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Justice Low of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awards an interim injunction for the owner and operator of The Real Jerk.

Lawyer Geza Banfai receives Toronto Construction Association award

“Geza Banfai is genuinely one of a kind,” said retiring association chair and fellow construction lawyer Glenn Ackerley, a partner in the firm of WeirFoulds. “It is…

Feb 8, 2012

UWI Benefit Gala in Toronto Honours Outstanding Leaders of Caribbean and Canadian Heritage

TORONTO, Canada On March 10, 2012, the University of the West Indies will honour nine outstanding individuals of Caribbean and Canadian heritage and one remarkable institution at…

Feb 3, 2012

Challenges of international litigation

The International Law Section (ILS) of the State Bar of Michigan recently conducted a Council Meeting and Program at the Detroit Offices of Butzel Long. Guest speaker…

Feb 1, 2012

It’s in the contract…or is it?

The casualness with which employees are hired and fired in this business is enough to make a contract lawyer cringe. Even those carriers that do have employment…

Jan 31, 2012

Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order

The owners of a popular Caribbean restaurant fighting eviction will have their day in court on Tuesday as they seek an injunction that would keep the kitchen…

Jan 30, 2012

The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction

The owners of the Real Jerk restaurant have hired a lawyer to fight their Jan. 31 eviction date. Co-owner Ed Pottinger says lawyer Albert Formosa is planning…

Jan 23, 2012

OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?

An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI…

Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does

A consumer lawyer is asking why Toronto council stands idly by while its pricey electricity distribution company digs ever deeper into consumers’ pockets. Robert Warren, who represents…

Jan 14, 2012

Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility

As Toronto Hydro launches a savage cost-cutting campaign and warns of more blackouts, evidence filed with the Ontario Energy Board shows the utility’s revenues are 50 per…

Dec 22, 2011

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

How would you resolve these case situations?

Dec 21, 2011

Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)

Administrative Law Role and Adequacy of Reasons Dunsmuir principles of “justification, transparency and intelligibility”

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

Is seeking a stay of foreign proceedings a prerequisite to obtaining an anti-suit injunction in Canada?

Dec 20, 2011

Case Law Update: In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of TNG Acquisition Inc. (successor estate of NexInnovations Inc., a bankrupt) of the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario

Landlord and tenant Repudiation of Lease Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Proceedings

Case Law Update: Quebec (Attorney General) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development)

Constitutional law Federal paramountcy Crown immunity

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Summary Judgment

Litgation Update – December 2011

Six case law updates released between November and December 2011.

Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59

Administrative Law Labour Law Standard of Review-Labour Arbitration

Dec 9, 2011

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

A levy of about $4 per customer on hydro bills to cover the cost of conservation programs is legally justified, the Ontario Energy Board has ruled. The…

Dec 1, 2011

Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter

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Nov 28, 2011

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

Reproduced with permission of the publisher from Health Law in Canada, Vol. 32, No. 2, November 2011. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ordered that the federal…

Nov 18, 2011

Canadian Competition Authorities send message to Vendors and Purchasers: You’re in this together

Vendors selling their business need to consider the potentially anti-competitive effects of proposed transactions, according to recent proceedings at the Competition Tribunal of Canada. If the Competition…

Nov 17, 2011

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

The Newfoundland and Labrador government argued in the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that AbitibiBowater should pay for an environmental mess left behind when it closed its…

Nov 16, 2011

Case Law Update: R v Côté

Constitutional law Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s. 24(2) Exclusion of evidence

Case Law Update: W.J. Holdings Limited v City of Toronto

Municipality Civil Contempt Conditions on Demolition Permits

Case Law Update: Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v Canada (Attorney General)

Constitution Act, 1982 Aboriginal Rights Proof

Case Law Update: Crookes v Newton

Libel and Slander Hyperlinks Publication Innocent Dissemination

Case Law Update: British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) v Figliola

Administrative Law Human Rights Tribunal Jurisdiction

Litigation Update – November 2011

Seven case law updates released between October and November 2011.

Case Law Update: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (Attorney General)

Administrative Law Remedial Jurisdiction Canadian Human Rights Act Legal Costs Standard of Review Statutory Interpretation

Nov 1, 2011

Doing Business in Ontario: An Overview of Environmental Protection Law – 2011

This guide provides a brief overview of the main elements of environmental protection law in Ontario. Its main objective is to identify the principal structural elements of…

Oct 20, 2011

Case Law Update: The Sovereign General Insurance Company v Walker

Insurance liability coverage Notice of action Who may give notice s 129 of the Insurance Act Relief from forfeiture

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

The Town of Meaford waded into a private property dispute between neighbours and spent significant public resources after doing so.

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UWI Benefit Gala in Toronto Honours Outstanding Leaders of Caribbean and Canadian Heritage

It’s in the contract…or is it?

Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does

Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

Case Law Update: In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of TNG Acquisition Inc. (successor estate of NexInnovations Inc., a bankrupt) of the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

Litgation Update – December 2011

Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

Case Law Update: W.J. Holdings Limited v City of Toronto

Case Law Update: Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v Canada (Attorney General)

Case Law Update: Crookes v Newton

Case Law Update: British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) v Figliola

Litigation Update – November 2011

Case Law Update: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (Attorney General)

Case Law Update: The Sovereign General Insurance Company v Walker

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

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WeirFoulds successfully argues for interim injunction in The Real Jerk case

Lawyer Geza Banfai receives Toronto Construction Association award

UWI Benefit Gala in Toronto Honours Outstanding Leaders of Caribbean and Canadian Heritage

Challenges of international litigation

It’s in the contract…or is it?

Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order

The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction

OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?

Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does

Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility

Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues

Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)

To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay

Case Law Update: In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of TNG Acquisition Inc. (successor estate of NexInnovations Inc., a bankrupt) of the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario

Case Law Update: Quebec (Attorney General) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development)

Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch

Litgation Update – December 2011

Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter

Supreme Court rules on safe injection site

Canadian Competition Authorities send message to Vendors and Purchasers: You’re in this together

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

Case Law Update: R v Côté

Case Law Update: W.J. Holdings Limited v City of Toronto

Case Law Update: Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v Canada (Attorney General)

Case Law Update: Crookes v Newton

Case Law Update: British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) v Figliola

Litigation Update – November 2011

Case Law Update: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (Attorney General)

Dief’s my daddy

Doing Business in Ontario: An Overview of Environmental Protection Law – 2011

Legal aid to relax qualifying rules; Move comes 16 years after massive cuts wiped out coverage, even for the poor

Case Law Update: The Sovereign General Insurance Company v Walker

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

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