A Rose by Any Other Name: Federal Government Announces New Targeted COVID-19 Rent Support Measures
(Originally published on November 9, 2021, updated on November 30, 2021) Please note that all of the information contained herein is based on a bill introduced to Parliament by the […]
WeirFoulds litigators recognized in 2021 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation
Congratulations to our six litigators who have been recognized in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation. The publication features Lexpert-ranked lawyers who work in litigation in Canada and abroad. Our […]
Peter Jacobsen discusses the unwarranted inclusion of journalists in civil injunctions in The Globe and Mail
Peter Jacobsen, WeirFoulds Partner and expert litigator in our Media & Defamation Practice Group, authored an opinion piece in the November 24, 2021 issue of The Globe and Mail. He […]
WeirFoulds recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2021
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners and consulting […]
WeirFoulds welcomes associate Charles Lund to the Municipal Law Practice Group
WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome Charles Lund as an Associate to the firm’s Municipal Law Practice Group. Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Charles completed his articling term with a full-service regional […]
Irresponsible Comments and Extraordinary Remedies: A Review of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Decision in Soliman v Bordman
Overview In Soliman v Bordman, 2021 ONSC 7023, Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted summary judgement against Daniel Bordman for making defamatory statements against Walied Soliman, a prominent […]
WeirFoulds named as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms by The Globe and Mail
WeirFoulds is thrilled to announce that we have been named in The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms 2022 list in the area of Dispute Resolution (Litigation, Arbitration & […]
The Right to be Heard
The Right to be Heard [1] There is a very poignant scene in the 1988 film The Accused[2] in which Jodie Foster’s character, Sarah Tobias, is lying in a hospital […]
Partner Raj Anand receives the 2021 SOAR Medal
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner Raj Anand has received the 2021 Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (“SOAR”) Medal. SOAR is a non-government, non-partisan organization of agency chairs, […]
Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosure: The CSA Releases Proposed National Instrument 51-107 – Open for Comment
In the latest and most significant step to date in the push towards transparent, reliable and comparable climate-related disclosure in Canada’s capital markets, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published Proposed […]
Never Really Over: The Supreme Court Revisits Publication Bans Post Judgment
In the immortal words of Katy Perry, “just because it’s over doesn’t mean it’s really over.” At least when it comes to publication bans. In its recent decision Canadian Broadcasting Corp. […]
WeirFoulds welcomes five new associates
WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome five new associates to the firm in the following practice areas: Abby Benattar – Technology & Intellectual Property Law Abby is an associate in the […]