Weir back! WeirFoulds Construction Lawyers Krista Chaytor and Jeff Scorgie return with Tools for Success: Season 7 – a comprehensive four-part practical webinar series designed to highlight the latest changes and developments that impact the construction industry.

The discussions will focus on the following key topics and will feature guest speakers:

Agency and Authority
April 18, 2024
No Guest Speaker

Construction in Leased Spaces
May 2, 2024
Jamie Armstrong, Business Development, mform Construction Group

Holdback
May 16, 2024
No Guest Speaker

Health and Safety
May 30, 2024
David Irwin, Regional Health & Safety Manager, Walsh Canada

To learn more and to register, click here.

Partners Janet Bobechko and Jeff Scorgie will attend the CANECT Environmental Compliance and Due Diligence Training Event on Tuesday, April 23rd – Thursday, April 25th, 2024. Since 1992, CANECT courses have met the needs of Canada’s environmental managers, practitioners, and supervisors. Attend CANECT to keep up to date with new environmental regulations and expand your awareness and best practices.

On April 24th, Janet will serve as Course Chair and Jeff will be a guest speaker during "Ontario’s Excess Soils Regulation and Contaminated Sites 2024", a one-day compliance “clinic” that will provide an essential update on successfully navigating practical issues arising from the rules for excess soil, emerging contaminants, contaminated sites, risk assessment and liability.

Janet will also serve as Course Chair on April 25th during "Dealing with Environmental Emergencies and Spills".

For more information and to register, click here.

Partner Benjamin Bathgate will attend the 2nd Annual Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery conference in London, UK on Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th, 2024. The conference is hosted by the C5 Group of Companies, and is designed to enhance attendees' understanding of tracing complexities across the chain, in addition to providing the opportunity to engage, network, and benchmark with global experts in crypto and digital asset fraud & recovery.

Benjamin will present a session titled "DAOs: Overcoming the Challenges to Managing Clients and Preventing Fraud in a Purely Decentralized 'Entity'". DAOs are known to operate as a community with automated efficiency, transparency and no central authority – based completely on trust and transparency – which in theory minimizes the risk of stolen funds. However, they are also very vulnerable to hackers that have the ability to exploit vulnerabilities and the lack of security when managing crypto and other digital funds.

Partner Raj Kehar will attend The Eight-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2024, an online-only program that will be hosted by the Law Society of Ontario on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024.

The program is the fast track to all the recent developments and perennial issues in municipal law. Attendees will hear from a mix of lawyers from the private bar and in-house lawyers from municipalities about a broad range of important topics. Topics will include:

• Hear about recent cases on constructive expropriation
• Acquire strategies to manage uncertainty in the planning process
• Understand changes to municipal land use application processes following Bill 109
• Get an update from the Ontario Land Tribunal
• Learn what is required by the duty to consult with First Nations

Raj will present a section on "Major Transit Station Areas".

Partner Amy Block will attend Examining and Cross-Examining Experts, a workshop that will be hosted by The Advocates' Society on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024.

Working with expert witnesses is minefield of ethical and practical problems. Attendees will learn how to navigate the tricky terrain of experts, from deciding whether to retain an expert, to drafting the initial retainer letter, to preparing witnesses for examinations, to qualifying and examining a witness at trial.

Amy will participate in a session titled "Getting the Most out of Your Expert and their Report Part 2: Tendering Your Expert and Leading Your Expert's Evidence – Demonstrations".

For more information and to register, click here.

Partner Sandra Astolfo will serve as Program Co-Chair at Construction Litigation 2024, an online-only advocacy program that will be hosted by The Advocates' Society on Tuesday, May 7th.

Attendees will hear directly from judges, arbitrators, adjudicators and leading practitioners on how to succeed in construction disputes, gain practical procedural tips and tricks for the construction litigator, strategies for navigating common evidentiary issues, and much more.

For more information and to register, click here.

Partners Krista Chaytor and Michael Swartz will serve as instructors during Construction Contracts 101: Smooth Sailing or Gale Force Winds, a two-part webinar course that will be offered by The Construction Institute of Canada on Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th, 2024.

Contracts are the foundation of any construction project whether it is a verbal agreement, a one-page purchase order or 5 bound volumes of industry standard contracts, specifications, drawings and supplemental conditions. This seminar will provide you with an overview of some of the most common construction documents.

For more information and to register, click here.

Partners Chantal deSereville, Robert Eisenberg and Brian Kuchar, and Associate Michael Ding, will host a session during PM Springfest 2024 on Thursday, May 9th.

Every year, PM Springfest brings together property management professionals to connect with leading suppliers, explore new innovations, and learn from industry experts.

The four will present during "Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing Building Owners and Property Managers", which will address topical legal and regulatory issues facing building owners and property managers today. Topics will include commercial leasing issues, common construction issues, zoning and Planning Act and related legislation, and what you need to know about the tax regime.

For more information and to register, click here.

Partner Jennifer Corak will serve as Program Chair during Cross-Border Planning and Administration, an online-only Trusts and Estates Law Program that will be offered by the Ontario Bar Association on Thursday, May 16th, 2024.

When advising on an estate plan or administration, it is essential to keep cross-border considerations in mind. Clients may have assets or beneficiaries located across the border and the legal implications of this reality can be significant. Join the program's expert faculty from the United States and Canada to ensure that you are ready to help your clients navigate the challenges, opportunities, and realities of a global world. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights for your own practice.

For more information and to register, click here.

Partner Michael Swartz will serve as an instructor during the Bid Theory and Bid Practice module of the Ontario Association of Architects' (OAA) 2024 Spring Semester Admission Course. Michael's module will be presented on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024.

Michael's session will review the legal framework in which construction bidding – and other forms of procurement – are carried on. The session will also review a set of Instructions to Bidders in an effort to demonstrate how theory and practice merge. The rationale for various clauses in the Instructions to Bidders will be explained.

For more information about the Ontario Association of Architects' Online Admission Course, click here.