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Jan 18, 2019

Let’s Mind the Data: What is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

WeirFoulds and the Canadian Law Technology Association (CAN-TECH) invite you to participate in a discussion with a cross section of industry professionals who know everything there is…

Jan 17, 2019

What is the Reasonable Apportionment of Fault? The Case of the CNRL Emulsion Pipeline Failure

In Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc. (IMV Projects Inc.), 2018 ABCA 305, the Alberta Court of Appeal very recently dealt with an…

Jan 14, 2019

WeirFoulds welcomes three new associates

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that F. Philip Carpenter, Caroline Garrod, and Brian Kuchar have joined the firm as associates in two different practice groups. Below is…

Jan 8, 2019

Negotiating the Deal: Preliminary Agreements – Webinar

Partner David Brown has been invited once again to speak as part of the Canadian Bar Association’s Skilled Lawyer: Anatomy of a Deal podcast series on February…

Jan 7, 2019

Estate Planning Council of Toronto – March 5 Meeting

Clare Burns and Lori Duffy will provide a Legal Update at the Estate Planning Council of Toronto’s March 5th meeting. Guest registration will be available two weeks…

WeirFoulds welcomes three new partners

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Richard Arezes, Conor Dooley and Sylvain Rouleau have joined the partnership effective January 1, 2019. Our three newest additions to…

Dec 30, 2018

The Advocates’ Society Medal – Presented to Bryan Finlay, Q.C.

Bryan Finlay, Q.C. will be awarded The Advocates’ Society Medal at a special dinner on February 12, 2019. The Advocates’ Society Medal is the highest expression of…

Dec 17, 2018

Here One Minute, Gone the Next: BC Court of Appeal Overturns Chambers Judge’s Decision to Grant Leave to Appeal an Arbitral Award in Richmont Mines Inc. v. Teck Resources Limited

In its recent decision in Richmont Mines Inc. v. Teck Resources Limited, the British Columbia Court of Appeal emphasized the strict limits on the availability of appeal…

Dec 13, 2018

WeirFoulds partners ranked in 2019 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada

Once again, WeirFoulds congratulates Glenn W. Ackerley, Lisa A. Borsook, and Bryan Finlay on their inclusion in the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in…

Dec 4, 2018

Start Shredding: The Ultimate Limitation Period Is About to Extinguish Claims

The Limitations Act, 2002 (“Act”) has been in force since January 1, 2004. However, section 15 of the Act, which establishes an ultimate limitation period of fifteen…

Dec 3, 2018

WeirFoulds partners listed in the Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Bryan Finlay QC, Derry Millar, Greg Richards and Frank Walwyn are recognized in the 2018 Lexpert® Special Edition – Canada’s Leading…

Nov 27, 2018

Contracts with Arbitration and Jurisdictional Clauses: Are They in Conflict?

Contracts often contain both mandatory arbitration clauses and jurisdictional clauses that specify which courts have jurisdiction. These clauses need to be drafted carefully so that there is…

Nov 20, 2018

Keys, Please: The Econolodge Park-and-Fly Conundrum

On October 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in 3091 5177 Québec inc. (Éconolodge Aéroport) v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2018 SCC…

Nov 19, 2018

Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Appeal from Ontario Court of Appeal Decision Giving Ontario Municipalities More Independence Over Parkland

On November 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed applications for leave to appeal from a decision of a three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of…

Nov 14, 2018

Three’s Company or Three’s a Crowd? Recent Guidance from the Courts on Third-Party Funding of Litigation

Overview Third-party funding of litigation is a relatively new phenomenon in Canada. Under this type of funding arrangement, a third-party lender agrees to advance funds to a…

Nov 13, 2018

WeirFoulds recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada. Who’s Who Legal identifies the foremost legal practitioners and…

Nov 5, 2018

Glenn Ackerley discusses the major cultural shift with the implementation of Ontario’s new Construction Act

WeirFoulds Partner and Chair of the Construction Practice Group, Glenn Ackerley discusses the major cultural shift with the implementation of Ontario’s new Construction Act in the May…

Saving Face: Minority Shareholder Estée Lauder Granted Interim Relief in Oppression Application Against Deciem Beauty Group

Toronto-based cosmetics company Deciem Beauty Group Inc. (“Deciem”) has been in the headlines following two recent decisions of the Commercial List,[1] in which the Ontario Superior Court…

Nov 1, 2018

WeirFoulds’ Glenn Ackerley speaks liability claims limitations with Daily Commercial News

WeirFoulds Construction Practice Group Chair, Glenn Ackerley, spoke with Daily Commercial News last week about the Limitations Act, 2002, which was passed on Jan. 1, 2004, and…

Privacy Breaches: New Mandatory Notification Requirements Under PIPEDA

As of November 1st, 2018 new mandatory breach notification and record-keeping requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA“) and the Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations came into…

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Let’s Mind the Data: What is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Negotiating the Deal: Preliminary Agreements – Webinar

Estate Planning Council of Toronto – March 5 Meeting

The Advocates’ Society Medal – Presented to Bryan Finlay, Q.C.

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