Feb 24, 2021Women in Business Law Panel – Osgoode Women’s Network WeirFoulds Partner Nadia Chiesa will be speaking at the upcoming ‘Women in Business Law Panel’ hosted by Osgoode Women’s Network on February 24, 2021 from 12:30 pm…
Aug 28, 2018WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms WeirFoulds LLP is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms feature in the July/August edition of Canadian Lawyer Inhouse…
Sep 6, 2017WeirFoulds Partner Caroline Abela is the Co-Chair of the ABA-SIL – International Private Client Committee (IPCC) WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Caroline Abela has been appointed the Co-Chair of the ABA Section of International Law – International Private Client Committee.
Jul 10, 2017Caroline Abela contributes to the ABA-SIL – International Private Client Committee (IPCC) Summer 2017 Newsletter Caroline Abela contributes to the ABA-SIL – International Private Client Committee (IPCC) Summer 2017 Newsletter
Jun 13, 2017WeirFoulds Partners Listed in Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers We are pleased to announce that Nikiforos Iatrou, Edmond Lamek and Ryan Morris are listed in the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers.
May 6, 2017Law Weekly: Stakeholders Call For Tackling Of Infrastructure Deficit In Nigeria Frank Walwyn recently spoke at the Punuka Annual Lecture 2017: The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructural Development, in Nigeria. Nigeria news outlet, Channels Television covered the lecture in a piece…
May 2, 2017Stakeholders list benefits of public private partnership Frank Walwyn recently spoke at the Punuka Annual Lecture 2017: The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructural Development, in Nigeria. The guardian covered the event and the issue of public-private…
Jun 24, 2016Non-Resident Employer Certification Regime: Withholding Relief for Non-Resident Employers and Employees INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW UPDATEOn June 23, 2016, Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 received Royal Assent, which among other things, enacts a non-resident employer certificate regime that may be of interest to employers sending employees to Canada.
Jun 21, 2016Congratulations to WeirFoulds Women and Frank Walwyn, Recipients of 2016 Lexpert® Zenith Awards Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion WeirFoulds is delighted to announce that the WeirFoulds Women (WFW) initiative and our esteemed colleague Frank Walwyn were both selected as 2016 Lexpert® Zenith Awards winners. This year’s Zenith Awards celebrate those who have demonstrated excellence, action and thought leadership in ways that have advanced diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and in society at large.
May 11, 2016Panama Papers and Offshore Accounts: Window of Opportunity to Make a Voluntary Disclosure Closing Canadian residents are required to report worldwide income. Furthermore, Canadian residents are generally required to annually file a special information return for any year that they held, at any time in that year, “specified foreign property” that had a cost exceeding $100,000. A failure to report such income or file any such return makes the Canadian resident liable to significant penalties (for which interest accrues daily) and potentially open to criminal prosecution.
Apr 28, 2016Frank Walwyn Honoured by Ontario Bar Association Frank Walwyn, senior litigation partner at WeirFoulds, received the Ontario Bar Association’s 2016 Award for Distinguished Service at an award ceremony in Toronto on April 20, 2016.…
Mar 15, 2016Frank Walwyn to Receive the Ontario Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service Frank Walwyn, senior litigation partner at WeirFoulds, is set to receive the Ontario Bar Association’s 2016 Award for Distinguished Service at an award ceremony in Toronto on April 20, 2016.
Feb 23, 2016Regulators Breathe a Sigh of Relief: Registration of Foreign-Trained Professionals In a recent decision, Justice Ross of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta considered whether a foreign-trained engineer’s human rights had been violated by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (the “Association”) when it required him to fulfil certain requirements before he could register as a professional engineer in that province.
Nov 19, 2015Partner Frank Walwyn on Finding a Niche in Canada and his Native Caribbean Partner Frank Walwyn discusses complex cases from his Caribbean litigation practice in the November 2015 edition of Queen’s Law Reports. Download the PDF to read the alumni…
Nov 6, 2015Quiz: Litigating in the Caribbean In the dead of Canadian winters, it’s not just snowbirds who escape to the Caribbean. Incentives such as low or no taxes, less robust financial regulation, and…
May 8, 2015H. Scott Fairley to Receive the 2015 OBA Award of Excellence in International Law WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that our colleague Scott Fairley will be honoured by the Ontario Bar Association with the 2015 OBA Award of Excellence in International Law.
Apr 22, 2015International Tax Law Update 2015 Yesterday afternoon, the Canadian government tabled the 2015 Canadian Federal Budget. This publication is intended to provide our busy international clients and friends with a high level…
Nov 14, 2014Conference to Discuss International Business, Litigation WeirFoulds partner Nikiforos Iatrou co-chairs an international law conference focusing on global collaboration and foreign litigation, while also offering valuable networking opportunities to participants. The 2014 North…
Sep 3, 2014International Law Conference to Explore Global Collaboration WeirFoulds partner Nikiforos Iatrou introduces new format for 2014 North America Forum in Vancouver presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law, covering global collaboration…
Sep 12, 2011Partner David Wingfield seconded to Competition Bureau Legal Services Partner David R. Wingfield has joined the Competition Bureau Legal Services.
Dec 8, 2010WeirFoulds 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…
Dec 2, 2010WeirFoulds 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…
Aug 1, 2009Quiz: International Trade In this issue we look at international trade, including the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Sep 18, 2008Two Trends Flying High: Arbitration & International Exposure for Canadian Litigators Savvy litigators are finding two ways to grow their practices: first, private arbitration is growing like litigation on steroids; and secondly, Canadians are litigating cross-border disputes here…