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Lines in the Sand: A Case of Adverse Possession from Cottage Country

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Once again, cottage season is upon us—and like the return of the season, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) has returned to the well-settled law of adverse possession, which continues to surface in modern property...more

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The Partition Act: A Powerful Tool for Resolving Jointly Owned Property Disputes

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In the recently released decision of Ross v. Luypaert, 2025 ONCA 236, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed that a co-owner of real estate can compel the sale of jointly owned property under the Partition Act. The only...more

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Can your Neighbour Expropriate your Land? (A Consideration of Remedies for Trespass)

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"This Court accepts that it is very harsh for an owner of land to be forcibly compelled to sell land that they have no desire or wish to sell—this amounts to a private expropriation. This Court also accepts that it is very...more

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Possession is no longer 9/10 of the Law: Alberta Law Abolishes Squatter’s Rights with the Passing of the Property Rights Statutes...

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On December 6, 2022, the Alberta government presented Bill 3, or the Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act (the “Act”). On December 15, 2022, the Act received royal assent. This legislation was brought forth to abolish...more

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