Author Archives: Eric Grigg
What’s Oppression Got to Do With It?
Everything, as it turns out. Wilfred v. Dare is a cautionary tale of the consequences of forgetting that the OBCA does not provide for a ‘no fault’ corporate divorce. Does your shareholder agreement provide otherwise? You might want to check.
Section 4 of the Interest Act or: When 2 x 12 = 5
It is not uncommon to see invoices or purchase orders that provide for interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2 per cent per month with nothing written about the rate of interest per year. The assumption being that anyone with a basic facility with arithmetic understands that this means that interest is payable
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No Unjust Enrichment For You!: Yorkwest Plumbing Supply Inc. v. Nortown Plumbing (1998) Ltd.
Can you join an unjust enrichment claim with your construction lien claim in the same action? The Court of Appeal thinks not, though the Divisional Court was not so categorical.
You expect a construction lien action, by its very name, to assert a contractor/subcontractor’s statutory right, under the Construction Lien Act, to relief against an