Book 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.
Case Law Update: Bank of Montreal v. Innovation Credit Union
Security Interests Priority Competing Statutory Interests
Case Law Update: City of Toronto v. WJ Holdings
Appeal Jurisdiction of Ontario Municipal Board Statutory Deadlines
Case Law Update: E. Anthony Ross v. Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Limited
Appellate Jurisdiction – Civil Procedure – Privy Council The plaintiff obtained a judgment in the courts of Saint Christopher and Nevis (“Nevis”). The Nevis Court of Appeal (the “Court”) set […]
Case 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: Liberty Mutual et al v. Donatelli et al.
Security for Costs Libel and Slander Act Civil Procedure
Case Law Update: Nemeth v. Canada (Justice)
Immigration and Refugee Law Extradition Principle of non-refoulement
WeirFoulds LLP Litigation Update – November 2010
Six updates on cases released in November 2010.
WeirFoulds Partner David R. Wingfield Joins Fountain Court Chambers, London, England
WeirFoulds LLP would like to announce that Partner David R. Wingfield has joined Fountain Court Chambers, the leading London commercial chambers, as a Door Tenant (an associate member). Fountain Court […]
WeirFoulds lawyer joins London chambers
David Wingfield of WeirFoulds has joined Fountain Court Chambers, the leading English commercial chambers in London.
Appeals court upholds confidentiality principles
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a ruling that will reassure parties involved in confidential mediation and settlement talks that sensitive information disclosed during those proceedings won’t become puble […]
WeirFoulds Partner Frank Walwyn receives commendation from Privy Council, London, England
“The Board pays tribute to the quality of the submissions which it has received from Mr. Frank Walwyn . . .” (Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Ross v. […]
Partners David Wingfield and Paul Guy granted leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada in landmark case
David Wingfield and Paul Guy of WeirFoulds LLP were successful in recently obtaining leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen in […]
The pitfalls of P3 projects
The success of any publicly funded constuction project is largely due to the lawyers behind the scenes. Primarily, they review all the documentation with the goal of identifying risk.
Books by WeirFoulds Lawyers – Litigation
The Plaintiff was employed by the defendant for 15 years. She earned $12.95 per hour. She was dismissed at the age of 56 after she became totally deaf, possibly due to a virus. The conduct of her employer is summarized by Epstein, J.A. at the outset and is startling, to say the least: