., 2025 ONCA 892 Why This Matters to Transactional Lawyers As a transactional real estate lawyer, you’ve likely drafted countless mortgage agreements with standard remedies clauses. But have you ever considered what happens when your client actually needs to enforce those provisions? The Ontario…
2642948 Ontario Inc. v. Jonny’s Antiques Ltd., 2025 ONCA 892 Why This Matters to Transactional Lawyers As a transactional real estate lawyer, you’ve likely drafted countless mortgage agreements with standard remedies clauses. But have you ever considered what happens when your client actually needs to enforce those provisions? The Ontario…
Introduction In Baha v. Waterloo North Condominium Corporation No. 37, 2025 ONSC 7043, Justice Smith delivered a sobering reminder about the importance of properly handling accommodation requests in condominium settings. What began as a complaint about barking dogs mushroomed into five separate legal proceedings, over 4,000 pages of court records,…
As transactional real estate lawyers, we draft Agreements of Purchase and Sale with the expectation that our clients will honor the terms we’ve negotiated. But what happens when a relationship sours, co-owners seek partition, and those carefully crafted schedules become litigation fodder? The Ontario Superior Court’s recent decision in Rizzo…
Dehkordi v. O’Dell, 2025 ONSC 6654 If you’ve ever wondered whether the way you strike out a clause in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale matters, a recent Ontario Superior Court decision provides a stark reminder: it absolutely does. In Dehkordi v. O’Dell, Justice Mathai awarded the vendors over $260,000…
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Key Lessons from 1396929 Ontario Inc. v. Valladares for Transactional Lawyers 1396929 Ontario Inc. v. Valladares, 2025 ONCA 513 The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Valladares serves as an important reminder for real estate practitioners about the potential pitfalls in mortgage enforcement proceedings, particularly when dealing with vulnerable…
The Ontario Superior Court’s recent decision in Ahmad v. Ain, 2025 ONSC 4017, serves as a stark reminder that firm, unconditional real estate agreements mean exactly what they say. For transactional lawyers, this case offers valuable insights into damages calculations, mitigation obligations, and the limits of accommodation in real estate…
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision demonstrates how the doctrine of equitable subrogation can rescue lenders from solicitor misconduct—and what transactional lawyers need to know to protect their clients. The Ontario Superior Court’s recent decision in Bank of Montreal v. Hossain, 2025 ONSC 3950, serves as a stark reminder of…
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision offers important reminders about the risks of informal property arrangements and the misuse of powers of attorney in real estate transactions. The recent decision in Harris v. Melo, 2025 ONSC 4152, serves as a cautionary tale for real estate practitioners about the dangers that…