This is an interesting motion decision out of the Ontario Court of Appeal. The case arose out of a commercial real estate deal that didn’t close. The buyer successfully sued for specific performance and obtained a vesting order to enforce...
A great decision by Faieta J. in today’s ORs: http://canlii.ca/t/j2lr7
Jurisdiction: Canada and Ontario (this post is only to facilitate discussion with lawyers and is not legal advice).
Clients like solicitors. Solicitors draft contracts and set up companies. They move deals forward. When clients think of lawyers, they usually think of solicitors, not of litigators. Litigators are for troubled times, and those are rare. It’s not to say...
Lawyers work in mysterious ways. But you can choose a better one if you follow some kind of system. Many people or companies need commercial litigation lawyers only once or twice in their lifetimes and usually when the stakes are...
TL;DR version: work less.
I call myself a litigation lawyer. Litigation is almost all I do. Sometimes, potential clients come to me without understanding my purpose. This post should help explain what a litigation lawyer is.
TV shows spread a false notion of a civil litigator: a big mouth who makes passionate speeches in court a lot. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you know the three stages of a civil lawsuit, it’s easy...
If you want to hire a lawyer, you must understand what a retainer is. This word can have at least three meanings: money, a relationship, and an agreement. All of them are important. Ask your lawyer to read this blog...
Why would anyone want to go to court and sue someone? The first thing that comes to mind is money. People want compensation. This is a good reason but did you know that one thing the courts cannot guarantee is...