Old joke, but it made for a difficult and expensive lesson in a recent case involving a drywall contractor. FACTS The drywaller verbally agreed to mud and tape about 21,000 square feet at a fixed price per square foot. Unfortunately, the drywaller didn’t see the job site until he arrived to begin work. The boarding…
Now there is a philosophical question! But it is also a legal one. In the law of contracts, “agreements to agree” are not enforceable. However, there are many situations where all terms of an agreement are not or cannot be determined or specified at the time of the original deal, and are left open to…
Often those starting up or otherwise involved in construction businesses do so in partnerships. But rarely is sufficient thought given to the dangers of doing so, as was painfully experienced by an innocent partner in a case decided by the British Columbia Supreme Court recently. FACTS Two architects worked together for years in operating a…
It seems that the Courts have to confront the balancing between religious freedom and the equality claims of gays and lesbians with increasing frequency. Last month, the issue was whether a gay student could bring his boyfriend to the prom at a Catholic school in Ontario. On June 17, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice…
Recent actions by Children’s Aid Society workers in apprehending children from parents of the Aylmer, Ontario, Church of God, has again raised the question, “Do parents have the right to spank their children?” Whether this is a parenting issue or one where religious freedom is called up, court decisions will likely influence how Christian parents…