Extensive litigation counsel experience in all
types of commercial disputes
Disputes in the corporate and commercial arena sometimes
arise between shareholders, in the sale of a business, over non-
competition covenants, and between debtors and creditors,
among many other areas.
Commercial disputes can be resolved either through litigation or arbitration. In litigation, the parties choose to go to court to have a judge hear and decide the case.
Alternatively, the parties or their lawyers may decide to pursue arbitration (or this may be a condition for dispute resolution in a contract) where they jointly select an arbitrator to hear the case outside of court.
We act as counsel in both types of dispute resolution.
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We have deep and wide-ranging experience representing parties in corporate and commercial disputes in litigation and arbitration, including trials, mediation, and appeals.
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Parties to a commercial dispute may include anyone involved in contractual or other business disputes. Commercial disputes often arise between shareholders, parties to the sale of a business or commercial real estate property, debtors and creditors, and landlords and tenants under a commercial lease, among many other types of commercial disputes.
Parties would be wise to retain the services of an experienced commercial litigation lawyer when involved in complex commercial disputes, including any of the following:
Commercial litigation is a court process for adjudicating a dispute. The final step in the litigation process is a trial (unless the case is settled before that). After a trial is concluded, the trial judge makes a decision about the claim and defence. If the claim is successful, the trial judge may award damages.
The major phases of the commercial litigation process are:
We have deep and wide-ranging experience representing parties in corporate and commercial disputes in litigation, including mediations, hearings and appeals. We vigorously protect our clients’ rights and are savvy advisors around the boardroom table in all areas of corporate/commercial disputes.
Our principal and founder, Ben Hanuka, has over two decades of experience as a commercial litigator. For many years before launching Law Works in 2012, Ben led a successful career in downtown Toronto, at a mid-sized firm, followed by a boutique litigation firm.
The scope and cost of a commercial litigation dispute can vary significantly depending on the following factors:
Read more about the full costs and scope of litigating a commercial dispute
Commercial arbitration involves a dispute under a contract or other business arrangement where the parties have agreed to resolve their dispute by arbitration.
Commercial disputes often arise between shareholders, parties to the sale of a business or commercial real estate property, debtors and creditors, and landlords and tenants under a commercial lease, among many other types of commercial disputes.
Parties would be wise to retain the services of a commercial litigation lawyer with experience in commercial arbitration when involved in complex commercial arbitration cases, including any of the following:
Commercial arbitration is a private legal proceeding that is governed by provincial or federal arbitration statutes (depending on the jurisdiction of the company involved) and by the terms of the parties’ arbitration agreement.
In a commercial arbitration, a neutral private arbitrator is selected by both parties, or otherwise appointed by a method set out in the arbitration agreement (or in the applicable arbitration statute).
The arbitrator will set the procedure for the arbitration case from start to finish. Depending on the terms of the arbitration agreement between the parties, the arbitrator’s decision is normally final and binding just like a judge’s decision in court.
Arbitration and court litigation involve significantly different procedures and rules. They do, however, share overall broad elements of the adversarial system – how disputes are presented, heard and determined. Like a court case, an arbitration involves these fundamental phases:
We have deep and wide-ranging experience representing parties in corporate and commercial disputes in arbitration, including mediations, hearings and appeals. We vigorously protect our clients’ rights and are savvy advisors around the boardroom table in all areas of corporate/commercial disputes.
Our principal and founder, Ben Hanuka, has over two decades of experience as a commercial litigator. For many years before launching Law Works in 2012, Ben led a successful career in downtown Toronto, at a mid-sized firm, followed by a boutique litigation firm.
The scope and cost of a commercial arbitration dispute can vary significantly depending on the following factors:
The complexity and importance of the facts, evidence, and legal issues in the dispute;
Read more about the full costs and scope of arbitrating a commercial dispute
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