Legal Pulse Newsletter
39th BILD Awards - Ed Sorbara and Great Gulf are among the Big Winners
Leor Margulies, Real Estate Partner, and Tara Welat, Senior Real Estate Associate, were in attendance at the 39th BILD Awards held at the Universal Event Space on May 3, 2019. Ed Sorbara, Principal and CEO of the Sorbara Group, an established and well-respected commercial and residential land developer and home builder in the GTA, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his service in the industry, BILD and the community.
"What I think really defines Edward is the man he is and the way he contributes to industry efforts, never being afraid to tell it like it is and always in the context of what is best for the Greater Toronto Area, David Wilkes, CEO of BILD.
Congratulations Ed!!
Pre-construction sale cancellations: What are the options?
April 11, 2019 - By David A. Taub
What can a purchaser do when their agreement to purchase a pre-construction condominium unit is cancelled? This affects condo investors, or landlords, that buy multiple new units to lease out.
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Real reasons for high cost of Toronto housing: All in the Numbers
April 10, 2019 - Published in Lawyer's Daily by Leor Margulies
In my first two articles on this subject I offered four reasons why housing is so expensive in the Greater Toronto Area. Here are the remaining elephants in the affordable housing room.
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This is the third part of a three-part series. Read part one here and part two here.
Masters denied judges' 'enhanced powers' -
April 2, 2019 - Published in Law Times with David Taub
Masters hearing Construction Lien Act cases do not have the same enhanced powers of authority as a judge, Justice Edward Belobaba said in a March 14 decision.
In R & V Construction v. Baradaran, 2019 ONSC 1551, Belobaba set aside a master's order, which had ruled in favour of the plaintiff and awarded the plaintiff more than $78,000. The case, a dispute about a 2016 home renovation project between plaintiff R & V Construction Management Inc. and defendant Manoucher Baradaran, should have proceeded with a trial, Belobaba wrote in the decision.
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Judging by the reaction, the federal government caught more than a few people by surprise with their new housing incentive plan in Tuesday's budget. Thats the plan that provides a shared equity loan to first-time home buyers. Some people think its a great way to get young people into homes, others are warning that its going to cause a housing bubble.
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The duality faced by female lawyers
February 4, 2019 - By Barbara Green
Can female lawyers have it all in 2019? Its a good question. The fact that we are still asking it in 2019 says that were not out of the woods yet, but we are farther along the road to a better work-life balance than we were in prior years.
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The duality faced by female lawyers
February 4, 2019 - By Barbara Green
Can female lawyers have it all in 2019? Its a good question. The fact that we are still asking it in 2019 says that were not out of the woods yet, but we are farther along the road to a better work-life balance than we were in prior years.
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The duality faced by female lawyers
February 4, 2019 - By Barbara Green
Can female lawyers have it all in 2019? Its a good question. The fact that we are still asking it in 2019 says that were not out of the woods yet, but we are farther along the road to a better work-life balance than we were in prior years.
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LEGAL PULSE - FALL 2018
In this Fall 2018 issue:
Major Land Sale at Gerrard and Jarvis Street, Toronto
Holland Park Garden Centre in Burlington
Lawyer Videos
We want you to get to know us! Who are our lawyers?
Robins Appleby has launched a series of videos highlighting our lawyers and why they are the top experts in their fields.
