A single missing guide results in million-dollar mistake for Hamilton condo developer

by admin | Jun 1, 2026 | 2026 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

A ‘quarrel in open court’ over their mother’s remains highlights risks of burial orders in family wills

by admin | May 18, 2026 | 2026 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Her husband bought a $500,000 policy then vanished. Eight years later, the court declared him dead — but was he?

by admin | May 4, 2026 | 2026 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

What happens when the law declares you dead — and then, years later, changes its mind? It sounds like the plot of a mystery novel, but for one Quebec family it became a very real legal nightmare, raising unsettling questions about life, death and the limits of legal...

Family saga highlights why title insurance is a must as judge upholds decision in daughter’s mortgage fraud

by admin | Apr 20, 2026 | 2026 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Even if it is arranged long after the initial purchase, it’s important for all property owners to have title insurance, Bob Aaron writes. An appeal decision of Ontario’s Divisional Court has put an end to a bitter family dispute in which a woman stole the title to her...

New home buyers have just won the HST-rebate lottery. Here’s all you need to know

by admin | Apr 6, 2026 | 2026 Toronto Star Property Law Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

New home buyers have just won the HST-rebate lottery. Here’s all you need to know. It must be like winning the lottery. Any first-time buyer who bought or buys a new home or condo as a principal residence after March 20, 2025 — last year — can look forward to...