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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…

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, 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

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Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

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

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

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

UWI to honour local community stalwarts

Eyebrows raised over municipal conflict application

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

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

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

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

CCDC2 lump-sum contract out of control?

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

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

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

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

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

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

Litgation Update – December 2011

Uncontrolled spending

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

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

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Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council

Quiz: Mergers and Acquisitions

Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order

The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction

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

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

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

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

UWI to honour local community stalwarts

Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz

Eyebrows raised over municipal conflict application

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

Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz

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

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

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

CCDC2 lump-sum contract out of control?

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

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

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

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

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

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

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

Litgation Update – December 2011

Uncontrolled spending

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

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

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

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

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