Barry Weintraub led an international expert panel discussion on Officer, Director, Lender and Parent Company Liability at the Environmental Summit of the Americas (click to see conference brochure) in Los Angeles on March 29, 2017. The Summit, hosted by the American Bar Association Section of...
Barry Weintraub of Rueters LLP in Toronto and Jennifer Woznesensky of Harper Grey LLP in Vancouver collaborated on a national webcast March 9, 2017 in the Canadian Bar Association Skilled Lawyer Series – Essential Skills for Litigators on Avoiding Communication Breakdown with your Client (click...
Rueters LLP partner Barry Weintraub in a presentation to young lawyers emphasized the importance of preparation for trial in developing a convincing theory of the case, which lawyers should keep in mind throughout a trial. This presentation, Ten Mistakes to Avoid at Trial (click to...
On December 8, 2016, Sam Wu presented at the Commons Institute Conference on Selected Topics in Ethics and Practice Management. Sam presented on the topic "Ethics, the Lawyer and Third Party Litigation Funding."...
Barry Weintraub spoke on Tort Liability for Public Authorities at the International Municipal Lawyers Association Annual Law conference in San Diego on September 30, 2016, focusing on the Federal Court of Appeal 2015 decision in Paradis Honey Ltd. v. Canada. Barry's presentation is available at: Barry Weintraub,...
Barry Weintraub participated in a panel discussion September 27, 2016 and presented a paper on the Importance of Legal Research – and the Lack Thereof at a Law Society of Upper Canada program on Legal Research for Paralegals. Click the following link to read Barry's...
Rueters LLP is honoured to be ranked among the leading corporate commercial litigation boutiques in Canada by Lexpert. The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (the Canadian Lexpert Directory) profiles leading practitioners across Canada in over 60 practice areas and leading law firms in over 40 practice areas as identified via an...
Employees who are wrongfully dismissed have an obligation to mitigate their damages, but that obligation does not extend to accepting a lengthy commute, as the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed in reasons released July 7, 2016. Nor does it require an employee to accept an alternative job...
On June 16, 2016, Rueters LLP partner Barry Weintraub will co-chair an Ontario Bar Association programme on limitation periods. See link for details: Limitation Periods: No End in Sight....
Rueters LLP lawyers Robert Rueter, Sara Erskine, and Malik Martin successfully obtained leave to appeal to the Divisional Court from a decision of the Superior Court of Justice concerning the Court’s power to grant Mareva injunctions against non-resident defendants, the requirement that a party seeking...
