New Limits on Planning Appeals Treated Seriously
December 29, 2021 By Brian Babcock The Ontario legislature has struggled for years for ways to streamline and simplify the planning process, including appeals, in a way that respects public interest but does not prevent orderly development. Various techniques have been tried: introducing provincial policy statements (PPS) to guide local decision making making compliance mandatory […]
Should You Represent Yourself in Small Claims Court?
December 29, 2021 By Brian Babcock Small Claims Court is intended to be a simple source of access to justice. For decades, that has meant that many, if not most, parties (other than debt collectors) represented themselves. But this idea started when Small Claims were truly small. For much of the province, that meant $400.00. […]