Straight Law Cocktail - with Rob and Tyler

Rob and Tyler talk about the difficult balance between an effective response to COVID and not ignoring the very real concerns arising over personal freedom. This isn't Russia, is it?

Rob and Tyler talk about the frustration of dealing with unreasonable lawyers, and whether or not "getting into it" is every a good idea.

Lawyers working to be authentic. Is it even possible? Rob and Tyler discuss the challenge of checking our egos and showing a little humility now and again, and how that might even help us be better lawyers and healthier people.

This past month the Ontario Court of Appeal in Climans v. Latner directed a man to pay over $50,000.00 in alimony to a woman he had ostensibly been dating for an extended period of time, while maintaining separate residences.

Rob and Tyler discuss this decision and the concept of "Palm Tree Justice" in relation to that decision... for those not familiar with this term, per the Chambers Dictionary: palm tree justice (uncountable) (law, derogatory) A pragmatic approach to justice that is entirely discretionary and transcends legal rights or precedent, enabling the court to make such order as it thinks fair and just in the circumstances of the case.

Oddly enough, there is some debate on this point - and Tyler and Rob talk about the challenge of being a decent person AND a decent lawyer.

Tyler and Rob explain how NOT to pay them money you would rather use for yourselves by settling your own property division claims.

Tyler talks about an incredibly frustrating experience in fighting against systemic inertia - where the Provincial Court, designed, allegedly, to be "the people's court - seems anything but.

Rob and Tyler talk about life before being lawyers and how that perspective is important to do their job as opposed to allowing themselves to become some sort of alien/human hybrid.

Today's talk is about how to not share things with your partner.

More specifically, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and protecting "exemptions" from Family Property claims.

Rob and Tyler take a break from pointing out the shortcomings of our justice system, and talk about why it's important that we believe in it's potential.