Accommodation issue shows human rights principles are working
The intense public discussion about a student accommodation issue at York University has provoked comments from politicians, academics and many others, including the professor who turned down the request. A […]
The case for ladies only
Lisa Borsook is featured in The case for ladies only, a Canadian Lawyer magazine cover story. Click here to read the entire article. In their book Breaking Through: Tales from […]
Congratulations to Hilary Book and Michael Dolphin, our newest partners
WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce Hilary Book and Michael Dolphin have been admitted to the partnership. Hilary practises civil and commercial litigation. Her experience includes acting in shareholder disputes, […]
Spilling secrets: The end of confidentiality in offshore financial centres
The Cayman Islands, Nevis and the British Virgin Islands (“BVI“) bring to mind images of turquoise waters, white sand beaches and offshore bank accounts and corporations where the super wealthy stash […]
Leadership Perspective Roundup: Amanda Lang
Our last leadership perspectives event of 2013 featured Amanda Lang; bestselling author, award-winning journalist and senior business correspondent for CBC News, in which she reflected on the critical connection between […]
The Leadership Perspective Roundup with Amanda Lang
Our last leadership perspectives event of 2013 featured Amanda Lang; bestselling author, award-winning journalist and senior business correspondent for CBC News, in which she reflected on the critical connection between […]
Proceedings involving the OSC: 10 Things Every Dealer Should Know
Complying with regulatory obligations under securities law is a top priority for exempt market dealers (“EMDs”) across Ontario who want to avoid proceedings involving the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC” or […]
Opportunities and Risk
This year WeirFoulds ranked #2 in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms survey, conducted by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. The top 10 Ontario regional law firms see possibilities in this era […]
Eighth annual InHouse/ACC general counsel roundtable on law department management: Regulatory and compliance pressures in-house
In the final video from the InHouse/Association of Corporate Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss how they approach working with […]
Eighth annual InHouse/ACC general counsel roundtable on law department management: Controlling external legal costs
In the third of four videos from the InHouse/Association of Corporate Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss how they approach […]
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada
Twenty-one WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized by their colleagues in an annual peer-review survey and named to the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, one of the most […]
Eighth Annual InHouse/ACC general counsel roundtable on law department management: Making the business case to add lawyers in-house
In the second of four videos from the InHouse/Association of Corporate Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown, the participants discuss how they make the business case to add […]
Eighth Annual InHouse/ACC general counsel roundtable on law department management: Succession planning
In the first of four videos from the InHouse/Association of Corporate Counsel general counsel roundtable, moderated by Jennifer Brown and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP, the participants discuss their views on […]
OSC Finds Mining Disclosure Misses the Mark
On June 27, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) published OSC Staff Notice 43-705 Report on Staff’s Review of Technical Reports by Ontario Mining Issuers, which sets out the […]
Facts or Fiction? Dispelling the Myths about the Bundling of Construction Projects
Project bundling combining a number of smaller projects into one larger project under a single contract as a method of delivering projects has recently been getting a lot of attention […]