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Feb 1, 2012

Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

It may come as a surprise to some lawyers and municipal staff that it is not appropriate for a lawyer to contact a municipal councillor, or staff…

Quiz: Mergers and Acquisitions

How would you resolve these case situations?

Jan 31, 2012

Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order

The owners of a popular Caribbean restaurant fighting eviction will have their day in court on Tuesday as they seek an injunction that would keep the kitchen…

Jan 30, 2012

The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction

The owners of the Real Jerk restaurant have hired a lawyer to fight their Jan. 31 eviction date. Co-owner Ed Pottinger says lawyer Albert Formosa is planning…

Jan 23, 2012

Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does

A consumer lawyer is asking why Toronto council stands idly by while its pricey electricity distribution company digs ever deeper into consumers’ pockets. Robert Warren, who represents…

OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?

An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI…

Jan 18, 2012

Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen

Every municipal councillor and municipal legal advisor in Ontario should be aware of both the majority and dissenting reasons in the judgement of the Ontario Divisional Court…

Jan 14, 2012

Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility

As Toronto Hydro launches a savage cost-cutting campaign and warns of more blackouts, evidence filed with the Ontario Energy Board shows the utility’s revenues are 50 per…

Dec 30, 2011

UWI to honour local community stalwarts

By Ron Fanfair A rising star in Canada’s legal community, a bestselling author, the son of Jamaica’s third Prime Minister, an internationally recognized artist, a medical doctor…

Dec 23, 2011

Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz

If you practice commercial real estate law, chances are that you’ve had to consider some concepts concerning the Land Transfer Tax Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.L.6, as amended.…

Eyebrows raised over municipal conflict application

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. For one Thunder Bay, Ont., city councillor, it was also found to be an illegal thing. A recent decision from…

WeirFoulds LLP ranked as a Top 10 Development Law Firm in Toronto

WeirFoulds moved up one spot in this year’s ranking. The firm achieved many wins for clients, including a successful appeal by St. Mary’s Cement (Canada) Inc. to…

Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz

Dec 22, 2011

Batty v City of Toronto: Municipalities at Forefront of Occupy Movement

As part of the global “Occupy Wall Street” movement throughout October and November, many Canadian municipalities found their parks occupied by protesters. With little public space available…

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

How would you resolve these case situations?

Dec 21, 2011

WeirFoulds LLP ranked as a Top 10 Development Law Firm in the GTA

WeirFoulds moved up five spots in this year’s ranking, representing the City of Brampton in a number of cases, including appeals to its new official plan. The…

CCDC2 lump-sum contract out of control?

A couple of years ago, Bill Gillan of Revay and Associates Ltd. received a call from a senior engineer in a government organization that undertakes tens of…

Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)

Administrative Law Role and Adequacy of Reasons Dunsmuir principles of “justification, transparency and intelligibility”

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

Is seeking a stay of foreign proceedings a prerequisite to obtaining an anti-suit injunction in Canada?

Dec 20, 2011

Case Law Update: Batty v City of Toronto: Municipalities at Forefront of Occupy Movement

The Occupy Toronto Ruling: Batty v City of Toronto

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Summary Judgment

Case Law Update: In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of TNG Acquisition Inc. (successor estate of NexInnovations Inc., a bankrupt) of the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario

Landlord and tenant Repudiation of Lease Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Proceedings

Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59

Administrative Law Labour Law Standard of Review-Labour Arbitration

Case Law Update: Quebec (Attorney General) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development)

Constitutional law Federal paramountcy Crown immunity

Litgation Update – December 2011

Six case law updates released between November and December 2011.

Dec 19, 2011

Uncontrolled spending

It’s safe to say Greater Sudbury is the only municipality in Ontario that allows its elected officials to direct taxpayers’ money to their employers, friends and associates…

Dec 15, 2011

Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa

The movement to have cities ban shark fin products experienced a setback Wednesday as Mississauga councillors repealed the ban they passed in October.

Dec 9, 2011

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

A levy of about $4 per customer on hydro bills to cover the cost of conservation programs is legally justified, the Ontario Energy Board has ruled. The…

Dec 1, 2011

Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter

Please download the PDF to see the full article.

Myopic Stubbornness and Other Hazards: A few of the interesting cases of 2011

The Courts (and litigators) just can’t seem to get enough of fascinating legal expressions, such as “piercing the corporate veil”, “spent breach”, and “estoppel”. In leasing litigation…

Nov 28, 2011

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

Reproduced with permission of the publisher from Health Law in Canada, Vol. 32, No. 2, November 2011. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ordered that the federal…

Nov 26, 2011

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

Is it time to tear down the St. Lawrence Centre and replace it with a better arts complex? That is one of the more startling possibilities presented…

Nov 24, 2011

Ontario energy critic demands to know cost of partially constructed Mississauga gas power plant

Partner Glenn W. Ackerley is quoted in this article on the implications regarding the recently-cancelled construction project on a gas-generated electrical power station west of Toronto.

Nov 19, 2011

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

A black sign with orange letters covering the boarded-up entrance to a quaint, if lonely, clapboard house screams: Private Property No Trespassing. Next door, there is an…

Nov 18, 2011

Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes

Ontario denies rail transit has been put at risk after one in three municipal councillors backed out of the largest public works project undertaken here.

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