Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2022
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that twelve of the firm’s lawyers have once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost […]
Here’s the Drill: A Reminder for Contractors: Are Your Invoices Actually “Proper”?
It has been a few years since the prompt payment rules in Ontario’s Construction Act were introduced to the province’s construction industry. One feature that is fundamental to the prompt […]
Web Series: Leading Questions – Presented by WeirFoulds Women
Leading Questions is a web series that explores everyday legal issues, hot topics in business and professional development, and more. The series is hosted by Megan Mah and Kayla Theeuwen, […]
Leave May Not Always Be Required to Appeal an Arbitral Costs Award
Parties to commercial transactions often choose arbitration over litigation. While litigation offers a more structured process, arbitration provides both parties with a tailored, more private, faster and often less expensive […]
Admit it: There’s a Role for Requests to Admit in Disciplinary Proceedings
The scenario is as frustrating as it is foreseeable. A regulator pursues allegations of professional misconduct against one of its members. Many, if not most of the facts in the […]
Enforcement of Judgments in Canada: Overview, Thomson Reuters
This question-and-answer guide is a practical overview of key issues concerning the enforcement of domestic and foreign judgements in Canada, including the legal framework, international conventions/agreements, enforceable judgments and awards, […]
Constitutional Challenge Litigated by WeirFoulds LLP Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Laws in St. Kitts and Nevis
On August 29, 2022, the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis) declared laws criminalizing consensual, private acts of same-sex intimacy […]
50 WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
WeirFoulds congratulates 42 of our lawyers on being recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada, and eight of our associates and partners on being recognized in the […]
WeirFoulds Represents Intervening Racialized Clinic Coalition in Toussaint v. Canada
A recent decision issued by Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell made national news by granting Nell Toussaint the right to sue the Canadian federal government for failure to provide […]
Help Me Help You: Self-Represented Litigants in Professional Discipline Proceedings
The adversarial process assumes that litigants are represented by counsel: each party fends for themselves, an adjudicator maintains detached independence, and the truth emerges. In practice, that system requires all […]
Modernizing Oral Examinations: Changes Are Coming to Rule 34
The Ontario Civil Rules Committee has issued a consultation paper and is seeking input on potential changes to Rule 34 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194, […]
Pre-Proceeding Service: Superior Court Clarifies the Rules on Service Prior to the Commencement of a Proceeding
Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Obsidian Group Inc. v. Google LL, 2022 ONSC 84, in which Justice Morgan reviewed the principles governing […]
Clare Burns top-ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for fifth consecutive year
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Clare Burns, a highly experienced litigator and Partner in the Trusts, Wills & Estates Law Practice Group, has been ranked for a fifth consecutive […]
Canadian vs. U.S. Defamation Trials: What if Depp v. Heard Took Place in Canada?
The Depp-Heard trial, which dominated headlines for weeks, culminated in a decision awarding Johnny Depp $15 million for his lawsuit and Amber Heard $2 million for her countersuit. The media […]
WeirFoulds celebrates successful challenge to anti-LGBTQ laws in Antigua and Barbuda
On July 5, 2022, Antigua and Barbuda’s High Court of Justice declared laws which criminalize consensual, private, same-sex intimacy between adults to be unconstitutional. With this landmark decision, Antigua and […]