Our litigation lawyers handle a wide variety of civil litigation matters and appear before all levels of Ontario trial and appeal courts as well as the Federal Court of Canada and Tax Court of Canada.

We recognize that court cases are often stressful, expensive and time consuming and that the best resolution of a dispute can often be achieved through other techniques such as negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

We can guide you through the difficulties of legal proceedings involving most kinds of claims, including;

• motor vehicle accidents,
• personal injury and wrongful death cases,
• contract claims,
• debtor/creditor,
• family law,
• real estate and mortgage disputes,
• business disputes,
• employment matters,
• insurance claims,
• environmental litigation, and
• estate litigation.

Traditional formal litigation through the courts involves high-cost, delays and public airing of the dispute. Many people, and businesses in particular, consider private arbitration as a cost and time effective, confidential alternative. Arbitration may be available to parties where they have an arbitration clause in a contract or parties may agree to submit their dispute to arbitration. Private arbitrations are extremely flexible and can be tailored to suit the needs of any case. The lawyers at Augustine Bater Polowin have handled simple short arbitrations as well as lengthy complex arbitrations, in family disputes, business issues, and complex environmental remediation cases.