ON Solicitor Exam case studies
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The Ontario Solicitor Examination is one of the two licensing examinations administered through the Law Society of Ontario's licensing process for lawyers. Candidates typically write it alongside the Barrister Examination; the solicitor paper tests the transactional and advisory side of practice rather than courtroom advocacy. The ON Solicitor Exam case studies are 6 cases and about 3,814 words.
1The Rule 49 Offer That Expired by Ambiguity
Your client, a commercial tenant, was sued in Ontario Superior Court for 180,000 in unpaid rent and repairs. Six weeks before trial, the landlord's counsel served a Rule 49 offer to settle for 95,000, 'open for acceptance until 5:00 p.m.
653 words, about 3 min2The Agreement of Purchase and Sale With a Financing Condition That Never Firmly Failed
Your clients signed an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for a resale house in Ottawa at 865,000, with a 40,000 deposit held in trust by the listing brokerage. The APS contained a financing condition 'satisfactory to the Buyer in the Buyer's sole discretion,' waivable by written notice, with a firm date of five business days after acceptance.
670 words, about 3 min3The Oppression Claim Against a 50/50 Corporation
Two shareholders, A and B, each hold 50% of a Ontario business corporation that operates a chain of three fitness studios. The articles and unanimous shareholders' agreement provide that A is the sole director and that 'material decisions require unanimous shareholder approval.' Over 18 months, A caused the corporation to pay 260,000 in consulting fees to a company A controls, without shareholder approval, and caused the corporation to lease a fourth studio at above-market rent from A's spouse.
651 words, about 3 min4The Will With a Suspicious Drafting and an Unclear Residue
Your client's mother died leaving a will prepared by the mother's nephew, a paralegal, two years before death. The will leaves the house to the client, 50,000 to a charity, and 'the residue to be divided equally among my children.' The mother had three children: the client, a daughter who predeceased her leaving two children, and a son who is alive.
646 words, about 3 min5The Constructive Dismissal With a Forced Return-to-Office
Your client is a senior account manager employed for nine years at a Toronto marketing firm, earning 135,000 plus a discretionary bonus that has averaged 18,000 annually. During the pandemic she worked remotely full-time with the employer's express written approval.
622 words, about 3 min6The Consumer Proposal That Competes With a Bankruptcy
Your client is an individual with 210,000 in unsecured debt: 120,000 in credit cards, 60,000 in a personal guarantee of a failed business lease, and 30,000 in a judgment obtained by a former supplier. He owns a home with 90,000 equity, a vehicle worth 12,000 (exempt to 7,000 in Ontario), and RRSPs of 45,000.
572 words, about 3 min