WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provides comment to CBC on human rights complaints pertaining to municipalities not flying Pride flags
On April 27, 2023, WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand, who is a former Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, was interviewed by the CBC’s Allision Devereaux on the human […]
Employers – Proceed with Caution: Ontario Court of Appeal Holds Material Changes to Employment Duties can Void Employment Agreement
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) applied the changed substratum doctrine in refusing to enforce an employment agreement due to material changes in the employee’s […]
Responsabilité des produits au Québec – Quoi de neuf?
Le défaut d’aviser du risque – Saviez-vous que le produit Lysol Advanced peut causer la corrosion? Faites-vous partie des millions de Canadiens qui achètent et utilisent le très populaire produit […]
Product Liability in Quebec – What’s New?
Failure to warn: Did you know Lysol Advanced can cause corrosion? Are you among the millions of Canadians who buy and use the popular blue product Lysol Advanced? Not only […]
WeirFoulds Partner James Kosa provides comment to The Globe and Mail on cryptocurrency fraud
WeirFoulds Partner James Kosa provided comment to Tim Shufelt of The Globe and Mail in an article published on March 14, 2023, entitled “Crypto hype is down, but crypto fraud […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 25 of our lawyers have been recognized in 20 different practice areas in the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
Suing the Crown in Ontario: Special Rules Apply
Any party planning to sue the provincial Crown in Ontario should carefully review the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17 (“CLPA”). The Court of […]
Article by WeirFoulds Partners Jeff Scorgie and Michael Swartz recently cited in Daily Commercial News
“Early Occupancy in Construction Contracts: How does it really Work?”, an installment of the “Here’s the Drill” newsletter authored by Partners Jeff Scorgie and Michael Swartz, was recently cited by […]
The Cost of Stolen Time: B.C. Tribunal Provides Clarity on Employee Time Theft and Cause for Termination
“Time theft” occurs when an employee is paid for time that the employee knowingly did not work. Examples include the alteration of records by an employee to reflect paid time […]
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provides comment to the National Post on human rights complaint
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand provided comment to Tom Blackwell of the National Post in an article published on January 13, 2023, entitled “Gym target of ‘ludicrous’ human-rights complaint for following […]
WeirFoulds partners recognized by Lexpert/ALM in 2023 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that partners Glenn Ackerley, Sandra Astolfo and Lisa Borsook have been listed in the 2023 edition of the Lexpert/American Lawyers Guide to the Leading 500 […]
WeirFoulds Ranked in Novae Res Urbis Top 10 Development Law Firms in GTHA of 2022
WeirFoulds is very pleased to announce that it has been ranked third in Novae Res Urbis‘ (NRU) 24th annual ranking of the top 10 planning and development law firms operating in the […]
WeirFoulds Technology Insights: Canada’s Crackdown on Crypto: An Overview of Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement
On November 21, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a reminder, warning that trading in crypto assets “comes with elevated levels of risk”.[1] The CSA noted that “the value […]
Supreme Court of Canada: Arbitration agreements may be inoperative where ‘chaotic arbitral processes’ would compromise resolution of a receivership
The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC“) recent decision in Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41 (“Peace River“), clarified whether, and in what circumstances, a contractual agreement to arbitrate should […]
Daily Commercial News recaps the second half of “Tools for Success: Season 4”
The fourth season of Tools for Success, a popular series of seminars held by the WeirFoulds Construction Law Practice Group every spring and fall, recently wrapped up after a successful […]