Contract Disputes

Our client signed an Agreement of Purchase and Sale to buy a home.  The seller was represented by an agent and had family support during the process.  There were multiple offers on the property.   Read More →

Our client, a US based heavy equipment manufacturer, was a parts supplier in a major industry.  The existing supply contract prevented our client from earning a profit on the equipment it produced.   Read More →

Our client is an international high-tech developer who distributes its product internationally. Upon termination of an international distribution agreement in Europe, the distributor threatened to sue under the ECU Commercial Agent Regulations, which require a mandatory payment to a commercial agent on the termination of an agency agreement. Read More →

Our clients, majority shareholders in an international financial services marketing enterprise involving five corporate entities, were in frequent disagreement with their minority shareholder and business partner. Read More →

Our client, a Toronto-based software developer, whose product is used in platforms worldwide, had a distributorship agreement with a reseller outside Canada. Upon mutual termination of distributorship, the reseller agreed to post-termination licensing arrangements for its users of our client’s software. Read More →

As a result of our advocacy, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a judgment against our client. Our client, one of the shareholders in a British Columbia distribution company, was sued personally for the debts of his company, which had gone out of business. Read More →

Our client, a Canadian prairie grain farmer with a large acreage, was sued by an Ontario customer for failing to supply a large order of lentils of a certain quality. Our client was unable to supply the anticipated quality of lentils because weather conditions deteriorated the crop. Read More →

Our client, an American collector of rare automobiles, purchased an exotic car, which had once been owned by an international celebrity. The vendor delivered the vehicle to a mechanic who purported to make improvements which were not requested and then charge repair and storage fees. Read More →

Our client, a partner in a western Canada auto alarm distribution company, was sued by its main supplier for non-payment. The supplier sued both the company and our client personally, relying on a personal liability clause in the standard form written agreement. Read More →