Category Archives: For the Profession

Threshold Damages and the Limitation Period in Vehicle Accident Matters

For the Profession, General, Personal Injury and Vehicle LitigationApril 21, 2015

Clarifying the Relationship Between Threshold Damages and the Limitation Period in Vehicle Accident Matters By: Martin Zatovkanuk Introduction Justice Perell’s recent decision in Pereira vs. Contardo, 2014 ONSC 6894 clarified…

Some Instances when Land Transfer Tax May Not Apply

Business and Corporate, For the ProfessionFebruary 17, 2015

By: Konstantine Chatzidimos and Jayson Schwarz LLM Section 2(1) of Ontario’s Land Transfer Tax Act R.S.O. 1990, c. L.6, (the “Act”) states, that “every person” tendering for registration a conveyance…

When Land Transfer Tax May Not Apply

For the ProfessionOctober 9, 2009

SOME INSTANCES WHEN LAND TRANSFER TAX MAY NOT APPLY1 S. 2(1) of Ontario’s Land Transfer Tax Act R.S.O. 1990, c. L.6, (the “Act”) states, that “every person” tendering for…

Planning Act Consents & When They Apply

For the ProfessionOctober 9, 2009

Once a Consent, Always a Consent … Maybe By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos The Effect on the Planning Act Introduction The oft asked query of investment property purchasers…

When New Home Deficiencies can be Deal Breakers A Review of the Law

For the ProfessionDecember 8, 2008

By: Konstantine Chatzidimos, of Schwarz Law LLP, Toronto. The assistance of Jayson Schwarz, LLM, senior partner thereof, in editing this article is gratefully acknowledged. Introduction Numerous factors come into play…