Colin Cuttress - Litigation & Employment Lawyer

11/17/2023

11/04/2023

Contact us today: [email protected]

11/02/2023

https://www.cuttresslaw.com/post/online-severance-calculators-are-not-a-substitute-for-appropriately-tailored-legal-advice?fbclid=IwAR0XE11CytkiUUIp7p4NgYLq0mLgEgSo42QEl_2tK2RNGjJaWQnViM1qSFY

While technocrats sing the siren songs that the arrival of algorithms and artificial intelligence can solve our legal problems, in the world of litigation and employment law, online severance calculators may give terminated employee’s a false appreciation of their common law entitlements upon term...

09/23/2023

Hi Everyone,

The Toronto Star is running an article by me entitled: 'Will Knicks lawsuit be distraction for Raptors'.

It can be found in the Insights section page-IN7 if you are reading a hard copy.

Otherwise, you can find it on the Toronto Star website by searching 'Will Knicks lawsuit be distraction for Raptors' by Colin Cuttress.

11/07/2022

https://www.cuttresslaw.com/post/can-a-director-be-terminated-without-a-shareholder-meeting-in-short-no

Can a director be terminated without a shareholder meeting being called for this purpose? In short, no. This sort of situation involves the intersection between wrongful dismissal and the oppression remedy. The oppression remedy is set out in the Canada Business Corporations Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-...

11/07/2022

https://www.cuttresslaw.com/post/enforcing-foreign-arbitration-awards-and-judgments-in-canada

Obtaining an arbitration award or foreign judgment is not the same as getting paid. Assets are not always created equal. The imagination conjures an image of a plaintiff stoked at obtaining a lucrative arbitral award or foreign judgment, only to learn that the defendant which seemingly operated out....

11/07/2022

My practice offers litigation services in the following areas:

-Wrongful dismissal claims
-Constructive dismissal claims
-Breach of Contract or breach of warranty claims
-Copyright disputes concerning copyright (software) or trademark infringement
-Misrepresentation inducing contract
-Claims for defective workmanship and/or construction work falling below Ontario's Building Code
-Defamation claims
-Breach of agreement of purchase and sale in real estate transactions
-Claims for misrepresentation against realtors and real estate agents for inaccurate details in MLS listings
-Claims against insurance brokers for negligence relating to coverage
-Claims against home inspectors for negligence
-Appeals in the Divisional Court
-Small Claims matters
-Matters involving the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards

Please note, I do not practice personal injury, criminal law, or family law.

If you or someone you know may need a lawyer, we offer an array of billing models, including hourly billing, and a mix of hourly and contingency:

[email protected]

04/12/2022

I handle litigious issues ranging from breach of contract, wrongful dismissal, breach of commercial lease, breach of warranty, post-closing real estate lawsuits, claims against condo corporations, social media libel or slander lawsuits, claims relating to defective workmanship, manufacture defect and design defect matters, as well as my newly expanded area of tax litigation and appeals related to disputing notices of reassessment. I have experience litigating in the Superior Court, Divisional Court, and Small Claims Court, and have a track record of obtaining consistent results for clients. Please note Small Claims increased its jurisdiction up to $35,000 in 2020.

Please note I do not handle litigation matters related to family law or criminal law. Please get in touch for a litigation consultation.

03/19/2022

I am pleased to announce expansion of my litigation practice into the area of tax disputes.

If you received a Notice of Assessment or a Notice of Reassessment and disagree with the CRA---perhaps the CRA has disallowed certain expenses, or ballooned your income, or treated the sale of a non-residence second property as business income rather than capital--the first step is filing a Notice of Objection.

Contact me to inquire about my fees and filing a Notice of Objection which is needed to preserve your rights to appeal to the Tax Court of Canada: [email protected]