This appeal was concerned with whether a by-law prohibiting the construction of new structures on city streets without first obtaining written consent from the City of Vancouver was constitutionally valid (the "by-law").

In this case, the Court of Appeal for Ontario explained the conditions under which a constructive trust remedy can be granted in favour of defrauded creditors after the fraudster enters into bankruptcy proceedings.

Air carriers offering scheduled international services to/ from Canada are required, by virtue of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, to file proof of insurance each year as a condition of maintaining their licence active.

When a plaintiff seeks leave to restore an action to the trial list under Rule 48.11, the court will consider the same factors as though the defendant moved to dismiss the action for delay under Rule 24.01.

From 1965 to 1984, welfare authorities in Ontario removed many aboriginal children from their communities and placed them with non-aboriginal foster or adoptive parents in what is referred to as the "Sixties Scoop".

Yugraneft, a Russian corporation, purchased materials for its oilfields operations from Rexx, an Alberta corporation.

Following the extensive civil rule changes that became effective January 1, 2021 to provide for more electronic court processes – in part a reaction to COVID-19...

In this decision, the Court of Appeal affirmed that a cause of action for solicitor’s negligence is assignable.

The plaintiffs brought a motion to amend their amended statement of claim in an action that, in ten years, had not yet proceeded to discoveries.

A jury had been convened, on the respondent/defendant’s request, to assess the damages suffered by the appellant/plaintiff as a result of a motor vehicle accident for which fault was admitted.

The appellant i Trade Finance had advanced money to a company, Webworx Inc., operated by a fraudster. The fraudster used the advances to the company to buy shares in a BMO Nesbitt Burns account which, in turn, were pledged to BMO to obtain additional credit. Both of the parties to this appeal were unaware of the fraud.

Although Ontario is heading back into lockdown starting this Boxing Day, for those in the construction industry it remains very much business as usual...

In December 2020 the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released an updated version of the widely used CCDC 2-2020 Stipulated Price Contract. In December 2021

In the challenges facing landlords in the current economic and market conditions, the municipal tax treatment of vacant space is not to be forgotten as some relief available for the carrying costs of vacant space.

The Canadian federal government announced today that they will delay the implementation of the previously proposed increase to the capital gains inclusion rate ("Proposal") until January 1, 2026.

Following on our earlier client updates from May 1, 2013 and May 30, 2013 there have been signs of movement on a tax on all off-street parking spaces on commercial properties in the City of Toronto.

On October 18, 2017, the Federal Government announced its intention to introduce measures to limit the deferral advantage associated with a private corporation using active business income...

At the time of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and subsequent occupation, the Iraqi government ordered its national airline, the Iraqi Airways Company ("IAC"), to appropriate the aircraft, equipment and parts inventory of the Kuwait Airways Corporation ("KAC").

Welcome to the 2015 Antitrust Year in Review, a compilation of the latest antitrust/competition law developments in 27 jurisdictions worldwide.

WeirFoulds welcomes Stephen Corrington as an Associate in Commercial Litigation and Caribbean & Offshore Practice Groups. Called to the Bar in Ontario, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia, Stephen brings extensive experience from his roles as Executive Legal Assistant to the Chief Justice and Judicial Law Clerk at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.