Current Property Tax Issues
Pre-1998 Owners assessed realty taxes Tenants assessed separately for business taxes (value of property apportioned on basis of FMR) including shared parking business assessment Current Value Assessment 1998 Business assessment […]
Tenant Defaults – What to Do and What Not to Do: A Short Checklist
DO’s DO abide by notice and default provisions in the lease The most common mistakes are: (a) Counting Days Incorrectly. (i) Are “days” defined as calendar days or business days? […]
Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010
The Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 will have a significant impact on broader public sector organizations.
Case Law Update: Celgene Corp v Canada (Attorney General)
Statutory Interpretation Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Consideration of Mandate Standard of Review
Case Law Update: Grover v Hodgins
Unjust Enrichment Jurisdiction Small Claims Court
Case Law Update: R v Caron
Constitutional Law Interim Costs Awards Inherent Jurisdiction of the Courts Inferior Courts
Case Law Update: Sazant v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Administrative Law Investigative Powers College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case Law Update: Shoppers Drug Mart Inc v Ontario
Generic Drugs Regulatory Provisions Ultra Vires
Case Law Update: Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd
Expropriation Standard of Review Costs National Energy Board Act
Litigation Update – February 2011
One legislative and six case law updates released in January and February 2011.
The Bar’s Turn
Once the lawyers are gone, there will be no impediment to villainry: there will be no one to assert rights.
Aurora seeking way out of legal bills
Aurora has retained legal counsel to determine responsibility for legal bills associated with former mayor’s legal action.
WeirFoulds Partner W. A. Derry Millar Receives Toronto Lawyers’ Association 2011 Award of Distinction
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that W.A. Derry Millar, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and immediate past Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) has […]
Tensions run high as McCallion, opposition clash
A day after Mississauga’s year-long judicial inquiry came to an end, tensions were running high at city council.
Choosing an executor not always a family affair
Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor to a son or daughter, and the situation can become unbearable.