Our firm’s Litigation Group offers effective and resourceful representation in corporate commercial disputes and a full range of civil litigation matters. The Litigation Group members have broad expertise and extensive trial and appellate experience at both the provincial and federal levels. Whether advancing or defending legal claims on behalf of clients, the members of the Litigation Group will vigorously represent you or your company in the traditional adversarial process, but will also strive to achieve your business goals and personal interests through alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.

The Litigation Group team, headed by James Morton, works closely with our firm’s Business Group when providing sound professional advice and advocacy strategy to our wide range of clientele, including individuals, private sector Canadian businesses, franchisors/franchisees, international corporations and government agencies, in the following core practice areas:

• Tort/ Negligence Claims
• Fraudulent and/or Negligent Misrepresentation
• Breach of Fiduciary Duties/Breach of Trust
• Charter Litigation/Constitutional Remedies
• Judicial Review
• Professional Liability including:
• Insurance brokers
• Real estate brokers
• Lawyers
• Engineers
• Actuaries/Accountants
• Architects
• Stock brokers/Investment Dealers
• Products Liability
• Applications/Judicial Review
• Directors’ and Officers’ Liability
• Environmental/Pollution
• Defamation
• Occupier’s/Tavern/Social Host Liability
• Property/Subrogation
• Estate Litigation

• Breach of Contract
• Business Torts
• Construction Liens
• Real Property Disputes
• Insolvency/Bankruptcy
• Creditors’ Remedies
• Distribution and Franchise Disputes
• Injunctions and Specific Performance
• Commercial Leasing
• Corporate/Shareholder Disputes
• Mortgage Remedies and Enforcement
• Transnational Litigation-International Commercial Disputes