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’ […]
Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues
How would you resolve these case situations?
WeirFoulds LLP ranked as a Top 10 Development Law Firm in the GTA
WeirFoulds moved up five spots in this year’s ranking, representing the City of Brampton in a number of cases, including appeals to its new official plan. The firm is also […]
CCDC2 lump-sum contract out of control?
A couple of years ago, Bill Gillan of Revay and Associates Ltd. received a call from a senior engineer in a government organization that undertakes tens of millions of dollars […]
Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)
Administrative Law Role and Adequacy of Reasons Dunsmuir principles of “justification, transparency and intelligibility”
To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay
Is seeking a stay of foreign proceedings a prerequisite to obtaining an anti-suit injunction in Canada?
Case Law Update: Batty v City of Toronto: Municipalities at Forefront of Occupy Movement
The Occupy Toronto Ruling: Batty v City of Toronto
Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch
Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Summary Judgment