Jan 21, 2021Defamation: What Litigators Need To Know – The Advocates’ Society WeirFoulds Partner Peter Jacobsen will be speaking at a webinar on the topic of “Defamation: What Litigators Need To Know” being hosted by The Advocates’ Society on…
Ontario Further Expands its Workplace Inspections Campaign to Combat COVID-19 Last week, the Ontario government announced that it would be ramping up workplace inspections to combat the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the province.[1] The government’s…
Here’s the Drill: Prompt Payment – Are your contracts in order? In October 2019, the prompt payment rules were introduced to Ontario’s construction industry as part of the province’s updated Construction Act. The rules mark a significant shift…
Jan 20, 2021Everything You Need to Know About the New CCDC 2 Contract – FCA Insurance Brokers Do you have questions about the new CCDC 2 Contract? Partners Faren Bogach, Krista Chaytor and Associate Jeff Scorgie are collaborating with FCA Insurance on an upcoming…
Jan 18, 2021Serving the Family: Critical Insights on the Issues Impacting Families in Corporate, Estates and Family Law – OBA’s Institute Series WeirFoulds Partner Lori Duffy will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association’s Institute Series on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, on the topic of “Serving the Family: Critical…
Is it Time For Employers to Review Your Employment Contracts? The Supreme Court of Canada Says Yes On January 14, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada denied Swegon North America Inc.’s application for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Waksdale…
Jan 14, 2021Ontario Ramps up Workplace Inspections to Combat COVID-19 The Ontario government recently announced additional measures aimed at addressing the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the province,[1] and are now taking steps to ensure that…
Essential Construction Activities and Ontario’s Second State of Emergency Once again, Ontario is in a state of emergency and has enacted stricter lockdown rules intended to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new…
Jan 13, 2021Ontario Declares Emergency and Issues Stay-at-Home Order: What are the Implications for Employers? Ontario has declared a second provincial emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the province.…
Jan 6, 2021Limitation Periods and COVID-19: Where Do Things Stand? Courts across Canada shut down for a period of time in 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several provinces and one territory suspended limitation periods in…
Jan 5, 2021Comply or Beware: Toronto to Begin Naming Employers With COVID-19 Outbreaks As COVID-19 cases in the City of Toronto continue to rise, local health officials are imposing additional requirements on employers to combat the spread. On Monday, January…
Jan 4, 2021Kinectrics v. FCL Fisker et al.: Novel Limitation Period Arguments for Subrogation Insurers WeirFoulds’ subrogation team successfully opposed a motion for summary judgment recently, reported at Kinectrics Inc. v. FCL Fisker Customs & Logistics Inc., 2020 ONSC 6748. In that…
Dec 23, 2020Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown: What Does This Mean for Employers? On December 21, 2020, Ontario announced that it will move into a provincewide shutdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. The provincewide shutdown will go into effect…
The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Application of the Duty of Honest Performance in the Context of the Exercise of Unilateral Termination Clauses On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v Zollinger,[1] in which it took the “opportunity to clarify what…
Dec 22, 2020Business as Usual-ish: Construction Activities and a New Lockdown for Ontario Although Ontario is heading back into lockdown starting this Boxing Day, for those in the construction industry it remains very much business as usual (which is to…
Web Series: Leading Questions – Presented by WeirFoulds Women Leading Questions is a new biweekly web series that explores everyday legal issues, hot topics in business and professional development, and more. The series is hosted by…
Dec 18, 2020Stop the Clock: Ontario Again Extends the Deemed COVID-19 Emergency Leave and Introduces Flexibility for Layoffs in Unionized Workplaces Ontario has once again extended the relief for employers from the temporary layoff provisions under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in the hopes of protecting…
Dec 17, 2020An Employer’s $115K Mistake in a Wrongful Dismissal Settlement On November 9, 2020, Brown J.A., writing for a unanimous Ontario Court of Appeal, released his decision in Kearns v Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, upholding the 2019…
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association – 2021 Virtual Conference WeirFoulds partner John Buhlman will be speaking at the 2021 OSSGA Virtual Conference taking place on February 25, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. OSSGA invites…
WeirFoulds welcomes two new associates WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome two new associates to the firm in the following practice areas: Micah Goldstein – Municipal Law Micah is a senior associate in…