Clause & Effect Newsletter

They Ghosted the Builder (and Paid $142,757 for the Privilege)

Insights from VanderMolen Homes Inc. v. Mani, 2024 ONSC 2617

🚨 Ontario’s Enhanced HST Rebate Just Became Law

Ontario Just Passed Bill 114. Here’s What Realtors Need to Know Now

No Reasons, No Problem: When a Lawyer Approval Condition Needs No Explanation

Insights from Yui v. Yan, 2025 ONCA 410

⏰ Ontario's $130,000 Enhanced HST Rebate Just Became Bill 114

No Paper, No Gift: When a $1.2-Million "Thank You" Came with Strings Attached

Insights from Radlett Holdings Inc. v. Zheng, 2025 ONSC 3807

$100,000, No Deed, Full Ownership: When Cash and Texts Trump the Title Registry

Insights from Crampton v. Lightfoot, 2025 ONSC 3902

Can a Seller Claw Back a Price Reduction? This Builder Did

Insights from Lazy Dolphin Development Inc. v. Pathmanathan, 2025 ONSC 3677

Ten Years of Payments, Zero Ownership: When a Verbal Family Deal Fails the Paper Trail Test

Insights from Chevalier v. Chevalier, 2025 ONSC 4025

No Appraisal, No Proof, No Payday: When Market Data Isn't Enough

Insights from Khanna v. Holzel, 2025 ONSC 3786

Family Home, Fractured Partnership: What Happens When Co-Owners Go to War

Insights from Paul v. Baker, 2025 ONSC 4097

🚨 Emergency Edition: Everyone Is Talking About the HST Rebate. Nobody Is Explaining It.

No Tender, No Revival, No Damages: How a $3-Million Deal Quietly Died

Insights from Nieuwenhuis v. FRP Inc., 2025 ONSC 4275