Aurora development decision in OMB’s hands
Decision by Ontario Municipal Board drawing to close after three-year hearing about plans to build homes and golf course on portion of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
The booming business of expropriation
Lawyers practising in the area of expropriation have experienced a significant increase in public projects over the law few years.
Are Pension Benefits Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages?
Introduction The general measure of damages in a wrongful dismissal case is the amount that an employee would have earned had he or she been given proper working notice. In […]
A Strong Prima Facie Case for Rationalizing the Test Applicable to Interlocutory Mandatory Injunctions
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Book Review: The Duty to Consult – New Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples
The duty to consult Aboriginal peoples requires the Crown to speak with First Nations, Inuit peoples, and Métis communities before undertaking action which may adversely impact those groups’ constitutional rights.
The Search for a Meeting of Minds in the Interpretation of Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
Areas of ambiguity in the Act continue to cause confusion and uncertainty. This article clarifies the intent and effect of the Act.
Urban Renewal and Community Revitalization: Tools That Can Help
One of the greatest challenges facing municipal governments today is the need to stimulate economic development and urban renewal.
Case Law Update: Bank of Montreal v. Innovation Credit Union
Security Interests Priority Competing Statutory Interests
Case Law Update: City of Toronto v. WJ Holdings
Appeal Jurisdiction of Ontario Municipal Board Statutory Deadlines
Case Law Update: E. Anthony Ross v. Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Limited
Appellate Jurisdiction – Civil Procedure – Privy Council The plaintiff obtained a judgment in the courts of Saint Christopher and Nevis (“Nevis”). The Nevis Court of Appeal (the “Court”) set […]
Case Law Update: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador v. Abitibibowater Inc., et al.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act Provincial Obligations
Case Law Update: Liberty Mutual et al v. Donatelli et al.
Security for Costs Libel and Slander Act Civil Procedure
Case Law Update: Nemeth v. Canada (Justice)
Immigration and Refugee Law Extradition Principle of non-refoulement
WeirFoulds LLP Litigation Update – November 2010
Six updates on cases released in November 2010.
WeirFoulds Partner David R. Wingfield Joins Fountain Court Chambers, London, England
WeirFoulds LLP would like to announce that Partner David R. Wingfield has joined Fountain Court Chambers, the leading London commercial chambers, as a Door Tenant (an associate member). Fountain Court […]