Client Newsletter – Spring 2013
Consolidation of Ontario’s Electricity Distribution Sector
Background The Province’s Distribution Sector Review Panel has issued a Report recommending major changes in the electricity distribution sector. If carried out, the recommendations will have significant impacts on municipalities […]
WeirFoulds Client Largo Resources Ltd. Recognized
This week marked the 2013 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) international convention. In light of this four-day annual convention that brings together leaders from around the world in […]
Meaford loses $617,000 appeal; Court of Appeal upholds judgment over costs in Georgian Beach road allowance case
WeirFoulds partner Bruce Engell is mentioned in this article and represents one of the Georgian Beach residents in this matter before the courts. Please click here to read the article […]
Quiz: New Rules for Director Elections
This quiz gives the answers to some situations public companies may have to navigate under new rules for director elections aimed at improving corporate governance. Download the quiz as it […]
In CCS decision, court cements prevent cases in Canada
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.
Cancana Announces Strategic Plan to Spin Off of Its Gold and Diamond Assets and Sets Date for the Annual Meeting of Its Shareholders
WeirFoulds’ Rajeev Dewan has been retained as Cancana’s Canadian capital markets legal advisor. Click here for the complete article.
Sperm Donors Beware: Can you Bank on Your Anonymity?
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has recently held that the offspring of anonymous sperm donors (“donor offspring”) have no constitutionally-protected right to know the identities of their biological […]
Canada wins appeal against merger challenge
WeirFoulds partner Niki Iatrou and associate Scott McGrath represented Canada’s Compeition Bureau in this matter along side the Bureau’s legal services counsel.
Georgina mayor exonerated in lawsuit probe
WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is the integrity commissioner for the Town of Georgina as referenced in this article. Please click here to read the article by the Georgina Advocate […]
Testing the Foundations: Six Lessons from the Competition Bureau’s Investigation into the Construction Industry
Last week, the media released a 50-page search warrant application that the Competition Bureau filed with the Court in March, 2012. In its application, the Bureau alleges longstanding price-fixing and […]
Summit Industrial Income REIT Issues $30M of Units and Enters into $32M Bank Financing
On September 27, 2012, Summit Industrial Income REIT completed the issuance approximately $30 million of units in a private placement together with a debt financing of up to $32 million. […]
An open of shut case? Ontario Ombudsman Annual Report addresses municipal meetings in Sunshine Law
This article was written by WeirFoulds partner emeritus George H. Rust-D’Eye.
Georgina integrity commissioner costs capped at $10K
WeirFoulds partner emeritus George Rust-D’Eye is mentioned in this article. Please click here to read the article as it appears on The Georgina Advocate website.
Securities Law Quarterly – Q4 2012
A newsletter providing concise updates on securities law developments. Our coverage is succinct and targeted to serve the needs of issuers and their advisors. In the fourth quarter of 2012, […]