Guide to Buying Property

By Anna Okorokov All the Facts First Time Home Buyers Need to Know Are you a first time home or condo buyer and have a bunch of questions you’re too scared to ask? Going through this process for the first time is a complicated experience. There are strict timelines to keep in mind, documents and …

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Selecting your Power of Attorney for Personal Care

By Anna Okorokov Your Attorney for Personal Care is the individual to whom you are giving the power to make health decisions on your behalf. Should you ever be in the position where your mental faculties are too impaired to make these decisions yourself, your Attorney can make decisions in respect of health care, nutrition, …

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Working During COVID-19

By Anna Okorokov What do you do if your employer insists on you coming into work? On March 23, 2020, the Government of Ontario released a list of 78 Essential Workplaces which are permitted to remain open during the state of emergency which has been declared for the Province of Ontario. All others must close …

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Why Suing in 2020 is a Smart Idea

By Anna Okorokov Starting January 1, 2020 a number of changes enacted by the Ministry of Attorney General will come into effect which will allow Plaintiffs an increase on monetary claims in select litigation proceedings. CHANGES AT SMALL CLAIMS COURT At present, the Small Claims Court maximum anyone can claim is $25,000. Next year, that …

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Marketing your Brand and Avoiding Legal Pitfalls

By Anna Okorokov In a world inundated with advertisements it is often difficult to know where to start to promote your own company.  Do you do Instagram sponsored posts, radio ads, flyers, email promotions, print ads in magazines and newspapers or internet banners? Or none of the above and rely on your website’s SEO configuration? …

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Moving in Together and Beyond

By Anna Okorokov Oftentimes, before we get the BIG question, we get the step 1 question: will you move in with me? After a subjectively considerably amount of time, you may choose to move in with your significant other but time shouldn’t be your only consideration. There are some specific legal concerns about moving in …

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