Feb 16, 2012WeirFoulds successfully argues for interim injunction in The Real Jerk case 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, 2012UWI 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, 2012Challenges 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, 2012It’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, 2012Popular 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, 2012The 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, 2012OMNI 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, 2012Toronto 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, 2011Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues How would you resolve these case situations?
Dec 21, 2011Case 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, 2011Case 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
Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59 Administrative Law Labour Law Standard of Review-Labour Arbitration
Dec 9, 2011Energy 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, 2011Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter Please download the PDF to see the full article.
Nov 28, 2011Supreme 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, 2011Canadian 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, 2011N.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, 2011Case 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: British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) v Figliola Administrative Law Human Rights Tribunal Jurisdiction
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 7, 2011Dief’s my daddy If you thought you’d heard the last of Mel Lastman, think again. The paternity case against Toronto’s diminutive former leader has arisen 10 years on in the…
Nov 1, 2011Doing 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 28, 2011Legal aid to relax qualifying rules; Move comes 16 years after massive cuts wiped out coverage, even for the poor Ontario’s legal aid plan gets 1,300 calls a day from people with legal problems, but if you’re single and earn more than $10,800 a year or a…
Oct 20, 2011Case 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.