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The fourth season of Tools for Success, a popular series of seminars held by the WeirFoulds Construction Law Practice Group every spring and fall, recently wrapped up…

Nov 30, 2022

Bad Facts Make Bad Law? A Review of Deans Knight and a Young Practitioners Mixer – Canadian Tax Foundation YP Committee

Associate Michael Ding will attend the Canadian Tax Foundation YP Committee’s first in-person event in over two years on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022. Michael will one of…

Nov 25, 2022

Recent article by WeirFoulds Associate and Articling Student cited in Daily Commercial News

A recent article written by Associate Micah Goldstein and Articling Student Gavin Fior, “The Supreme Court of Canada Redefines Constructive Expropriation“, was recently cited in an article…

Nov 23, 2022

Five WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2022 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation

We congratulate the five WeirFoulds litigators who have been recognized in the 2022 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation. The publication profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers who practice in several…

Nov 21, 2022

OPPI & WeirFoulds LLP Annual Seminar

OPPI and WeirFoulds LLP invite you to join our expert panel for an information session on Bill 23 on Thursday, December 15th. Our panel will discuss the…

Young Lawyers Forum – Canadian Lawyer

Partner Lisa Danay Wallace will attend the Canadian Lawyer’s Young Lawyers Forum on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022. As chairperson, Lisa will deliver the opening and closing remarks…

Key Updates on Defamation and Social Media – Ontario Bar Association

Associate Emma Romano will serve as Program Co-chair for Key Updates on Defamation and Social Media, a webcast-only session hosted by the Ontario Bar Association’s Entertainment, Media…

Nov 17, 2022

Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies – Ontario Bar Association

Partner Megan Mah will co-chair an OBA Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Program on Wednesday, November 23rd. Titled Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and…

Nov 15, 2022

WeirFoulds ranked as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 by The Globe and Mail

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that we have been recognized with distinction in The Globe and Mail’s Best Law Firms 2023 list in the areas of Administration…

Nov 11, 2022

JAMBAR Annual Flagship Conference – Jamaican Bar Association

Partner Nadia Chiesa will attend the JAMBAR Annual Flagship conference from Thursday, December 1st – Sunday, December 4th, 2022. The conference, which will be held in Kingston,…

Nov 10, 2022

Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2022

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that twelve of the firm’s lawyers have once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has…

Oct 28, 2022

Here’s the Drill: A Reminder for Contractors: Are Your Invoices Actually “Proper”?

It has been a few years since the prompt payment rules in Ontario’s Construction Act were introduced to the province’s construction industry. One feature that is fundamental…

Oct 27, 2022

Web Series: Leading Questions – Presented by WeirFoulds Women

Leading Questions is a web series that explores everyday legal issues, hot topics in business and professional development, and more. The series is hosted by Megan Mah…

Oct 14, 2022

Leave May Not Always Be Required to Appeal an Arbitral Costs Award

Parties to commercial transactions often choose arbitration over litigation. While litigation offers a more structured process, arbitration provides both parties with a tailored, more private, faster and…

Oct 12, 2022

Take Your Client to (Tax) Court – GTAAFN

Associate Michael Ding will present a CPD course with the GTA Accountants & Finance Network (GTAAFN) titled “Take Your Client to (Tax) Court – Navigating the Informal…

Oct 4, 2022

The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

Philip Cho and Wojtek Jaskiewicz will be presenting during “The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2022”, a webcast-only session hosted by the Law Society of Ontario on…

Oct 3, 2022

Admit it: There’s a Role for Requests to Admit in Disciplinary Proceedings

The scenario is as frustrating as it is foreseeable. A regulator pursues allegations of professional misconduct against one of its members. Many, if not most of the…

Sep 14, 2022

Enforcement of Judgments in Canada: Overview, Thomson Reuters

This question-and-answer guide is a practical overview of key issues concerning the enforcement of domestic and foreign judgements in Canada, including the legal framework, international conventions/agreements, enforceable…

Aug 30, 2022

Constitutional Challenge Litigated by WeirFoulds LLP Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Laws in St. Kitts and Nevis

On August 29, 2022, the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis) declared laws criminalizing consensual, private acts…

Aug 29, 2022

Civil Litigation Refresher 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

Nadia Chiesa will present a section during “Civil Litigation Refresher 2022”, a webcast-only program in the Ontario Law Society’s “Continuing Professional Development” series to be held on…

Aug 25, 2022

50 WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

WeirFoulds congratulates 42 of our lawyers on being recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, and eight of our associates and partners on being…

Aug 24, 2022

WeirFoulds Represents Intervening Racialized Clinic Coalition in Toussaint v. Canada

A recent decision issued by Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made national news by granting Nell Toussaint the right to sue the Canadian federal government for…

Aug 15, 2022

Help Me Help You: Self-Represented Litigants in Professional Discipline Proceedings

The adversarial process assumes that litigants are represented by counsel: each party fends for themselves, an adjudicator maintains detached independence, and the truth emerges. In practice, that…

Aug 11, 2022

Modernizing Oral Examinations: Changes Are Coming to Rule 34

The Ontario Civil Rules Committee has issued a consultation paper and is seeking input on potential changes to Rule 34 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO…

Jul 28, 2022

Pre-Proceeding Service: Superior Court Clarifies the Rules on Service Prior to the Commencement of a Proceeding

Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Obsidian Group Inc. v. Google LL, 2022 ONSC 84, in which Justice Morgan reviewed…

CNAR 2022 – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

WeirFoulds is proud to once again sponsor the Annual CNAR Conference, Canada’s premier event in Professional Regulation. CNAR will be held as a hybrid event this year…

CNAR 2022 Pre-Conference Workshops – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

WeirFoulds is proud to once again sponsor the Annual CNAR Conference, Canada’s premier event in Professional Regulation. CNAR will be held as a hybrid event this year…

Jul 18, 2022

Clare Burns top-ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for fifth consecutive year

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Clare Burns, a highly experienced litigator and Partner in the Trusts, Wills & Estates Law Practice Group, has been ranked for…

Jul 15, 2022

Canadian vs. U.S. Defamation Trials: What if Depp v. Heard Took Place in Canada?

