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When considering engaging a lawyer when purchasing an investment property the earlier in the process that the lawyer is retained the better. Ideally, the lawyer should be engaged before the Agreement of Purchase and Sale is signed. For large and sophisticated purchases, investors may want to consider having their lawyer...

The situation does occur where a Commercial Tenant continues to occupy the leased premises after the expiry or termination of the original Term of the Lease or at the expiry or termination of any Renewal Period. In commercial tenancy law this is called “Overholding”. A well drafted commercial lease should have...

The importance of having a comprehensively drafted construction agreement for both commercial projects and residential projects should never be overlooked. There is no room for poor drafting or agreements drafted on the “back of a napkin“ if you as the landlord want the process to both go smoothly and to make sure that...