Nov 16, 2011Case 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, 2011Nasty 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.
Case Law Update: Landmark II Inc v 1535709 Ontario Limited Construction Liens Value of a Claim for Lien s 35 of the Construction Lien Act
Case Law Update: Canada (Attorney General) v PHS Community Services Constitutional Division of Powers Interjurisdictional Immunity Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Life, Liberty and Security of the Person Principles of Fundamental Justice Ministerial Discretion
Case Law Update: TA & K Enterprises Inc v Suncor Energy Products Inc 2011 ONCA 613 (Released September 27, 2011) Franchise – Arthur Wishart Act – Disclosure Document – One-year Term – Franchise Fee In this decision, the Court of…
Case Law Update: The Corporation of the Municipality of Meaford v Grist et al Shoreline Dispute Public Highway Summary Judgment Registry Act
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
Oct 18, 2011Working in Canada: An Overview of Employment Law Among the most challenging and complex issues faced by businesses, governments, organizations and individuals are those that arise in the workplacein the relationships between management and employee,…
Oct 15, 2011Pay up, Toronto tells Mammoliti The City of Toronto retains outside lawyer to assist in its efforts to collect cost of Mammoliti’s defence against challenge to his 2006 election campaign expenses.
Holyday racks up $125K bill to prove point Battle by Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday to recover legal costs of Mammoliti and Heaps ends in precedent-setting decision by divisional court.
Ford family firms gave mayor’s campaign a break on late payment fees Toronto Council’s code of conduct does not deal specifically with expenses related to compliance audits.
Sep 22, 2011Legal drinking age? Sorry, dude, you’re still too young In this era of human rights statutes and commissions, many clubs turn away legal-age customers.
Case Law Update: Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham Constitutional Law Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Discrimination
Case Law Update: Gagliano v Gomery and the Attorney General (Canada) Administrative Law Natural Justice Bias Public Inquiries
Case Law Update: Her Majesty the Queen (Ex Rel City of Toronto) v Andrade (Ontario Court of Justice, released September 15, 2011) Provincial Offences Act Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 11(b) Part I Offences Unreasonable Delay The question of…
Sep 12, 2011Partner David Wingfield seconded to Competition Bureau Legal Services Partner David R. Wingfield has joined the Competition Bureau Legal Services.
Sep 2, 2011Estoppel Certificates: Avoiding Liability for Another Owner’s Debts Purchasers should note the importance of obtaining estoppel certificates as illustrated by Toronto Kosher Inc. v. Windward Drive Holdings Inc.
Aug 31, 2011The judicial mediation debate The Ontario Bar Association forms a Judicial Mediation Taskforce in response to Justice W.K. Winkler’s call to chart the future role of judicial mediation.
Aug 15, 2011Timely Tax Returns Should be a Top Priority Rosenberg Estate v. Canada (National Revenue) a cautionary reminder that every effort should be made to file tax returns on time.
Aug 1, 2011An Ounce of Prevention: What Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes to Ontario’s Health and Safety System New Ontario law changes the face of occupational health and safety regulation.
The “Tough on Drivers” Agenda A proposed amendment to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act calls for heightened penalties for drivers convicted of offences where injury or death occurs.
Jul 1, 2011Hot-tubbing experts – should lawyers like it? Across the country, courts have been struggling with the best way to present expert evidence.
Jun 27, 2011Toronto reconsiders ‘infamous’ zoning bylaw Toronto reconsidering comprehensive zoning bylaw after OMB faces more than 600 appeals.
Time to move parking tickets out of court? Is it time to streamline the process to remove things like parking infractions from the courts?
Jun 22, 2011Billboard battle on Plateau; Sign firms sue Montreal over outdoor ad ban Three of Canada’s largest sign companies have launched legal action over council decision to ban all advertising billboards within Plateau borough neighbourhood limits.
Jun 17, 2011WeirFoulds Partner Greg Richards Receives Award from The Advocates’ Society WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Gregory Richards was presented with The Advocates’ Society Pro Bono Volunteer Award at the Society’s End of Term Dinner on…
Jun 1, 2011Legislative Update: Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011 S.O. 2011, c. 11 (Royal Assent June 1, 2011)
Construction Law Update speaker gives advice on risk tolerance Owners and construction contractors need to consider allocation of risk when designing contracts.