WeirFoulds’ Gregory Richards to receive Catzman Award for Professionalism and Civility
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Gregory Richards, counsel and former managing partner and chair of the Partnership, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Catzman Award for […]
WeirFoulds recognized in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 22 of our lawyers have been recognized in 14 different practice areas in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was selected based […]
WeirFoulds welcomes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Partner Philip Cho
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Philip Cho has joined the firm as a partner focusing on Insolvency and Bankruptcy. Philip also has a complimentary practice in Security Enforcement and […]
Raj Anand reflects on his role as a Bencher with Law Times
Senior Partner Raj Anand reflects on his twelve years as Bencher as part of the “Reflections of outgoing LSO benchers” video series posted to the Law Times website. Raj, along […]
WeirFoulds congratulates winners of the 2019 Arnup Cup competition
WeirFoulds is proud to continue as the sponsor of the Arnup Cup, an annual trial advocacy competition for Ontario law schools, organized by The Advocates’ Society. The competition took place […]
A Refresher on Discoverability Principles
Several decisions were issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal over the last year regarding the discoverability principles under section 5 of the Limitations Act, 2002:[i] 5. (1) A claim […]
WeirFoulds is a proud sponsor of the Arnup Cup 2019
WeirFoulds is proud to continue to sponsor the Arnup Cup, an annual trial advocacy competition for Ontario law schools, organized by The Advocates’ Society. The Cup bears the name of […]
Macdonald Allen discusses the One Judge Model pilot project with Canadian Lawyer
WeirFoulds associate Macdonald Allen discussed the Court’s initiative to speed up Ontario’s civil justice system with the February 1, 2019 launch of the One Judge Model case management pilot project […]
Jamaica’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: An ineffective safeguard for oppression
At the signing of the Proclamation of the Constitution Act – and Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms – in April 1982, the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, former Prime […]
WeirFoulds welcomes three new partners
WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that Richard Arezes, Conor Dooley and Sylvain Rouleau have joined the partnership effective January 1, 2019. Our three newest additions to the partnership each […]
WeirFoulds partners ranked in 2019 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Once again, WeirFoulds congratulates Glenn W. Ackerley, Lisa A. Borsook, and Bryan Finlay on their inclusion in the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for 2019. […]
WeirFoulds partners listed in the Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Bryan Finlay QC, Derry Millar, Greg Richards and Frank Walwyn are recognized in the 2018 Lexpert® Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers. Bryan […]
Keys, Please: The Econolodge Park-and-Fly Conundrum
On October 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in 3091 5177 Québec inc. (Éconolodge Aéroport) v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2018 SCC 43. The decision […]
Privacy Breaches: New Mandatory Notification Requirements Under PIPEDA
As of November 1st, 2018 new mandatory breach notification and record-keeping requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA“) and the Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations came into force. A privacy […]
WeirFoulds Partner David S. Brown establishes the Mac Urquhart PhD Award in Economics at Queen’s University
We are pleased to announce that Partner and Chair of the Private Equity Group, David S. Brown, has established the Mac Urquhart PhD Award in Economics at Queen’s University. Established […]