Feb 1, 2012Counsel 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…
Jan 31, 2012Popular 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, 2012The 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, 2012Hydro’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, 2012Municipal 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, 2012Toronto 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, 2011UWI 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, 2011Test 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…
Dec 22, 2011Batty 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…
Dec 21, 2011WeirFoulds 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, 2011Case 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
Dec 19, 2011Uncontrolled 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, 2011Backtrack 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, 2011Energy 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, 2011Jurisdiction 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, 2011Supreme 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, 2011How 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, 2011Ontario 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, 2011Toronto 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, 2011Ontario 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.