Lockwood Paralegal Firm

The owner of a Toronto property renting his place out on Airbnb quickly learned what a mistake it can be. While Airbnb can be fabulous, there are some horrific experiences as well. Most interesting to us is how Airbnb is dealt with in Condominiums and at the Landlord and Tenant Board. For more information you can contact us. To read about this bad Airbnb experience, click here.

Minimum Wage in Ontario is set to raise come October 1, 2017. The "general workers" will see a raise of .20 per hour, bringing the wage to $11.60. Liquor servers will see their wage raise .20 per hour also, bringing the wage to $10.10. To read more, click here for the Ontario government's website.

A Toronto woman has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal alleging that a bar would not allow her to use the facilities because of a fear she would sue them. Is this a breach of the Human Rights Code? Visit our Human Rights page to review the grounds for a complaint. To read the article, click here.

As previously discussed, paralegals have been given a ringing endorsement in Justice Bonkalo's report (to read the report, click here). Paralegals have been chiming in with their own comments on their inclusion of representation in family court. Marshall Yarmus, a respected paralegal, wrote a column for the Toronto Sun on this topic. To read it, click here.

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear a case on whether police are allowed to search through your text messages. The main question is, do police need a search warrant to sift through your phone? Or, the second you hit the send button all privacy is lost? This is an appeal from R. v. Marakah, which said that all privacy vanishes the second you send a text. To read more on the issue, click here.

A fellow P1 of ours, M Juelann Vander Mark, wrote a great informational piece on the paralegal profession. We wanted to share her thoughts with everyone. Her piece is directly below, let us know what you think. P1s (Paralegals) - *~Piloting you through the shallows~* First of all, “what on earth is a P1?” is the question that I can already hear you asking. Well, a P1 is the Law Society of Upper Canada’s (LSUC) designation for all Licensed Paralegals in Ontario, Canada. The LSUC uses the label of L1 for lawyers. For the record, unlike other provinces in Canada and in the US, the title of paralegal, here in Ontario, is only to be used to describe a post-secondary-educated, legally recognized a

While this article is almost two months old, we have witnessed this type of discrimination time and time again. A young couple, looking to move out of their parents' house for the first time, is denied as tenants due to their age. The couple in the article may have a strong case if the facts as alleged are true. To read the article, click here.

Several defence lawyers are stating that their proposed ideas to speed up the criminal justice system have been "met with silence". In addition, this article states that the province's fixes are simply short term in nature, and are not addressing the major issues. To read more, click here.

The Toronto Star has published a few reader letters regarding the potential for paralegals to appear in family court. To read more, click here.

In an interesting case involving franchising, a former owner of a Dairy Queen franchise must pay Dairy Queen Canada Inc. $8500.00 for the tort of passing off. This BC case, including commentary, can be read here.

Lockwood Paralegal Firm (teaming up with Nathan Korenberg) will be attending the Aurora Street Festival on June 4, 2017. LPF is a proud supporter of the York Region Paralegal Network. For more, visit the YRPN blog post here. To see the Aurora Chamber's website, click here.

Justice Alex Pazaratz gave a honest and factually accurate review of the Legal Aid system in Ontario. Faced with a case that should have never been brought before him, Justice Pazaratz took the opportunity to lay into the controversial system. To read more, click here. To read the full decision on CanLii, click here.

CBC recently had its hit show Marketplace do a report on the authenticity of chicken at fast food restaurants. Subway was by far had the worst results. In retaliation to the report, Subway insists they are set to sue CBC for $210m. To read more, click here.

An extremely interesting case went ahead in Maine regarding a simple missing comma. Yes, the lovable Oxford Comma was missing for a sentence in a contract, leading to a legal dispute. This is why hiring proper legal representation is important. To read more, click here.

OSAP has implemented new rules with respect to how they deal with government loans. In certain situations mature students could receive free tuition. To read more on the updated OSAP rules, click here for a Moneysense article.

The Toronto Star's Martin Regg Cohn wrote an extremely interesting article about the need for paralegals in the quest for access to justice. Debate has already begun on the issue. This is direct follow-up to the Bonkalo report previously blogged about. Martin Regg Cohn's article can be read here.

New reports indicate it will take millenials up to 20 years of savings before they can afford to purchase a house in the GTA. This astonishing research deserves to be looked at. To read this article, click here.

In a report written by chief justice Annemarie Bonkalo, the Judge recommends that the Law Society allow paralegals to represent the public in family law courts. With special training, it is a possibility. To read the Toronto Star article, click here. To read the report, click here.

The Toronto Star ran an exclusive with writer Gordon Pape regarding the potential for the housing market bubble to burst. Read more on this interesting piece here.

U of T law students are tackling the conflict between the USA and Canada involving refugee claimants. The effort is applauded in many legal circles. To read more, click here.