Articles 2025

As of April 29th, 2020, 79 per cent of all deaths in Canada from COVID-19 occurred in seniors’ and long-term care homes. This article takes a critical look at why long-term care facilities were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and what the future hold for the residents and staff of Ontario’s 600 long-term care facilities.

Undue influence can be difficult to detect in a regular face-to-face client meeting. Detecting such influences through video conferencing may be even more challenging. It is therefore important to adapt to current norms and develop processes and steps to help determine if undue influence is at play in all situations. Following is a helpful checklist fo use during virtual/digital meetings or video conference calls with clients or potential clients.

A look at how COVID-19 impacts substitute healthcare decisions.

As baby boomers enter the final stage of their working lives, ageism in the workplace has become increasingly pervasive. Significant demographic and legislative changes have resulted in an overall increase in age discrimination cases.

A comprehensive look at what factors parties should consider when mediating a guardianship matter.

Medical Assistance in Dying (“MAID”), (formerly called physician- or doctor-assisted suicide), is a topic that has captivated the Canadian public since Sue Rodriguez and her brave, emotional challenge all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in the early 1990s. A look at the current state of the law and what the future holds.

A summary of the Minister of Seniors Mandate Letter includes creating a national definition of elder abuse.

Some helpful tips for how to address and work with section 3 counsel.

A look at "grey divorces" and the unique set of challenges they present

Since contesting the validity of a marriage on the ground of incapacity is an imperfect approach, there is a need to explore other potentially available rights and remedies to react to what is actually happening in today’s society. This article considers other grounds upon which a court has the jurisdiction to set aside a predatory marriage as a nullity and also to remedy the wrongs caused by a predator spouse.