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New alliance aims to assist with public-sector procurement

WeirFoulds LLP, Deloitte and Touche, and Purchasing Consultants International have created an alliance to help provide comprehensive solutions for the design and implementation of cost-efficient public-sector purchasing.

Nov 8, 2010

LSUC switches to online ballot

The LSUC has largely ditched its old paper booklets and will e-mail election materials to lawyers who will then vote for their choices using an online ballot.

Oct 20, 2010

Case Law Update: Groen v. Harris

2010 ONCA 621, Released 29 September 2010Civil Trial Jury Trial Mistrial Deference to Trial Judge

Case Law Update: Shaw v. Phipps

[2010] O.J. No. 4283 (Div. Ct.), Released 6 October 2010Administrative Law Standard of Review of Decisions of the HRTO Human Rights Prima Facie Discrimination on the Basis of Race

Oct 4, 2010

Black lawyer on Bay St. no longer an oxymoron

Canadian Association of Black Lawyers honours black partners at Bay Street firms.

Oct 1, 2010

Case Management: Cumbersome, Costly or Crucial

Download a PDF of the full article on the left.

Quiz: Securities, Sports and Leisure – Get in the Game

Do you know what it takes to get your team up and running and over the initial hurdle of startup?

Sep 29, 2010

Law Group Toasts Black Bay Street Partners

The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) recognizes members who have become Bay Street partners, among them partner Frank Walwyn.

Chasing cash in the Caribbean

There is lots of legal work to be done in the Caribbean. When disputes arise with firms or hedge funds, the litigation path often follows the money…

Sep 22, 2010

Estate Beneficiaries Beware the Long Arm of Tax Collectors

Where a taxpayer has an outstanding tax debt in respect of which the Canada Revenue Agency is permitted to commence collection actions, one of the steps that the CRA may take is to have a certificate registered in Federal Court.

Sep 15, 2010

Happy Birthday!

Managing partner Lisa Borsook and her partners at WeirFoulds are celebrating their 150th year as a law firm.

Aug 23, 2010

Sixteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers

Sixteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®, a publication based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey and referred to byCorporate Counsel…

Aug 20, 2010

Bill Padding

Bill padding has been an issue much discussed within the legal profession and it recently returned on the radar of some lawyers as a topic in the…

Jun 30, 2010

Law Society of Upper Canada elects third-ever female leader

Derry Millar succeeded by Laurie Pawlitza as Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Jun 29, 2010

Sandal’s Private Beach Tribunal Rules: Beach Front Belongs to Sandals

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Jun 1, 2010

Eleven WeirFoulds Lawyers Named by Lexpert as 2010 Leading Practitioners

Eleven WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2010 as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice. The Directory identifies leading practitioners across…

Mar 12, 2010

Diversity Works

Law firms are answering the corporate call to action for a more inclusive workplace: Business depends on it. And a new generation of lawyers is starting to…

Feb 26, 2010

Ex-Ropes & Gray, Foley Hoag Lawyer Settles with NHLPA in Employment Dispute

WeirFoulds partner, Caroline Abela is quoted in this article. Download the PDF to read the full article.

Feb 8, 2010

WeirFoulds Partner Gets Construction Gig

The Toronto Construction Association has elected Glenn Ackerley, a partner at WeirFoulds LLP, as chairman.

Feb 5, 2010

Mid-Sized Firms Jockey for Clients

While the Canadian economy appears to be more stable in early 2010 as compared to last year, one lasting result from the turbulence of 2009 is increased…

Feb 2, 2010

WeirFoulds Partner Frank E. Walwyn Receives Black Law Students Association Award

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Frank E. Walwyn is the recipient of the Legal Excellence Award from the Black Law Students’ Association of Osgoode Hall…

Feb 1, 2010

Unlocking Lockstep

Now that several U.S. law firms have run away from the lockstep model for associate compensation, many Canadian firms are looking to move in the same direction,…

Jan 22, 2010

Holyday Sues Over Peers’ Free Ride on Legal Bills

Angered by Toronto council’s decision to cover legal expenses for three colleagues, Councillor Doug Holyday has hired a lawyer himself to try to quash the payments.

