It’s in the contract…or is it?
The casualness with which employees are hired and fired in this business is enough to make a contract lawyer cringe. Even those carriers that do have employment agreements often have […]
Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council
It may come as a surprise to some lawyers and municipal staff that it is not appropriate for a lawyer to contact a municipal councillor, or staff vested with decision-making […]
Quiz: Mergers and Acquisitions
How would you resolve these case situations?
Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order
The owners of a popular Caribbean restaurant fighting eviction will have their day in court on Tuesday as they seek an injunction that would keep the kitchen from closing. “We […]
The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction
The owners of the Real Jerk restaurant have hired a lawyer to fight their Jan. 31 eviction date. Co-owner Ed Pottinger says lawyer Albert Formosa is planning to apply for […]
Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does
A consumer lawyer is asking why Toronto council stands idly by while its pricey electricity distribution company digs ever deeper into consumers’ pockets. Robert Warren, who represents the Consumers Council […]
OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?
An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI South Asian News
Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen
Every municipal councillor and municipal legal advisor in Ontario should be aware of both the majority and dissenting reasons in the judgement of the Ontario Divisional Court in Mondoux v […]
Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility
As Toronto Hydro launches a savage cost-cutting campaign and warns of more blackouts, evidence filed with the Ontario Energy Board shows the utility’s revenues are 50 per cent higher than […]
UWI to honour local community stalwarts
By Ron Fanfair A rising star in Canada’s legal community, a bestselling author, the son of Jamaica’s third Prime Minister, an internationally recognized artist, a medical doctor and a retired […]
Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz
If you practice commercial real estate law, chances are that you’ve had to consider some concepts concerning the Land Transfer Tax Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.L.6, as amended. What is the […]
Eyebrows raised over municipal conflict application
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. For one Thunder Bay, Ont., city councillor, it was also found to be an illegal thing. A recent decision from the Ontario Superior […]
WeirFoulds LLP ranked as a Top 10 Development Law Firm in Toronto
WeirFoulds moved up one spot in this year’s ranking. The firm achieved many wins for clients, including a successful appeal by St. Mary’s Cement (Canada) Inc. to allow development of […]
Test yourself with the land transfer tax quiz
Batty v City of Toronto: Municipalities at Forefront of Occupy Movement
As part of the global “Occupy Wall Street” movement throughout October and November, many Canadian municipalities found their parks occupied by protesters. With little public space available in these cities’ […]