Commercial Litigation Insights: Developers Beware: Courts Curb Developer Overreach on Closing Adjustments
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision offers a cautionary tale for developers – and a significant win for residential purchasers. In Bellisario v. 2200 Bromsgrove Development Inc., 2025 ONSC 2456, […]
2025 London International Disputes Week
Partner Benjamin Bathgate will speak during the 2025 London International Disputes Week, which will be hosted in London, England on Monday, June 2 – Friday, June 6, 2025. Returning for […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: Maybe Now the SEC Will Let Crypto Be: Will the SEC’s Crypto Task Force and the Crypto Czar’s Working Group Find Harmony?
Are the tides turning? Digital assets are slowly entering the conversation alongside traditional assets. What was once ethereal and somewhat elusive, operating outside the confines of the U.S. securities regime […]
WeirFoulds Partners Benjamin Bathgate and Jessica Stansfield featured by The Globe and Mail in article on cryptocurrency platform exploit
Partner Benjamin Bathgate, Chair of WeirFoulds’ Commercial Litigation Practice Group, and Partner Jessica Stansfield were featured by The Globe and Mail in an article written by Alexandra Posadzki on April […]
Crypto Scammers Capitalize on Political Uncertainty as Securities Regulators Warn of Increasing Sophistication of Online Investment Frauds
As if the current international political situation that faces Canada is not enough to deal with, Canadians also need to be more vigilant than ever to protect themselves from online […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 30 of our lawyers have been recognized across 21 different practice areas in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based on […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: Don’t Delay – The Ontario Civil Court System’s Renewed Focus on Dismissing Cases for Delay
Delay in Ontario’s civil justice system is a common issue, with litigants facing long wait times for motions and trials due to factors like interruptions in court functions due to […]
Canadian Medjedovic Indicted for DeFi Fraud in the Eastern District of New York: Rule of Law ‘2’, Code is Law ‘0’?
The ongoing saga of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol fraud,[1] and in particular the exploitation of smart contract code[2] to enrich a bad actor at the expense of other users, has […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: From Banks to Blockchain: Could Exchanges in Receipt of Stolen Digital Assets be Liable as Constructive Trustees?
The lines between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges are blurring as an increasing number of digital transactions intersect between traditional and decentralized finance. Major payment processors are incorporating blockchain technology into […]
Defamation in Academia: A Legal and Practical Limit on Academic Freedom
Researchers and academics are routinely required to defend statements they have made in the course of their work — at conferences of their peers, in the context of internal reviews, […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: Revised Airline Liability Limits under Montreal Convention Take Effect on December 28, 2024
Airlines operating international routes to and from Canada are governed by the idiosyncratic set of liability rules set out in the Montreal Convention[1], which is incorporated into the domestic law […]
Re-thinking Compliance and Litigation Risk Assessments in a World of Digital Transactions – Association of Corporate Counsel
Partner Benjamin Bathgate will speak during Re-thinking Compliance and Litigation Risk Assessments in a World of Digital Transactions: Modern Third-Party Risks Need Modern Risk-Rating Methods, a program that will be […]
Caribbean Round Table – INSOL International
Partner Bota McNamara will speak during the first in-person Caribbean Insolvency Round Table, which will be hosted by INSOL International and the World Bank Group on Monday, December 9, 2024. […]
Defending Against Fraud This Holiday Season: A Guide For Charities And Not-For-Profits
As we head into the holiday season, charities benefit from an inflow of donations as the majority of Canadians plan to give back to their communities by donating or volunteering […]
Commercial Litigation Insights: The Court of Appeal Rules Against a Purchaser’s Unilateral Withholding of Payment
Buyers should be careful about withholding part of the purchase price when disputing a seller’s compliance with the terms of an option. In 1785192 Ontario Inc v Ontario H Limited […]