Fraud

Tanya Walker of Walker Law recently spoke to CBC News to provide a legal perspective on Toronto Fraud investigations. You can watch the interview here. In the story, CBC highlights the growing complexity of fraud schemes and the challenges in holding perpetrators accountable. If you are the victim of fraud, such as wire-transfer fraud or...Read More

When someone is the victim of a scam, it can be nearly impossible to get their money back. Sometimes, the fraudster spends every penny. In those fraud litigation cases, even if a court orders them to return the funds, the victim will not receive their money because it has already been spent. To make things...Read More

Do banks owe people who are not yet their customers any responsibilities, which may be called a duty of care? A recent decision made by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”) suggests that yes, they do. A 2021 ONSC case titled McDonald and Dickson v TD Bank, 2021 ONSC 3872 (“McDonald”), states that a...Read More

Ontario and federal legislation impose a responsibility on corporations to act in a manner that does not negatively affect the legitimate and reasonable expectations of shareholders and other stakeholders. If a corporation fails to act in such a manner, shareholders and relevant stakeholders may be entitled to relief from the corporation’s conduct. The corporate litigation...Read More

In July of 2022, Walker Law was successful in obtaining a worldwide Mareva injunction on behalf of its client for $33 million dollars. A copy of that decision is here. A Mareva injunction is a rare and extremely difficult form of injunctive to obtain. If granted, this relief freezes the assets of the recipient, which...Read More

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand how you may end up in a contract litigation dispute and how to avoid these problems in the future. On October 7, 2020, Walker Law presented a webinar on contract law disputes, specifically to provide a synopsis of contract law cases applicable to...Read More