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Dec 17, 2012

Crossing the Border or Crossing the Line: How Representing Clients May Harm Them

Lawyers who represented Nortel’s former executives were compelled to act as witnesses during criminal proceedings. Download the PDF to read the full article.

Dec 6, 2012

Legal Ethics – Getting SLAPPed by Costs?

This paper was presented at the 2nd Annual Ontario Bar Association’s Maintaining Professionalism in the Municipal Law Context Program. OVERVIEW This paper will consider the advocates’ dual…

Dec 3, 2012

New Penalty Taxes: Prohibited Investments and Advantage Rules for RRSP, RRIF and RCA Deferred Income Plans

Recent amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) have extended the penalty taxes that were initially aimed at TFSAs, to situations where you hold certain types and/or…

What You Need to Know: Changes to Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax Act

The holiday season offers a rare opportunity for family members to come together to discuss important issues, including the often uncomfortable topic of estate planning. This year,…

TSX Toughens Rules for Director Elections

For companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX“), the New Year will bring new rules for director elections. The TSX will be strengthening corporate governance standards…

Personal and Ethical Use of Work Computers

Computers dominate the workplace. And, with increasing use comes increasing computer-related workplace issues. Recent case-law in Canada suggests that employers should be reviewing or instituting a number…

Client Newsletter – Winter 2012

Quiz – Navigating Canada’s Competition and Foreign Investment Landscape

This quiz gives the answers to some scenarios impacting a mining company’s obligations under the Competition Act. Click below to watch the video.

Nov 28, 2012

Mining Act Amendments

Changes to Ontario’s Mining Act (“Act”) and regulations which came into force on November 1, 2012 will have a substantial impact on Ontario’s mining industry. The changes…

Nov 15, 2012

Have You Complied With The AODA’s Customer Service Standard? Time is Running Out

Effective January 1, 2012, the Customer Service Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) applies to all people, businesses and organizations that provide…

Nov 12, 2012

Things That Can Happen to a Municipal City Councillor

Introduction In the legislation authorizing municipal decision-making by collective voting of councils, there is almost no reference to members of councils as individuals or, aside from the Municipal…

Advance Notice By-laws and Policies

As shareholder activism increases in Canada, so too are the number of proxy disputes. As such, more Canadian public companies are implementing advance notice by-laws and policies.…

Loss of Limited Liability Protection – Risks When Corporate Status is not well Communicated

One of the advantages of incorporating a business, in the ordinary course, is that liabilities relating to the operation of the business would be limited to the…

Nov 8, 2012

Purchasing Property for Development or Investment? What to do if there is a Breach of Contract.

How a recent court decision impacts single-purpose companies incorporated to purchase real estate assets The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Southcott Estates…

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Oct 12, 2012

Securities Law Quarterly – Q3 2012

A newsletter providing concise updates on securities law developments. In this inaugural issue, we cover legal developments in three key issue areas: Offerings, Corporate Governance, and Continuous…

Oct 1, 2012

Quiz: Common Procedural Tools for Complex Litigation

This quiz gives you the answers to some procedural challenges in the context of a claim for corporate espionage. Download the quiz as it appeared in Canadian…

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Sep 10, 2012

Consistency in Tribunal Decision-Making

Why Consistency? Consistency exists where like facts produce like results. In adjudicative decision-making, consistency is a precondition of equality before the law and a prerequisite to the…

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Sep 4, 2012

Toronto’s City-Wide Zoning By-law: Revisited

The City of Toronto (“the City”) recently released a revamped version of its Comprehensive Zoning By-law, which will update land use controls on most properties in the…

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How the New Anti-Spam Act Will Affect Your Business

As business professionals operating in Canada, you and your business will soon be subject to Canada’s new “Anti-Spam Act“, expected to come into force later this year…

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Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here

Employers across Ontario will soon be required to post in the workplace a new awareness poster released by the Ministry of Labour (MOL): “Health and Safety at…

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Sep 1, 2012

Client Newsletter – Fall 2012

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Aug 1, 2012

Not at Fault? You May Still Pay

The recent decision of the Divisional Court in the case of The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes v Director, Ministry of the Environment (the Kawartha…

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Quiz: Managing the evolution of commercial spaces

How would you resolve these case situations?

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Jul 30, 2012

Hansen Estate: An Expansive Approach to the “Course of Dealing” Test

The Court of Appeal in Hansen Estate v. Hansen affirmed and refined the “course of dealing” test. If this test is passed, it is sufficient to establish…

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Jul 1, 2012

Part Two – Introduction to Fee-Tails. What are they?

WeirFoulds partner David Brown discusses the steps required to raise funding in an exempt market.

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Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook)

Electronic data is modifying how lawyers interact, changing how information is collected and used, and transforming the courtrooms. This in-depth resource examines and analyzes the issues relating to electronic documents.

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Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial (loose-leaf textbook, 2010+)

Electronic data is modifying how lawyers interact, changing how information is collected and used, and transforming the courtrooms. This in-depth resource examines and analyzes the issues relating to electronic documents.

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Jun 11, 2012

Genetic Material as Property: Rethinking the Common Law View

People draft wills to set out their wishes for how their property is to be distributed after they die. Certain items—such as money, real estate, or jewellery—are…

Quiz: Side-stepping procurement traps

How would you resolve these case situations?

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Jun 1, 2012

Bill 75 and the Auditor General’s 2011 Report: Lessons Not Learned

Introduction Bill 75 has, as its principal objective, the merger of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) into the Ontario Electricity…

May 28, 2012

Stop sweating the small stuff: a guide to delegating well

Managing partner, Lisa A. Borsook has written the fifth article in Canadian Lawyer Magazines year-long series Managing Partner Forum. Each month the leader of a Canadian law…

Apr 1, 2012

Quiz: Legal interests in the pipeline

How would you resolve these case situations?

Mar 12, 2012

The New Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONPCA”) was passed by the Ontario Legislature and received Royal Assent on October 25, 2010 but it has not yet come…

The Integrated Planning Approach: An Approach to Planning Excellence?

The Ontario Municipal Board made a precedent-setting decision by approving applications for development using the integrated Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) and Planning Act processes. Commonly…

Mar 5, 2012

Client Newsletter – Spring 2012

Please click the link to the left to access a PDF of the client newsletter. Welcome to the Spring 2012 edition of our Client Update Newsletter. Here,…

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