This excerpt provides an introduction to the principles of liability in Canadian tort law. Topics covered include volition, motive, mistake, duty to the injured party, interest harmed, burden of proof, and concurrent liability in contract and tort.

This post provides an introduction to the process by which new businesses become incorporated in Ontario, including an overview of the applicable legislation, the restrictions on and procedures for incorporation, the requirements for incorporators, and the corporate constitution.

In addition to the provincial statutes governing the division of family property on breakdown of marriage, equitable trust principles continue to apply in family law cases. This post explores when unjust enrichment and the presumptions of advancement and resulting trust apply in family law.

This post outlines the general principles of trusts, including: trusts distinguished from other relationships, secret trusts, express trusts, the three certainties, precatory trusts, application of the Statute of Frauds, and the creation of an express trust.

This post gives an overview of the criminal law procedure involved in arrests, including a definition of the term, notice required, arrest without a warrant, and the powers of a peace officer incidental to arrest.

This post examines the burdens and standards of proof within our legal system, as well as the related concepts of presumptions of fact, rebuttable presumptions and reverse onus presumptions and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This post covers some basic principles governing the granting of injunctions, such as the jurisdiction of the court, the nature of the remedy, and the various types of injunctions.