Utilities Prior to closing, your solicitor will advise tax, water, hydro and gas of the change of ownership at the closing date. You may also wish to contact each company to set up your account (i.e. payment schedule). It is your responsibility to contact telephone, cable, satellite, and surveillance and…
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What are the main purposes of having a will? To appoint a person or person to efficiently manage your assets/business after your death and to carry out your wishes “executor”; To distribute your assets as you think best and to provide for the welfare of your family; To avoid or…
JP Zubec successfully sought an early dismissal of an Application filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, when he represented a community health centre and two of its executives, who were all Respondents to the Application, which was filed by a former employee: Colbeck v. Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre,…
Incorrectly believing she had contracted tuberculosis, an employee informed her employer of her condition and was dismissed by her employer shortly afterwards. JP Zubec successfully represented the employee before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The Tribunal confirmed that the protections under the Ontario Human Rights Code extend to people…
An examination for discovery is an important part of almost every civil lawsuit. It is not a trial but rather a pre-trial process at which lawyers for each of the parties questions other parties or their employees, under oath, about the matters involved in the lawsuit. The questions and answers…
JP Zubec successfully represented a Master’s Degree student at the University of Ottawa by applying to the Divisional Court of Ontario for an order quashing a decision of the University of Ottawa Senate Committee. The decision resulted in the student’s forced withdrawal from a Master’s Degree Program. The Divisional Court,…