A lawsuit has been filed against Havergal College, a prestigious girls private school, after having expelled a seven-year-old girl because her father complained that she was bullied. Read more…...
Bullying lawsuit highlights lack of oversight for Ontario’s private schools
Rogerson Law Group has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit centred on bullying at Havergal College in Toronto. A former deputy minister of education for the province says a startling lack of oversight...
Hague Convention Applications and Consent
There are many families living in Canada with international roots. It’s not at all uncommon to have families where one parent is from one country and the other from somewhere else....
The Importance of Having A Will
Martin was 56 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. A successful oil company executive, he had married his glamorous wife when he was thirty. She was ten years younger than him and had briefly...
Spousal and Child Support: conduct and retroactive awards
Disputes involving financial matters on divorce, such as spousal support and child support, are a potential source of much stress and heartache, but cooperation between the parties makes the path of r...
Why Make A Will?
As the saying goes: “Nothing in life is certain – except death and taxes”. To this, we would add: “If you don’t make a Will, your assets may not be sufficiently protected when you die.” ...
Trusts – Asset Protection & Bankruptcy Law
By Andrew Rogerson LLB (Hons) TEP Historically, trusts evolved as a means of protecting assets. This was achieved by having another trusted person hold legal title of assets on behalf of (or in trust ...
How powerful is an estate trustee?
An estate trustee (executor) is the true owner of a property of which he is trustee and, therefore, can effectively act like the true owner, according to a ruling that has been greeted with dismay in ...
Increase in estate litigation
Litigation surrounding wills and estates has increased in recent years, causing misery for already grieving relatives, and resulting in major costs consequences for the parties involved. The estate li...