The Role of Risk Management in Regulation
We live in a society that assumes risks can be both anticipated and controlled. If there is a failure to foresee and prevent harm (to fail to control the risk) […]
WeirFoulds Welcomes Raj Datt as Chair of the Subrogation & Recovery Practice Group
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Raj Datt has joined the firm as a partner to Chair the Subrogation & Recovery Practice Group. Raj is recognized for his more than […]
WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms
WeirFoulds LLP is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms feature in the July/August edition of Canadian Lawyer Inhouse magazine as determined […]
Best Lawyers in Canada Recognizes Two WeirFoulds Partners as Toronto “Lawyers of the Year”
Among our 34 lawyers listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada are seasoned litigators Clare Burns and Bryan Finlay, who are also recognized as Toronto “Lawyers of […]
WeirFoulds Congratulates 34 Lawyers for their Recognition in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. Included in this list are Partners Clare Burns […]
WeirFoulds Partner, Raj Anand, will be Honoured at the 2018 Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Partner, Raj Anand will be recognized as a high achiever in Canada’s South Asian community at this year’s Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards Gala on […]
Ontario Government Makes Policy U-Turn: Doug Ford’s Plan for the Private Retail Sale of Cannabis
Fresh off his convincing electoral victory, Premier Doug Ford has announced that he plans to begin the process of scrapping Ontario’s existing approach to the retail sale of cannabis, which […]
Sandra Astolfo Discusses Prompt Payment and Adjudication changes to Ontario’s Construction Act with Canadian Lawyer
WeirFoulds partner Sandra Astolfo discusses the implications of the new prompt payment and adjudication schemes in Canadian Lawyer‘s recent article, “Ontario lawyers bracing for building law changes”. Click here to read […]
What You Need to Know about Police Record Checks
If you’re like me and had all but forgotten about the new Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015,[1] you are forgiven – you’re not the only one. It seems that, […]
WeirFoulds Congratulates All Nominees and Winners at the 2018 CGCA Awards
WeirFoulds congratulates all of the nominees and winners at the 2018 Canadian General Counsel Awards (CGCA). WeirFoulds is a proud sponsor of the Mid-Market Excellence category at this annual event […]
WeirFoulds Women Spearheaded a Collaborative Effort with Girls E-Mentorship
WeirFoulds’ Associates Megan Mah and Kayla Theeuwen spearheaded a collaborative effort with Girls E-Mentorship (GEM) to offer an afternoon of speed mentoring to high school girls in Toronto who face […]
Raj Anand discusses changes to lawyer licensing and the LSO May Convocation with The Lawyer’s Daily
WeirFoulds Partner, Raj Anand, discussed the changes to lawyer licensing and the number of issues it brought up at the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) May Convocation, including the cost […]
WeirFoulds Lawyers Recognized in the 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Glenn W. Ackerley, Raj Anand, Sandra Astolfo, Denise Baker, Lisa A. Borsook, Clare E. Burns, Jeff G. Cowan, M. Jill Dougherty, Lori M. Duffy, Robert Eberschlag, Bryan Finlay QC, Jordan Glick, Nikiforos Iatrou, James G. Kosa, Barnet H. Kussner, W. A. Derry Millar, J. Gregory Richards, Max […]
WeirFoulds win in Ontario Court of Appeal case means more independence for Ontario municipalities
On January 29, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously upheld a lower Court decision giving municipalities the right to decide for themselves how much parkland they will require from developers […]
What You Need to Know – Legislative Updates for Delivery of Health Care in Ontario
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care was exceptionally busy in the last couple of months. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide you an update on some significant initiatives that were completed by the Government as of January 1, 2018 and to make educated guesses on what we might see in the months ahead.