Practice area
Civil Litigation
Some disputes settle. Some you have to fight.
Overview
By the time you’re calling a litigator, something has already gone wrong
An invoice remains unpaid. A contract has been breached. A partnership has collapsed. A statement of claim arrived in the mail.
The first question is not how do we sue. It’s what happened, what we can prove, what the law gives you, and whether the result is worth the cost of getting there. Litigation in Ontario is slow and expensive, and a client is entitled to hear that before deciding, not after.
Disputes we handle
- Breach of contract
- Unpaid accounts and debt claims
- Commercial and business disputes
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Service and consulting arrangements
- Purchase and sale disputes
- Property disputes
- Negligence and damages claims
- Enforcement of contractual obligations
What the work looks like
- Early assessment of the claim or the defence
- Demand letters
- Statement of claim
- Statement of defence and counterclaim
- Documentary discovery
- Examinations for discovery
- Motions
- Mediation
- Settlement conferences and negotiation
- Trial preparation and trial
- Enforcement after judgment
A word about proportionality
Winning the legal argument and getting a good commercial result are two different things.
We’ve seen files where the right advice was to sue and press the issue hard, and files where the right advice was to take 70 cents on the dollar in month three and go back to work. You are entitled to hear which one we think you have, even when it isn’t what you want to hear.
If you’ve been served with a claim, there are deadlines, and they’re short. Speak to someone before the time to defend runs out.
Worth reading first
All insightsGeneral information only, not legal advice. For advice about your situation, book a consultation.
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Talk to us about your litigation matter.
Tell us briefly what is happening. We will check for conflicts and respond promptly.
- shajjan@shajjanlaw.ca
- Consultations by appointment, in person or by video.