Litigation

Commercial and Civil Litigation

We resolve business disputes for private and public corporations, directors and officers, key employees, shareholders, partnerships and partners, business owners, property owners, creditors and other individuals with commercial claims, including disputes about:

• shareholder disputes including claims for oppression, Securities Act violations, dissent and appraisal rights and remedies, and derivative claims;

• creditor remedies, including mortgage enforcement proceedings, receivership proceedings, and oppression;

• breach of contract;

• supply chain issues;

• breach of warranty and misrepresentation claims;

• breach of fiduciary and statutory duties;

• professional liability, particularly claims for professional negligence involving lawyers, auditors, financial advisors, directors & officers, and medical professionals;

• fraud claims;

• land and property claims, including neighbour disputes, trespass, easements, adverse possession and expropriation claims;

• employment claims by both employees and employers; and

• claims for equitable relief including damages for loss of opportunity and/or unjust enrichment, constructive trust claims, claims for knowing receipt/ knowing assistance, Mareva injunctions, Norwich Orders and Anton Piller Orders.

We regularly serve as litigation counsel for debtor companies in pursuit of recoveries from estate claims and are well-versed in the legal and procedural frameworks set out under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

We have sector-specific experience in Agriculture, Art & Design, Automotive, Banking, Commercial Property Management, Commercial Real Estate Development, Entertainment & Media, Food & Beverage, Finance & Lending, Forestry, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Medical/ Dental Practices, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Solar Energy, and Technology.