No Holyday for Some Councillors

Doug Holyday is taking his colleagues on council to court to try and force them to overturn a decision to pay legal expenses for three councillors, including…

Dec 31, 2009

Wal-Mart, Water, Winona School

The year 2009 had its share of bad news (H1N1 deaths, job losses) and good news (Hamilton’s win as part of the Toronto bid for the 2015…

Dec 25, 2009

Weak Economy Forces Firms to Tighten Up Business Practices

This year’s weak economy forced lawyers to make fundamental changes to the business side of their practices.

Dec 17, 2009

2009 Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

Congratulations to Bryan Finlay and David Wingfield, both of whom have been listed in the 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada…

Dec 15, 2009

RM Plan Seen as Survival Key; The Proposals Would Set a Floor Price Covering the COP as well as Manage Supply

Interest in a risk management program that will require some form of management of production is growing rapidly in Ontario’s hog-farming community, judging by testimony at the…

Dec 11, 2009

Toronto Drug Officers Face More Corruption Accusations

“A few bad apples.” That’s how former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino described the force’s problems when six former officers were charged with conspiring to beat and…

Dec 9, 2009

Women are Named Managing Partners in Quebec

Women are named managing partners in Quebec.

Hardball Tactics, or An Uncivil War?

Two raucous trials in two cities tell very different stories about the boundaries of legal civility in Canada.

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Case Law Update: Quebec (A.G.) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

New alliance aims to assist with public-sector procurement

LSUC switches to online ballot

Case Law Update: Groen v. Harris

Case Law Update: Shaw v. Phipps

Black lawyer on Bay St. no longer an oxymoron

Law Group Toasts Black Bay Street Partners

Estate Beneficiaries Beware the Long Arm of Tax Collectors

Happy Birthday!

Bill Padding

Law Society of Upper Canada elects third-ever female leader

Sandal’s Private Beach Tribunal Rules: Beach Front Belongs to Sandals

Diversity Works

Ex-Ropes & Gray, Foley Hoag Lawyer Settles with NHLPA in Employment Dispute

WeirFoulds Partner Gets Construction Gig

Mid-Sized Firms Jockey for Clients

Unlocking Lockstep

Holyday Sues Over Peers’ Free Ride on Legal Bills

No Holyday for Some Councillors

Wal-Mart, Water, Winona School

Weak Economy Forces Firms to Tighten Up Business Practices

2009 Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

RM Plan Seen as Survival Key; The Proposals Would Set a Floor Price Covering the COP as well as Manage Supply

Toronto Drug Officers Face More Corruption Accusations

Women are Named Managing Partners in Quebec

Hardball Tactics, or An Uncivil War?

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WeirFoulds Partner Michael Statham selected as a 2010 Lexpert Rising Star

Case Law Update: Quebec (A.G.) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand Receives South Asian Bar Association Award

New alliance aims to assist with public-sector procurement

LSUC switches to online ballot

Case Law Update: Groen v. Harris

Case Law Update: Shaw v. Phipps

Black lawyer on Bay St. no longer an oxymoron

Case Management: Cumbersome, Costly or Crucial

Quiz: Securities, Sports and Leisure – Get in the Game

Law Group Toasts Black Bay Street Partners

CABL Honours Partner Frank Walwyn

Chasing cash in the Caribbean

Estate Beneficiaries Beware the Long Arm of Tax Collectors

Happy Birthday!

Sixteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers

Bill Padding

Law Society of Upper Canada elects third-ever female leader

Sandal’s Private Beach Tribunal Rules: Beach Front Belongs to Sandals

Eleven WeirFoulds Lawyers Named by Lexpert as 2010 Leading Practitioners

Diversity Works

Ex-Ropes & Gray, Foley Hoag Lawyer Settles with NHLPA in Employment Dispute

WeirFoulds Partner Gets Construction Gig

Mid-Sized Firms Jockey for Clients

WeirFoulds Partner Frank E. Walwyn Receives Black Law Students Association Award

Unlocking Lockstep

Holyday Sues Over Peers’ Free Ride on Legal Bills

No Holyday for Some Councillors

Wal-Mart, Water, Winona School

Weak Economy Forces Firms to Tighten Up Business Practices

2009 Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

RM Plan Seen as Survival Key; The Proposals Would Set a Floor Price Covering the COP as well as Manage Supply

Toronto Drug Officers Face More Corruption Accusations

Women are Named Managing Partners in Quebec

Hardball Tactics, or An Uncivil War?

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