Lawyers Write
'The Times They Are A-Changin'
Modernization of the Construction Act
NIMBYism and politics: a bad combination
ByLeor Margulies - Click Here to read more ►
The Problem with Inclusionary Zoning Regulation
ByTara Welat - Click Here to read more ►
GTA Builders Under Siege
ByLeor Margulies - Click Here to read more ►
Lawyers Speak
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association, October 26/27, 2018
Our Lawyers
Interview with Charlie Kim, Business Lawyer
Legal Pulse - Summer 2018
In this month's issue:
Northam Canadian Commercial Property Fund II Acquisition
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Tax Cuts are Great! ... Except When they Increase Your Taxes by Arin Klug
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Builder Bites Newsletter - “Tarion's Adventure into Residential Condominium Conversion” & “The Lawyer: GTA Builders Under Siege” by Leor Margulies
John Fox's and Tara Welat's Speaking Engagements
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament 2018
Interview with Charlie Kim, Business Lawyer
Legal Pulse - Spring 2018
In this month's issue:
$40M Land Financing Church Street and Wellesley Street East, Toronto
- IRS Announces Closure of Voluntary Disclosure Program by Arin Klug
- Overview of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the Context of Private M&A Transactions
by Charlie Kim
Our Lawyers
Interview with Heela Donsky Walker
Legal Pulse - Fall 2017
In this month's issue:
Milliken Crossing: 5631 - 5671 Steeles Avenue East, Scarborough
Lawyers feed the hungry program
Introducing Heela Donsky Walker
Interview with Zale Skolnik
Legal Pulse - Summer 2017
In this month's issue:
Iconic One Bloor Street East Condominium Commences Closings
Beating the Mortgagees to the Money By Robert Choi
The Right Fit By Barbara Green interviewed by Ted McIntyre
Changes Coming to CRA's Voluntary Disclosures Program by Arin Klug
Introducing Jonathan Preece
Interview with Ladislav Kovac
Legal Pulse Big Deals 2017
In this month's issue:
Sale of Motorcade Industries Limited
Legal Pulse Finance Deals 2017
In this month's issue:
Retirement Home Financing
Low Rise Servicing and House Construction Financing
Mid/High-Rise Construction Financing
Land Acquisition Financing
Legal Pulse - November 2016
In this month's issue:
Flagship Retail Property at One Bloor Street East Sold by Great Gulf to First Capital Realty
Setting Up Your Business
Mergers and Acquisitions
So You Want to be a Condo Developer
Evolutions vs. Traditions
Introducing Aaron Rosenberg
Interview with Ellad Gersh
Legal Pulse - June 2016
In this month's issue:
Acquisition of Market Square, Toronto
2016 Doing Business in Canada
Interview with Tara Welat
Legal Pulse - April 2016
In this month's issue:
85 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Litigation Group Successfully Challenges "Discriminatory" Dress Code
Interview with Robert Choi
Legal Pulse - January 2016
In this month's issue:
RBC Meadowvale Campus
Collier Centre Project acquired by Fortress
Finally Launched!
Legal Pulse - November 2015
In this month's issue:
Acquisition of King James Place
Litigation Group Emerges Victorious from a Five-Week Trial
Introducing Zale Skolnik
Interview with Errol H. Tenenbaum
Litigation Group Emerges Victorious from a Five-Week Trial
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Litigation Group Emerges Victorious from a Five-Week Trial
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Litigation Group Emerges Victorious from a Five-Week Trial
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Litigation Group Emerges Victorious from a Five-Week Trial
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Legal Pulse - June 2015
In this month's issue:
El-Ad Group (Canada) Inc. and Robins Appleby LLP Complete the Closing of the Dream Tower, Emerald City.
Tax Planning in Estate of Flux
Errol H. Tenenbaum and Barbara Green Become Partners of Robins Appleby LLP
Interview with
Barbara Green
Tax Planning in Estate of Flux
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Legal Pulse - January 2015
In this month's issue:
$268 Million Harbour Plaza Residences Construction Loan Facility Completed
$32 Million Residential Apartment Buildings Sale
City of London: Housing Development Corporation
Over 1,000 Units Closed in Emerald City I, Emerald City II and MYC in 2014
Robins Appleby LLP represents BILD in acquisition of Toronto Area Home Shows
$268 Million Harbour Plaza Residences Construction Loan Facility Completed
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City of London: Housing Development Corporation
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Legal Pulse - December 2014
In this month's issue:
2014 Robins Appleby LLP World Invitational Clubbish Tournament
Robins Appleby LLP represents Arsandco Investments Limited, in connection with sale of a city block, for $87.5 million
The Ontario Court of Appeal Rules in Favour of Elcarim Inc.
So You Want to Be a Tenant – Prudent Searches for Lease Due Diligence
Interview with Leor Margulies
Legal Pulse - May 2014
In this month's issue:
Robins Appleby LLP Completes Cloud 9 and Wallace Walk Condominium Financings
Section 56.4 of the Income Tax Act: New Rules Relating to Restrictive Covenants
Interview with Gerry Taub
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