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The LPF Blog will begin a series of posting cases that can be helpful to you in understanding the law and winning lawsuits in Small Claims Court. The first case in the series revolves around adjournments in Small Claims Court. Win2 Management Inc. v. Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation

2019 will usher in a number of new laws that will effect Ontarians. Our blog will focus more in depth on specific changes in coming blog posts. For a general overview of the changes, click here. Another valuable article, by Macleans, can be viewed here.

Toronto has been hit by the "taxi scam". Essentially taxi drivers are swapping out people's credit cards and racking up charges. In the case at found here, a woman lost $3600.00 in the scam.

Merriam-Webster, the famed dictionary, released their popular "word of the year". Justice, as in social justice or racial justice, was the winner as it came to the forefront in 2018. To read more, click here.

As of yesterday, new impaired driving laws come into effect. Of note, police are allowed to ask for a breath sample without suspicion of impairment. MADD has released their gratitude over the changes. To read CBC's article on these changes, click here.

Realty has struck for many renters in Toronto. The average rental price is now above $2000.00 per month. This is due to a number of reasons, including changes to the Residential Tenancies Act as well as lower supply/increased demand. To read about this, click here for an article from lowestrates.ca.

The YRP are making a controversial stand on impaired drivers caught in York Region. They announced that all names of people charged, not convicted, will be published. To read more on this, click here.

Beware! As the winter months roll in, car thefts are on the rise, again. CBC did an article on this issue. Click here to read it.