Case Law Update: Aguas v Rivard Estate
Civil procedure Dismissal order Test to set aside
Case Law Update: Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham
Constitutional Law Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Discrimination
Case Law Update: Gagliano v Gomery and the Attorney General (Canada)
Administrative Law Natural Justice Bias Public Inquiries
Case Law Update: Her Majesty the Queen (Ex Rel City of Toronto) v Andrade
(Ontario Court of Justice, released September 15, 2011) Provincial Offences Act Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 11(b) Part I Offences Unreasonable Delay The question of constitutionally tolerable delay […]
Case Law Update: Rondel v Robinson Estate
Estates Interpretation of a Will Admissible Evidence
Litigation Update – September 2011
Six case law updates released between June and September 2011.
Eighteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to the 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Eighteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one of the most […]
Partner David Wingfield seconded to Competition Bureau Legal Services
Partner David R. Wingfield has joined the Competition Bureau Legal Services.
Estoppel Certificates: Avoiding Liability for Another Owner’s Debts
Purchasers should note the importance of obtaining estoppel certificates as illustrated by Toronto Kosher Inc. v. Windward Drive Holdings Inc.
The judicial mediation debate
The Ontario Bar Association forms a Judicial Mediation Taskforce in response to Justice W.K. Winkler’s call to chart the future role of judicial mediation.
The Role of the Ontario Municipal Board in Human Rights Issues
Human rights issues emerging from the land use planning process (Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario v Waterloo).
Crombie broke election rules?
Former Mississauga MP could be the subject of a Municipal Elections Act investigation.
Polling exposes Elections Act hole: expert; Gauged popularity; ‘You want to go in so you can win’: Mississauga MP
Did former Mississauga-area Liberal MP Bonnie Crombie violate elections law?
Timely Tax Returns Should be a Top Priority
Rosenberg Estate v. Canada (National Revenue) a cautionary reminder that every effort should be made to file tax returns on time.
Proposed Mandatory Energy Conservation Planning for Public Agencies
A proposed regulation under Ontario’s Green Energy Act, 2009 would require public agencies to report their annual energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission.