Legal System
The doctrine of stare decisis is the guardian of the development of stable general principles of law. The phrase “stare decisis” is the abbreviation of a longer Latin phrase which means “to stand by decisions and not to disturb settled matters.” The doctrine is a...
Legal System
The Ontario Human Rights Code is one of the earliest human rights codes in Canada. It goes back a few decades now but in June 2008 major changes were made to it to more effectively provide a human rights system in Ontario. The system now contains three essential...
Leases
A commercial lease creates a legal relationship between a landowner, the landlord or lessor, and a business person, the tenant or lessee, to rent premises for a business purpose. The lease itself is often a lengthy, single-spaced document on legal size paper setting...
Land Disputes
Purchasers of land in Haliburton situated on water are fully aware that the public has the right to use the water in front of their lands. This legal right arises from a reservation in the first deed. When the Crown initially conveys land to an original owner (the...
Land Disputes
If you own waterfront property to the shoreline, you are a riparian owner, meaning you own the bank (“ripa”) of the lake to the water’s edge. But where is the water’s edge in Haliburton? There is a high water mark in the spring and a low water mark in the fall. The...
