Litigation and Dispute Resolution

The members of our litigation team are creative, experienced and passionate advocates. They offer our clients the right balance of forceful and aggressive representation and sound, practical and timely resolutions.

Our competitive advantage is our depth of knowledge and experience in commercial landlord and tenant remedies, and our extensive experience in real estate litigation, mortgage remedies, construction liens, franchising law, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring matters.

Our litigators have successfully represented clients in all levels of courts and tribunals in Ontario and other provinces across Canada.

LITIGATION EXPERTISE IN:

COMMERCIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT

Lease interpretation
Operating costs disputes
Relief from forfeiture
Lease defaults and rent collections
Rent arbitration
Tenant bankruptcy, restructuring, receivership

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Disputes arising out of agreements of purchase and sale
Mortgage enforcement
Financing disputes
Vendor/purchaser applications
Certificates of pending litigation

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Injunctions
Construction liens and construction disputes
Partnership and shareholder disputes
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Condominium disputes
Franchise disputes
General breach of contract disputes
Debt collection and enforcement of judgements

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