Areas of Focus:

Question: What types of wrongdoings or disputes can a paralegal help me prepare to litigate in Canada?

Answer: A paralegal at Forseti Legal Services can help you understand whether your issue may be litigated and how to organize evidence and next steps, including breached contracts, small claims court matters, construction and renovation disputes, consumer protection issues, employment law concerns, insurance coverage problems, realty disputes, and tortious conduct (civil wrongs that can give a right to sue).  Courts and tribunals typically rely on precedent and focused submissions, so having representation aligned to the specific issue can improve research quality, procedural efficiency, and cost control.  For a free 1/4 hour consultation, call (705) 806-7577 to discuss your situation and what information to bring.

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Understanding the Types of Issues/Wrongdoings that May Be Litigated

The body of law is much too large for any individual person to ever know in full.  Indeed, even highly experienced judges with decades of experience will be without full knowledge of the law and are therefore, usually, assigned to handle a narrow focus of cases that are within areas of law that are familiar to the judge.  Even so, judges will routinely expect representatives for the parties to perform precedent research and then provide submissions and present argument based upon the findings of that research.

Note: Please contact Forseti Legal Services by phone at: (705) 806-7577 to discuss any specific questions that you may have.

“... I include myself among those who had never heard of the tort of barratry ...”
~ C.A. Osborne A.C.J.O.
McIntyre Estate v. Ontario, 2001 CanLII 7972 (ON CA)

It is common for adjudicators to be assigned matters within defined subject areas based on experience and familiarity with the issues that most often arise in those proceedings.  In a similar way, legal practitioners tend to focus their work within particular practice areas that align with the types of disputes they most frequently handle across courts, tribunals, and other decision making bodies.  While every case turns on its own facts, legal systems have developed over centuries, and truly novel legal issues are relatively uncommon, meaning established legal principles and precedent will usually exist to guide the analysis and outcome.  Engaging representation that is closely aligned with the specific issues in dispute can improve strategic focus, enhance the quality of legal research and argument, promote procedural efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, and strengthen the overall likelihood of a well-reasoned and favourable result.