Caroline Abela honoured as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
We are pleased to announced that Partner, Caroline Abela has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose careers have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in their communities and legal profession. Membership is limited to one percent of lawyers admitted to practice in Canada with worldwide fellowship limited.
WeirFoulds Proudly Supports the Sopinka Cup 2017
WeirFoulds is proud to continue its long-standing support of the Sopinka Cup, Canada’s national trial advocacy competition, organized by The Advocates’ Society, and funded by the American College of Trial Lawyers. The Cup bears the name of the Honourable Justice John Sopinka, Q.C., one of the few lawyers to be appointed directly from practice to the Supreme Court of Canada.
WeirFoulds Celebrates International Women’s Day
WeirFoulds LLP has a long standing and strong commitment to supporting women in the workplace.
WeirFoulds Recognized as a Proud Supporter of the Progress Place Transitional Employment Program
WeirFoulds was honoured by Progress Place for our Leadership as an Employment Partner at their first annual Taking Care of Business Breakfast. WeirFoulds is a proud supporter of Progress Place and has been a part of the Transitional Employment Program for several years.
Robert Warren Co-Authors a piece for the Mowat Centre on Consumers’ Interests in Ontario’s Energy Sector
Robert Warren, a partner at WeirFoulds with a practice dedicated to public law advocacy, specializing in energy and environmental law, co-authored the piece Representing Consumers’ Interests in Ontario’s Energy Sector with Paul Sommerville, Executive Director of Mowat Energy.
Alleged Acts of Sexual Abuse Pre-Bill 87: Will Bill 87 Apply?
Bill 87 (the “Bill”), which contains significant amendments to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (“RHPA”),1 passed first reading in the Ontario legislature in December 2016. Although the Bill is […]
WeirFoulds is a Proud Sponsor of the Arnup Cup 2017
WeirFoulds is proud to continue to sponsor the Arnup Cup, an annual trial advocacy competition for Ontario law schools, organized by The Advocates’ Society. The Cup bears the name of the Honourable John D. Arnup, O.C., Q.C., who for many years sat as a distinguished member of the Court of Appeal for Ontario following a career at WeirFoulds as one of Canada’s finest litigation counsel.
Michael Swartz is the Winner of the 2016 TCIC Chancellor’s Award of Excellence
Michael Swartz, a construction partner at WeirFoulds, has been selected by the Toronto Construction Association (TCA) Nominations & Awards Committee as the winner of the 2016 TCIC Chancellor’s Award of Excellence.
Kobo eBooks Nominated for a Global Competition Review Award
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the Kobo eBooks case has been shortlisted for the Global Competition Review’s Annual awards for “Litigation of the year – Non-cartel prosecution: Creative, strategic and innovative litigation on behalf of plaintiffs in a non-cartel private action.”
WeirFoulds is proud to support Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition 2017
WeirFoulds is proud to provide continued support to the Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition (QEC) for 2017, one of the longest-running and best-known undergraduate start-up competitions in the world
Bill 87: Government’s Response to Recommendations of Sexual Abuse Task Force
On December 8, 2016, Bill 87, Protecting Patients Act, 2016, received first reading. If passed, Bill 87 will amend the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (the RHPA) and four other […]
Raj Anand profiled by Desi News on his life and his work towards promoting equality in the legal profession
WeirFoulds Partner Raj Anand was profiled in the February 2017 issue of Desi News, Canada’s number one South Asian magazine, in the Grant’s Desi Achiever special feature article Law and Behold!.
In the piece, Raj discusses his role as the co-chair of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group, as well as his life and his hope for a more equitable legal profession and society.
Setting up shop
Robert Robert Eisenberg spoke to Canadian Lawyer about the pending legalization of marijuana, marijuana dispensaries and landlords. To read the full article, please click here.
WeirFoulds is a Proud Supporter and Continued Sponsor of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada and BLSACares
WeirFoulds is a proud supporter of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada (BLSA Canada) by acting as a continued sponsor of the Annual National Conference and the association’s charitable branch, BLSACares. The conference will be held in Windsor on February 9 – 12, 2017. This year’s theme is “Oneness in Motion: Impacting the Future”.
Medical Assistance in Dying (“MAID”) from a Regulator’s Perspective
The recent legalization of medical assistance in dying (also known by the abbreviation “MAID”) is one of the most radical and significant changes to the Canadian health care system in […]