by Suzanne Bemrose | Jan 20, 2015 | Ramblings of a Paralegal
I was in Court last week for a trial and we ended up settling before it started but part of the settlement was an apology. My friend on the other side kindly introduced me to the Apology Act, 2009. What a fantastic piece of legislation! First off it defines what an...
by Suzanne Bemrose | Aug 14, 2014 | Ramblings of a Paralegal
Within our common law there is a principal that states that an engagement ring is part of a contract, or promise to marry. The ring is consideration in that contract. If a man asks a woman to marry him, he will give her a ring. If she accepts...
by Suzanne Bemrose | Jul 4, 2014 | Ramblings of a Paralegal
As some of you may or may not know, I have three kids. They are all under eight years old and love the outdoors. Recently there have been a ton of commercials for kids to join Earth Rangers. So, naturally I have been hounded to do it.I read...
by Suzanne Bemrose | Jun 20, 2014 | Ramblings of a Paralegal
…maybe, maybe not.Once someone contacts me about their matter, the first thing I ask them to do is come in and let me go over all the paperwork and see what exactly is happening and what their choices are. After I review their documents we chat about...
by Suzanne Bemrose | Jun 12, 2014 | Ramblings of a Paralegal
I had a reality check the other day with one of my clients. This was a very confident, established person who was dragged into a court battle.I had told them to meet me at the courthouse, just inside the doors, just past security. I watched them come in...
