Professionalism and Practice Management Issues in Administrative Law 2025 – Law Society of Ontario
Partner Amy Block will serve as Chair during Professionalism and Practice Management Issues in Administrative Law 2025, an online program that will be offered by the Law Society of Ontario […]
CNAR 2025 Annual Conference
Several members of the Regulatory Practice Group will attend the CNAR 2025 Annual Conference, which will be hosted in Calgary on Tuesday, October 21 – Wednesday, October 22, with Pre-Conference […]
10 WeirFoulds partners recognized in Chambers Canada Guide 2026
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized by Chambers and Partners in Chambers Canada Guide 2026. In this year’s edition, 10 of our partners have […]
WeirFoulds welcomes Associates Mallory-Cramp-Waldinsperger, Ethan Levy, Yatin Sidhu and Uyên Tran to the firm
WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome four new lawyers to the firm in the following practice areas: Mallory Cramp-Waldinsperger – Regulatory Mallory Cramp-Waldinsperger is an Associate in the Regulatory Practice Group. […]
WeirFoulds Partners Amy Block and Ben Kates represent Law Society of Ontario in high-profile appeal of a licensing hearing featured by Law Times
Partner Amy Block and Partner and Regulatory Practice Group Chair Ben Kates recently represented the Law Society of Ontario on an appeal of a licensing application before the Ontario Court […]
Neither All nor Nothing? Navigating the Complexity of Witness Credibility
Credibility lies at the heart of any regulatory hearing where the facts are disputed and cannot be deduced through independent verifiable means. Credibility assessments are required to choose between competing […]
Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers to serve on OBA Law Section executives for 2025-2026 term
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s lawyers have been elected to the Ontario Bar Association’s Law Section executives for the 2025-2026 term, commencing September 1, 2025. […]
Patient Harm and Ungovernability: The Evidentiary Burden for Interim Orders Case Comment on Kilian v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2025 ONSC 2829
As the Supreme Court of Canada long ago recognized, regulators must be equipped with the tools required to fulfill their public protection mandate.[1] For health Colleges in Ontario, these tools […]
WeirFoulds Partner Ben Kates interviewed in Advocacy Matters magazine
Partner Ben Kates, Chair of WeirFoulds’ Regulatory Practice Group, was recently interviewed by Laura Bevan, a Partner at Lawson Lundell LLP, for the Spring 2025 edition of The Advocates’ Society’s […]
Working with Expert Witnesses – The Advocates’ Society
Partner Amy Block will serve as program co-chair and Partner Ben Kates will speak during Working with Expert Witnesses, a plenary program that will be hosted by The Advocates’ Society […]
Zarabi-Majd and the Duty to Accommodate
Introduction In Zarabi-Majd, released in January 2025, the Divisional Court weighed in on whether the Toronto Police Services (“TPS”) Disciplinary Tribunal adequately accommodated a member with disabilities during the hearing […]
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 […]
WeirFoulds Partners Reinstate Character Assessment Decision on Judicial Review
In a decision addressing the application of the standard of review on internal administrative appeals, WeirFoulds Partners Ben Kates and Amy Block secured a favourable result for the Law Society […]
Eight-Minute Administrative Law and Practice 2025 – Law Society of Ontario
Counsel Jeff Cowan will Co-Chair and Partner Amy Block will present during the Eight-Minute Administrative Law and Practice 2025, a program that will be hosted by the Law Society of […]
Law Society of Ontario Secures Stay in Case Involving Lawyer’s Licensing
The Law Society of Ontario has successfully secured a stay related to the licensing application of a man who admitted to sexually abusing children in 2009, temporarily blocking his ability […]