Mar 7, 2011Canadian Execs Acquitted in U.S. A Canadian night-vision equipment manufacturer and two of its executives have been acquitted in a San Francisco court of fraud charges against them. Newcon International Ltd. faced…
Mar 1, 2011Case Law Update: Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2010 Constitutional Law Division of Powers Federal Jurisdiction Over Criminal Law Provincial Jurisdiction over Property and Civil Rights
Feb 28, 2011New Tools for Managing Evidence in Complex Litigation A shift has occurred in the way civil litigation is run and several new tools for litigation management have emerged.
Feb 27, 2011Canadian Optical Manufacturer, Newcon Optik, Acquitted of All Charges in U.S. District Court – Company and its Executives “Completely Vindicated” A court in San Francisco has acquitted Canadian night vision equipment manufacturer Newcon International Ltd. (o/a Newcon Optik) and two of its executives of all charges against…
Feb 16, 2011Case Law Update: Celgene Corp v Canada (Attorney General) Statutory Interpretation Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Consideration of Mandate Standard of Review
Litigation Update – February 2011 One legislative and six case law updates released in January and February 2011.
Case Law Update: Sazant v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Administrative Law Investigative Powers College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case Law Update: Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd Expropriation Standard of Review Costs National Energy Board Act
Feb 10, 2011WeirFoulds Partner W. A. Derry Millar Receives Toronto Lawyers’ Association 2011 Award of Distinction WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that W.A. Derry Millar, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and immediate past Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper…
Feb 9, 2011Choosing an executor not always a family affair Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor to a son or daughter, and the situation can become unbearable.
Feb 8, 2011TCA negotiating with ADR Institute to offer dispute-resolution discount The Toronto Construction Association is negotiating with the ADR Institute of Ontario to offer members access on a discounted basis to experienced mediators and arbitrators to deal…
Feb 7, 2011WeirFoulds Partner Derry Millar Honoured by TLA The Toronto Lawyers Association will recognize Ontario Superior Court Justice Colin Campbell and former Law Society of Upper Canada treasurer Derry Millar at its Awards of Distinction…
Babies and Bath Water Leave aside the issue of whether mediation reduces cost and delay. Does it increase access to civil justice?
Feb 2, 2011Councillor denies ‘poisonous workplace’ Human Rights Tribunal told that human rights issues should have been investigated at City Hall.
Disabled ex-aide says he was bullied Cumulative effect of comments and actions by City councillor amounts to harassment of ex-aide.
Jan 27, 2011Taxes after death not so certain Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor of a will to a son or daughter, and a heart-wrenching…
Jan 21, 2011Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent? Third category dependent contractor determined in Ontario Court of Appeal decision in McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd.
Jan 20, 2011Council agrees to focus on code-of-conduct questions Councillors agree that the real issue is whether the leak violated the City’s code of conduct.
Jan 18, 2011Case Law Update: Aecon Buildings v. Brampton Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Case Law Update: Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Priorities
Case Law Update: City of Ottawa v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) Judicial Review Access to Information and Protection of Privacy under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Case Law Update: Vancouver (City) v. Zhang Enforcement of Municipal By-Laws Injunctions Constitutional Law Freedom of Expression under s. 2(b)
Case Law Update: Brown v. Canada (Attorney General) Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Jan 10, 2011CRA gets ahead of the line The Canada Revenue Agency manages to secure advance collection of disputed corporate income tax debt.
Jan 7, 2011The Diefenbaker gambit If proven true, the claim by John George Dryden would make him the former prime minister’s only biological child.
Jan 5, 2011The booming business of expropriation Lawyers practising in the area of expropriation have experienced a significant increase in public projects over the law few years.
Are Pension Benefits Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages? Introduction The general measure of damages in a wrongful dismissal case is the amount that an employee would have earned had he or she been given proper…
Jan 1, 2011Book Review: The Duty to Consult – New Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples The duty to consult Aboriginal peoples requires the Crown to speak with First Nations, Inuit peoples, and Métis communities before undertaking action which may adversely impact those groups’ constitutional rights.
A Strong Prima Facie Case for Rationalizing the Test Applicable to Interlocutory Mandatory Injunctions Download PDF to read full article.
Dec 20, 2010Case Law Update: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador v. Abitibibowater Inc., et al. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act Provincial Obligations
Case Law Update: City of Toronto v. WJ Holdings Appeal Jurisdiction of Ontario Municipal Board Statutory Deadlines
Case Law Update: Bank of Montreal v. Innovation Credit Union Security Interests Priority Competing Statutory Interests