Verjee Law welcomes Nicholas Austin to the firm as a new Articling Student! Nicholas is a recent graduate of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law program. He actively gives back to the community and sits on the Board of Directors of the Calgary Allied Arts Foundation (CAAF). He also is looking forward to gaining more litigation experience in his pursuit of a career in law. Verjee Law is thrilled to have Nicholas join the team. … [Read more...] about Verjee Law Welcomes New Articling Student
Ontario Recognizes New Privacy Tort: Publicity Placing a Person in False Light
In Yenovkian v Gulian, 2019 ONSC 7279 [Yenovkian], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized for the first time in Canada a fourth privacy tort of publicity placing a person in false light. Other privacy torts that have previously been recognized in Canada include (1) intrusion upon the plaintiff's seclusion or solitude, or into private affairs, (2) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about the plaintiff, and (3) appropriation, for the defendant's advantage, of the plaintiff's … [Read more...] about Ontario Recognizes New Privacy Tort: Publicity Placing a Person in False Light
Verjee & Associates Welcomes Jim Doyle
Verjee & Associates Law welcomes Jim Doyle to our team. Jim brings with him over 23 years of trial and appeal experience. Jim's practice focuses on complex corporate commercial litigation as well as extensive insurance defence and dispute resolution. Jim has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Alberta Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench and Provincial Court. He has represented clients before numerous tribunals and in all areas of alternative dispute resolution. Over the … [Read more...] about Verjee & Associates Welcomes Jim Doyle
Zul Verjee Q.C. named to 2020 Best Lawyers™ list in Canada
Zul Verjee Q.C. has been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers™ list in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law. Verjee & Associates is pleased to announce that Zul Verjee Q.C. has been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of … [Read more...] about Zul Verjee Q.C. named to 2020 Best Lawyers™ list in Canada
Verjee Law Welcomes Dina Mueller
We welcome Dina Mueller to our team as he begins her Articles. … [Read more...] about Verjee Law Welcomes Dina Mueller