SCC Denies Charter Protection to Tax Adviser Hit with a Huge Monetary Penalty
The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) decision in Guindon v Canada, 2015 SCC 41 [Guindon] has been eagerly awaited by lawyers in the area of taxation. It deals with a...
Author: Peter S. Spiro
Morassut v Jaczynski: Property Division for Common Law Spouses by Stealth?
One of the criticisms laid against Ontario’s family law and succession law statutes is that they do not make allowance for people living in non-traditional relationships. The law provides a...
The Law on Relocation of Children after Marital Breakdown
One of the most difficult issues in family law is deciding when to permit the “primary caregiver” parent to move with the children to a place far away from the...
Quashing Specific Performance and Piercing the Veil: Southcott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board
Southcott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board, [2012] 2 SCR 675, is about an agreement to buy surplus school land for use as a housing development. The school board...
