Quiz: Municipal Bylaws & Commercial Real Estate
Municipal governments have broad powers to regulate many aspects of commercial operations, including land use and zoning regulations, business licencing, and billboard and signage regulations. Commercial real estate owners need […]
At Phalt? The Road to Compliance in the Paving Industry
In recent months, four European competition agencies have targeted what they are calling “asphalt cartels”, alleging that various road-paving companies in their respective jurisdictions have engaged in price-fixing, collusion, or […]
A new test for boardroom liability; Ontario trying to force directors of bankrupt manufacturer to cover remediation costs at former factory
WeirFoulds partner, Paul Guy is quoted in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Globe and Mail website.
“It becomes about everyone”; Human rights case puts spotlight on migrant workers
WeirFoulds associate Farah Malik is mentioned in this article as the Justicia representative. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Brantford Expositor website.
Retainers and Opening Files
The area of estates and trusts can present practitioners with unique problems, many of which can be avoided or mitigated by taking appropriate measures at the outset of the solicitor-client […]
Shnaider ex-business partner tells court that he was ‘mistaken’ about earlier testimony
WeirFoulds partner, Kenneth Prehogan is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Globe and Mail website.
Didn’t induce Shnaider to invest, ex-partner testifies
WeirFoulds partner, Kenneth Prehogan is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Globe and Mail website.
Russian probe of Shnaider’s ex-partner “unfounded”, court hears
WeirFoulds partner, Kenneth Prehogan is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Globe and Mail website.
Quiz: Impact of Changes in FIT 2.0
Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff program was introduced in 2009, when the province enacted the Green Energy and Green Economy Act as a means to stimulate renewable energy generation and to promote […]
WeirFoulds Ranked Second in Top Ten Ontario Regional Firm Survey
We are thrilled to announce that WeirFoulds has been voted #2 in this year’s Canadian Lawyer Survey for the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms! Canadian Lawyer surveyed lawyers and in-house […]
Prohibited Investments – RRSP/RRIF
This is a follow-up to our Client Update released in December 2012 which included a discussion of the Prohibited Investment (PI) rules in the Income Tax Act. The PI rules […]
WeirFoulds Client Largo Resources Ltd. Recognized
This week marked the 2013 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) international convention. In light of this four-day annual convention that brings together leaders from around the world in […]
In CCS decision, court cements prevent cases in Canada
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.
Sperm Donors Beware: Can you Bank on Your Anonymity?
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has recently held that the offspring of anonymous sperm donors (“donor offspring”) have no constitutionally-protected right to know the identities of their biological […]
Canada wins appeal against merger challenge
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.