Transportation Notes: Should Expert Reports on the Interpretation of the Montreal Convention Be Allowed in Challenge to Canadian Air Passenger Protection Regulations?
Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulations (the “APPRs”) came into effect in two stages in July and December 2019. Even before the first tranche of provisions came into effect, the International […]
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on the Duty of Care for Pure Economic Loss
A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision is a cautionary tale on the Court’s reluctance to award recovery in tort where parties fail to mitigate risks through contract. In 1688782 […]
WeirFoulds commercial litigator Nadia Chiesa recognized as a 2020 Lexpert Rising Star
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Nadia Chiesa, Partner and Co-Chair of the Caribbean Practice Group, has been named a Lexpert Rising Star 2020, Leading Lawyer Under 40. The winners […]
Transportation Notes: Air Passenger Rights Group Challenges CTA Statements on COVID-19 Vouchers
In the wake of travel restrictions and sweeping flight cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Transportation Agency (“CTA”) issued two public statements on its website suggesting that it […]
Reflections on Half a Century in the Commercial Litigation Trenches – Part I
Articling Year I think that it is safe to say that I started my professional life as a commercial litigation lawyer the day I began my articles at the Fasken […]
WeirFoulds construction lawyers and law clerk talk to Daily Commercial News about COVID-19’s impact on litigation
In the October 30, 2020 article, “Legal Notes: Four ways COVID-19’s legacy will impact, contracts, litigation and labour” published by Daily Commercial News, WeirFoulds construction lawyers Faren Bogach and Kartiga […]
“Arising out of”: Adding Another Definition to Your Contractual Terms Dictionary
In Sky Clean Energy Ltd. (Sky Solar (Canada) Ltd.) v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company,[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal analysed a common feature of insurance arrangements in development projects – the extension […]
Krista Chaytor, Michael Swartz and Brian Kuchar discuss the current challenge for Ontario’s contractors in the OGCA’s The Generals magazine
In their recent article, “Resolving Construction Disputes in a COVID World” Krista Chaytor, Michael Swartz and Brian Kuchar discuss the current challenge for Ontario’s contractors in reconciling the predictability of […]
Court of Appeal Decides Against Overruling its Prior Decisions on s. 7(6) of the Arbitration Act
In Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, an appeal was brought from the order of a motion judge refusing to stay […]
Uber Arbitration Agreement not so Uber
Uber Arbitration Agreement not so Uber[1] In my April 16, 2018, blog,[2] I wrote about the Superior Court of Justice’s decision upholding the arbitration provisions in an Uber contract, and […]
Parties Must Check their Biases at the Door When Exercising Contractual Rights
In Elias Restaurant v Keele Sheppard Plaza Inc., 2020 ONSC 5457, Justice Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice commented on the racist overtones of the evidence adduced by […]
WeirFoulds recognized in Chambers Canada Guide 2021
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In the 2021 edition, five of our partners are […]
WeirFoulds welcomes four new media and aviation lawyers
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Peter Jacobsen, Carlos Martins, Andrew MacDonald and Emma Romano have joined the firm effective September 1, 2020. They bring a wealth of knowledge and […]
A Cautious Reopening: Ontario Extends the Deemed COVID-19 Emergency Leave to January 2021
On September 3, 2020, the Ontario government extended the relief for employers from the temporary layoff provisions under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) until January 2, 2021 in […]
WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in 2020 Lexpert Special Edition – Infrastructure
Congratulations to our seven partners who have been recognized in the 2020 Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers. The special edition features Lexpert-ranked lawyers who assist with infrastructure […]