Apr 17, 2013Lawyer Frank Walwyn to receive Alexander award WeirFoulds partner, Frank Walwyn is featured in this article on being the recipient of the Lincoln Alexander Award. Click here for the complete article.
Apr 16, 2013Antrim Truck Centre: Supreme Court Restores Compensation Award For New Highway Construction Where no land is actually taken from landowners, when is a public authority liable to pay compensation for the construction of public works? In Antrim Truck Centre…
Apr 15, 2013To Be Or Not To Be? The Question of the Exclusion of Trust Property Upon Marriage Breakdown Ludmer v Ludmer 2013 ONSC 784 is a case that dealt with, among other things, the exclusion of trust property in a net family property calculation upon…
Apr 12, 2013Didn’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.
Apr 11, 2013Russian 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.
Apr 5, 2013Quiz: 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…
Apr 4, 2013WeirFoulds 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…
Mar 28, 2013Constructing Ontario – How Ontario is Being Shaped for the Future WeirFoulds partner Glenn Ackerley, is featured as part of the ‘panel of experts’ in Constructing Ontario, How Ontario is Being Shaped for the Future – Exploring the…
Mar 25, 2013Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal Endorses a Forward-Looking Approach to Prevention of Competition WeirFoulds Partner Ralph Kroman on Canada’s Broader Anti-Spam Law: US Communications are at Risk.
Mar 18, 2013Frank Walwyn Receives Lincoln Alexander Award WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Frank Walwyn is the 2013 recipient of the Law Society’s Lincoln Alexander Award. This award was established by the Law…
Mar 12, 2013Prohibited 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.…
Mar 11, 2013Project Finance Latin American Mining Deal of the Year 2012 – Congratulations Largo Resources Ltd. WeirFoulds congratulates its client Largo Resources Ltd. for being awarded Project Finance Magazine’s Latin American Mining Deal of the Year 2012. The deal was unique as it…
Mar 8, 2013Consolidation of Ontario’s Electricity Distribution Sector Background The Province’s Distribution Sector Review Panel has issued a Report recommending major changes in the electricity distribution sector. If carried out, the recommendations will have significant…
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…
Feb 28, 2013Meaford loses $617,000 appeal; Court of Appeal upholds judgment over costs in Georgian Beach road allowance case WeirFoulds partner Bruce Engell is mentioned in this article and represents one of the Georgian Beach residents in this matter before the courts. Please click here to…
Quiz: New Rules for Director Elections This quiz gives the answers to some situations public companies may have to navigate under new rules for director elections aimed at improving corporate governance. Download the…
Feb 26, 2013In 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.
Feb 15, 2013Cancana Announces Strategic Plan to Spin Off of Its Gold and Diamond Assets and Sets Date for the Annual Meeting of Its Shareholders WeirFoulds’ Rajeev Dewan has been retained as Cancana’s Canadian capital markets legal advisor. Click here for the complete article.
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…
Feb 12, 2013Canada 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.
Feb 11, 2013Georgina mayor exonerated in lawsuit probe WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is the integrity commissioner for the Town of Georgina as referenced in this article. Please click here to read the article by…
Feb 4, 2013Testing the Foundations: Six Lessons from the Competition Bureau’s Investigation into the Construction Industry Last week, the media released a 50-page search warrant application that the Competition Bureau filed with the Court in March, 2012. In its application, the Bureau alleges…
Feb 1, 2013Summit Industrial Income REIT Issues $30M of Units and Enters into $32M Bank Financing On September 27, 2012, Summit Industrial Income REIT completed the issuance approximately $30 million of units in a private placement together with a debt financing of up…
An open of shut case? Ontario Ombudsman Annual Report addresses municipal meetings in Sunshine Law This article was written by WeirFoulds partner emeritus George H. Rust-D’Eye.
Jan 30, 2013Georgina integrity commissioner costs capped at $10K WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Georgina Advocate website.
Securities Law Quarterly – Q4 2012 A newsletter providing concise updates on securities law developments. Our coverage is succinct and targeted to serve the needs of issuers and their advisors. In the fourth…
Jan 26, 2013City solicitor to make presentation on PUC relationship; CITY HALL: Says there are a few areas in current agreement that should be opened and negotiated WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye and associate Michael Foderick are mentioned in this article.
Jan 21, 2013Canada’s New Anti-Spam Act Moves Forward Canada’s new “Anti-Spam Act” was passed in December 2010, but has not yet come into force. The greatest impact on Canadian businesses will be that sending electronic…
Jan 18, 2013Congratulations to our Colleague Michael A. Foderick WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that our colleague Michael Foderick has been selected as a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal – a…
Jan 11, 2013New Leadership Announcements WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Statham, a member of the firm’s Management Committee, as Managing Partner effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Statham…
Jan 9, 2013City Councillors decided Monday if training session would be in caucus WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on the Sault This Week website.
Jan 8, 2013Council defers debate on PUC shareholder agreement WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Sault Star website.
Jan 4, 2013Helping Clients Get the Most from the Procurement Process In this article WeirFoulds partner Glenn Ackerley discusses the procurement process and you can get the most benefit from it.
Jan 3, 2013Legal expert to meet with city, PUC WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is the legal expert mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Sault Star…