Below is a transcript of my interview with Justice Fred Myers of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. I recorded the interview on December 10, 2021. Important notices: no legal advice; no warranties; please see the end of the...
Last year, right after the first wave, I started a Youtube show. The idea was to interview other lawyers on Zoom and post recordings on Youtube. I thought it would work because lawyers had gotten used to Zoom meetings during...
I have taken off the fax number from this website. In Ontario, service by fax under the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Small Claims court was abolished in 2021. We do not accept service by fax or...
Yunusov Law and I as its principal lawyer continue to serve our clients. We have several trials, motions, and applications in the pipeline.
The best thing about 2020 (apart from my wonderful clients) was my new Youtube show.
This is an interesting motion decision out of the Ontario Court of Appeal. The case arose out of a commercial real estate deal that didn’t close. The buyer successfully sued for specific performance and obtained a vesting order to enforce...
A great decision by Faieta J. in today’s ORs: http://canlii.ca/t/j2lr7
Jurisdiction: Canada and Ontario (this post is only to facilitate discussion with lawyers and is not legal advice).
Clients like solicitors. Solicitors draft contracts and set up companies. They move deals forward. When clients think of lawyers, they usually think of solicitors, not of litigators. Litigators are for troubled times, and those are rare. It’s not to say...
Lawyers work in mysterious ways. But you can choose a better one if you follow some kind of system. Many people or companies need commercial litigation lawyers only once or twice in their lifetimes and usually when the stakes are...
TL;DR version: work less.
NEW: Watch interviews with litigators on The Yunusov Question!
TV shows spread a false notion of a civil litigator: a big mouth who makes passionate speeches in court a lot. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you know the three stages of a civil lawsuit, it’s easy...
If you want to hire a lawyer, you must understand what a retainer is. This word can have at least three meanings: money, a relationship, and an agreement. All of them are important. Ask your lawyer to read this blog...
Why would anyone want to go to court and sue someone? The first thing that comes to mind is money. People want compensation. This is a good reason but did you know that one thing the courts cannot guarantee is...