We build an economic model for every case
Litigation decisions should be made with the same economic discipline as any other business decision. We build an economic model for every case, incorporating the cost, chance of success, and likely recovery.
We want to understand your busines as well as you do. Our preference is to collaborate with our clients and use business strategy tools – not just legal tools – to find the best solution to any problem.
Business Disputes
We act on a wide range of business disputes, many of which are international:
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Joint venture, and sale of business disputes
- Jurisdiction disputes and enforcement of foreign judgments
- Engineering disputes
- Contract disputes
- Franchise disputes
- Strata corporation disputes
- Commercial leasing disputes
- Debt collection, including international asset recovery
- Employment, books of business, trade secrets, and wrongful dismissal
- Application of family law to businesses and other non-family members
- Product liability
Recent Cases
Puppet Killer Productions v. Industryworks Studios
Arbitrator’s Decision on damages inadequate.
PR Construction v Colony Management
$3 million fraud and conspiracy claim, in a heavy construction dispute, dismissed.
XTL v. FPS Food Process Solutions
Claim by an out of jurisdiction conglomerate against a British Columbia manufacturer for recovery of funds on a cancelled contract, overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Wolfe v. West Kootenay Women’s Association
An ally of transgendered users of the Women’s Centre can bring a discrimination claim without being a member of the protected group.
Puppet Killer Productions v. Industryworks Studios
Judgment creditor can continue to garnish bank accounts, even where sufficient funds to satisfy the judgment have already been paid into court.
Ma v. Han and Dai
Vexations litigant, in “a remarkable web of proceedings” against the same defendants, prohibited from further access to the courts, except with leave.
Hardy v. Whistler Film Festival Society
Founder’s application, to prohibit society from holding a meeting to amend the bylaws, to eliminate the founder’s ability to appoint board members, dismissed.
Puppet Killer Productions v. IndustryWorks Studios
Leave granted to appeal from arbitral award, to pursue increased judgment against film distributor
Small v. Small
Shareholders loans distributing income from a family company must be repaid, as family debt in divorce proceedings, treating the family company as a third party creditor
Equustek v Jack
$11 million for abuse of trade secrets and product names by employee and distributor
Rohaly v Auburn Senior Village