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Securities Law Newsletter – Q4 2015

A Newsletter Providing Concise Updates on Securities Law Developments Our coverage is succinct and targeted to serve the needs of issuers and their advisors. Recent developments include the adoption by […]

Lisa Borsook named a Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner

WeirFoulds LLP is pleased to announce that executive partner Lisa Borsook has been named once again as a recipient in the Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards in the RBC Champion Category. This is the third time Lisa has been named to this list. In 2013 she was recognized in the KPMG Professionals category, and in 2014 in the RBC Champions category.

WeirFoulds Partner Ian Mitchell named 2015 Lexpert® Rising Star

WeirFoulds is delighted to announce that Ian Mitchell has been named a 2015 Lexpert® Rising Star. This award honours Canada’s leading lawyers under 40 from law firms and in-house, paying tribute to those in the legal profession who have an exceptional record of success, community leadership and contributions to their firm or company’s achievements. Awards were presented at the Annual Gala held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on November 19, 2015.

Estate Alert – Common Misconceptions about Joint Accounts and Joint Ownership

Elderly parents will often put their money into bank accounts held jointly with their adult children, or transfer real property into a joint tenancy with one or more of their adult children. Sometimes, this is done for expediency so that an adult child can help manage the asset. In other cases, this is a planning technique used to avoid estate administration tax when the parent dies.

Quiz: Litigating in the Caribbean

In the dead of Canadian winters, it’s not just snowbirds who escape to the Caribbean. Incentives such as low or no taxes, less robust financial regulation, and a high degree […]

Partner Emeritus John McKellar Recognized at Mayor’s Evening for the Arts

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WeirFoulds Partner Emeritus John McKellar, CM, QC, was recognized at the Mayor’s Evening for the Arts for serving eight years as Board Chair of the Toronto Arts Council. Held on October 26, 2015 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the event raised funds in support of the Toronto Arts Foundation.

Land Transfer Tax: Assignments, Flips and Options

Determining the amount of Land Transfer Tax (“LTT”) payable on a routine purchase and sale transaction is not a difficult task. On a more complicated transaction or series of transactions, however, the impact of the Land Transfer Tax Act R.S.O. 1990, c.L.6, as amended (the “Act”) and the resultant LTT may have surprising and unfavourable results for a purchaser.