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Monthly Archives: May 2024
2 ResultsTolling Agreements
by: Jonathan Pellow, May 14, 2024
Limitation periods should always be on the mind of a litigator. Getting caught on the wrong side of a limitation can derail a lawsuit or court application: no matter how strong your case is, if you are out of time, it won’t even get off the ground. Often the first thing a lawyer will do…read more
Capacity to Grant and Revoke Powers of Attorney
by: Karen Watters, May 7, 2024
The validity of powers of attorney can be challenged on the basis that the grantor was incapable when she signed the power of attorney. The requisite capacity to grant a power of attorney for property is set out in s. 8(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, SO 1992, c. 30 (the “SDA”) which provides…read more