When Shareholders Stop Aligning: Disputes in Closely Held Companies and the Path to Resolution
Closely held companies can unravel when shareholders disagree on money or control. Learn how governing documents and legal remedies shape resolution and separation.
Serious Injury and LTD Benefits: Responding to Skepticism, Denials, and Documentation Gaps
People with serious injuries are often denied LTD benefits. Learn how insurers assess disability, what evidence matters, common denial reasons, and how to respond.
When Capacity Is in Question: Personal-Care POAs & Guardianship for Older Adults in Ontario
When capacity is disputed, families need clarity on Ontario personal-care POAs, guardianship, and CCB processes. Learn the standards, evidence, and outcomes.
When a Will Leaves You Without Support: Dependant’s Relief Claims in Ontario
A valid Ontario will can still leave dependants without support. Learn who can claim dependant’s relief, what evidence matters, key timelines, and likely outcomes.
Employee vs. Contractor in Ontario: Misclassification That Won’t Survive Scrutiny
Businesses often use contractor models for speed: quick onboarding, flexible hours, project-based work, and simplified payroll. The issue is that Ontario law does not treat labels as determinative. The question is whether the relationship functions, in substance, like employment.
Production & Distribution Agreements: Control, Approvals, and Pay-Through Risk
Many creative projects stall for reasons that never appear in a pitch deck. A deal can look “standard” and still drain value if it transfers practical control over key decisions or inserts payment mechanics that delay or dilute revenue to the people who built the project.
Maintained Status & Restoration in Canada: Regaining Your Footing After a Missed Immigration Deadline
Falling out of status can jeopardize your ability to work or study, create gaps that complicate future applications (including permanent residence), and raise issues of non‑compliance.
Creator & Artist Contracts: Untangling Ownership, Royalties & Reversion
Most creator and artist disputes trace back to one reality: people negotiate money first and discover control later. In a music or creator agreement, the grant-of-rights clause often determines who can exploit the work, license it to others, change it, enforce it, and collect revenue from it.
Ontario Consent & Capacity Board (CCB): When It Applies, Rights, Evidence & Outcome
Learn when the CCB applies in Ontario, what your rights are at a hearing, what evidence matters, and what outcomes and appeals look like.
Pace Law Firm Recognized at West Hill Community Awards 2025
On Friday, December 5, 2025, West Hill Community Association hosted its Community Awards 2025: Celebrate West Hill event, an evening dedicated to recognizing the people and organizations that support residents in the neighbourhood.