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Our client on appeal was convicted at trial even though identification of the offending driver had not been established by the evidence presented by the prosecutor. My written arguments were [...]

The Ontario government has made recent amendments that take effect September 1, 2021 to the Residential Tenancies Act as follows (from the Social Justice Tribunal of Ontario Website) Amendments [...]

The courts of Ontario have moved almost completely to conducting all hearings to virtual platforms. The vast majority are conducted by ZOOM. SW Legal Services PC paralegals have extensive [...]

The Ontario government has made increased penalties to all convictions for Driving With Handheld Device under s.78.1 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. If you are convicted for driving while [...]

Have you just finished your education to become a paralegal? Are you looking for some new career opportunities as a paralegal in law firms? If so, you might want to take a note of your overall [...]

There’s so much to learn from a published decision… A recently published Small Claims Court decision not only guides the public and legal professionals about how judges apply the law to a claim [...]

Formerly Bill 124, the Rental Fairness Act, 2017 passed the 3rd and final reading in the Legislature and received Royal assent on May 30, 2017. The new law is effective retroactively to April 20, [...]

It’s the time of year when a homeowner’s thoughts turn to renovation and landscaping projects. Nothing fills the dockets of Small Claims Courts throughout Ontario like disputes arising from these [...]

Every day while sitting in court , I over hear the prosecutor talking to a member of the public about their driving charges.  How could you not? The room is small and the prosecutors tend to have [...]

Spring has officially arrived and so has the warmer temperatures.  With an up and down winter that saw a lot of snow in some places and virtually nothing south of the GTA, we are glad to say good [...]