Black Future Lawyers Annual Conference 2024
Associate Amaki Otuteye will attend the Black Future Lawyers Annual Conference on Saturday, March 9th, 2024. The BFL Annual Conference is a dynamic and empowering one-day undergraduate conference designed specifically […]
Forum on Land Use Planning 2024 – Cambridge Forums
Co-Managing Partner Denise Baker will serve as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee and a speaker during the Cambridge Forum on Land Use Planning. The forum will be held in Cambridge, […]
2024 CCA Annual Conference – Canadian Construction Association
Partner Glenn Ackerley will attend the Canadian Construction Association’s 2024 CCA Annual Conference as a speaker on Tuesday, March 12 – Friday, March 15. The conference will be held this […]
2024 Spring Conference – International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
Partners Sean Foran and Micah Goldstein will attend the International Right of Way (IRWA) 2024 Spring Conference on Friday, April 12. The conference will be hosted this year in Niagara […]
WeirFoulds welcomes Executive Director & General Counsel Pam Hrick of LEAF for 2024 International Women’s Day celebration
Hosted by the WeirFoulds Women Committee, WeirFoulds’ annual International Women’s Day celebration took place at the firm’s Toronto offices on March 6, 2024. This year the firm had the privilege […]
Architects and Adjudication: How Does This Affect Your Practice? – Ontario Association of Architects
Partner Jeff Scorgie will be the featured speaker during Architects and Adjudication (Under the Ontario Construction Act): How Does This Affect Your Practice?, an online session that will be offered […]
Commercial Litigation Insights:Moffatt v Air Canada: Bot Betrayal and Negligent Misrepresentation
For the most part, waiting to speak to a human customer service representative has become a thing of the past. With the advent of artificial intelligence (“AI”), companies have been […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 27 of our lawyers have been recognized across 17 different practice areas in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
Bilingualism in the Tribunal Settings – does the right to be heard in French include the right to be understood in French? Case Commentary of CSFTNO v Northwest Territories (Education, Culture, and Employment), 2023 SCC 31 [CSFTNO].
In CSFTNO, [1] the Supreme Court of Canada was invited to clarify the scope of French language rights guaranteed under the Charter. Sections 19 and 23 of the Charter provide […]
The Current State of CRA Audits – Ontario Bar Association
Tax lawyer Michael Ding will serve as Program Chair for The Current State of CRA Audits, an online-only Ontario Bar Association Taxation Law program that will be held on Tuesday, […]
Construction Litigation 2024 – The Advocates’ Society
Partner Sandra Astolfo will serve as Program Co-Chair at Construction Litigation 2024, an online-only advocacy program that will be hosted by The Advocates’ Society on Tuesday, May 7th. Attendees will […]
WeirFoulds LLP receives SOC 2 certification for the second consecutive year
WeirFoulds is proud to announce that the firm’s digital security maintenance and data confidentiality processes have been fully certified as SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) compliant for the […]
FACL Conference 2024: Innovate, Inspire, Ignite!
Partner Megan Mah will attend the FACL Conference 2024, which will be hosted by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The theme of this […]
Putting on the Red Sash: A Dialogue With the Bench – Ontario Bar Association
Partner Philip Cho will serve as moderator for “Putting on the Red Sash: A Dialogue With the Bench”, a popular and special dinner program hosted by the Insolvency Law Section […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: Costs in Anti-SLAPP Applications: How much is too much?
Litigants involved in defamation proceedings will be familiar with anti-SLAPP[1] applications, a remedy available in Ontario to defendants under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (CJA)[2] which can […]