The Depp-Heard trial, which dominated headlines for weeks, culminated in a decision awarding Johnny Depp $15 million for his lawsuit and Amber Heard $2 million for her…

Jul 6, 2022

WeirFoulds celebrates successful challenge to anti-LGBTQ laws in Antigua and Barbuda

On July 5, 2022, Antigua and Barbuda’s High Court of Justice declared laws which criminalize consensual, private, same-sex intimacy between adults to be unconstitutional. With this landmark…

Jun 30, 2022

When is a Pollutant Not a Pollutant: Total Pollution Exclusions in Commercial General Liability Policies

On June 2, 2022, the SCC dismissed an application for leave to appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Hemlow Estate v. Co-operators General Insurance…

Jun 23, 2022

WeirFoulds welcomes new partner Ben Kates to its Regulated Professions and Industries Practice Group

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Ben Kates has joined the partnership effective June 6, 2022. As the newest addition to the partnership, Ben brings a…

Jun 20, 2022

WeirFoulds welcomes Lia Boritz as a Partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Lia Boritz has rejoined WeirFoulds as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Practice Group effective June 1,…

May 27, 2022

Court of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Over Expiring Airline Credits

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently overturned a lower court decision certifying a class action relating to WestJet travel bank credits (“WTB Credits”) and dismissed the…

May 26, 2022

2022 Client and In-House Counsel Update – Hybrid Edition

WeirFoulds’ Commercial Litigation Practice Group invites you to our Annual Client and In-House Counsel Update, hybrid edition. At this in-person session (with a livestream option), we will…

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Bad Facts Make Bad Law? A Review of Deans Knight and a Young Practitioners Mixer – Canadian Tax Foundation YP Committee

OPPI & WeirFoulds LLP Annual Seminar

Young Lawyers Forum – Canadian Lawyer

Key Updates on Defamation and Social Media – Ontario Bar Association

Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies – Ontario Bar Association

WeirFoulds ranked as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 by The Globe and Mail

JAMBAR Annual Flagship Conference – Jamaican Bar Association

Leave May Not Always Be Required to Appeal an Arbitral Costs Award

Take Your Client to (Tax) Court – GTAAFN

The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

Civil Litigation Refresher 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

Pre-Proceeding Service: Superior Court Clarifies the Rules on Service Prior to the Commencement of a Proceeding

CNAR 2022 – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

CNAR 2022 Pre-Conference Workshops – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

2022 Client and In-House Counsel Update – Hybrid Edition

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Daily Commercial News recaps the second half of “Tools for Success: Season 4”

Bad Facts Make Bad Law? A Review of Deans Knight and a Young Practitioners Mixer – Canadian Tax Foundation YP Committee

Recent article by WeirFoulds Associate and Articling Student cited in Daily Commercial News

Five WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2022 Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation

OPPI & WeirFoulds LLP Annual Seminar

Young Lawyers Forum – Canadian Lawyer

Key Updates on Defamation and Social Media – Ontario Bar Association

Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities: Current Issues and Practical Strategies – Ontario Bar Association

WeirFoulds ranked as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023 by The Globe and Mail

JAMBAR Annual Flagship Conference – Jamaican Bar Association

Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2022

Here’s the Drill: A Reminder for Contractors: Are Your Invoices Actually “Proper”?

Web Series: Leading Questions – Presented by WeirFoulds Women

Leave May Not Always Be Required to Appeal an Arbitral Costs Award

Take Your Client to (Tax) Court – GTAAFN

The Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

Admit it: There’s a Role for Requests to Admit in Disciplinary Proceedings

Enforcement of Judgments in Canada: Overview, Thomson Reuters

Constitutional Challenge Litigated by WeirFoulds LLP Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Laws in St. Kitts and Nevis

Civil Litigation Refresher 2022 – Law Society of Ontario

50 WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

WeirFoulds Represents Intervening Racialized Clinic Coalition in Toussaint v. Canada

Help Me Help You: Self-Represented Litigants in Professional Discipline Proceedings

Modernizing Oral Examinations: Changes Are Coming to Rule 34

Pre-Proceeding Service: Superior Court Clarifies the Rules on Service Prior to the Commencement of a Proceeding

CNAR 2022 – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

CNAR 2022 Pre-Conference Workshops – Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation

Clare Burns top-ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for fifth consecutive year

Canadian vs. U.S. Defamation Trials: What if Depp v. Heard Took Place in Canada?

WeirFoulds celebrates successful challenge to anti-LGBTQ laws in Antigua and Barbuda

When is a Pollutant Not a Pollutant: Total Pollution Exclusions in Commercial General Liability Policies

WeirFoulds welcomes new partner Ben Kates to its Regulated Professions and Industries Practice Group

WeirFoulds welcomes Lia Boritz as a Partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group

Court of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Over Expiring Airline Credits

2022 Client and In-House Counsel Update – Hybrid Edition

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