Areas of Focus:

Question: What kinds of wrongdoing or legal issues in Ontario can a paralegal help you litigate in court?

Answer: Freed Legal Services can help you understand which types of disputes may be litigated in Ontario, such as breached contracts, unpaid invoices and account balances, construction and renovation disputes, consumer protection problems, employment-related claims, insurance coverage and bad faith issues, realty disputes like failure to disclose or deposit forfeiture, and tortious conduct like negligence or defamation,  Choosing the right legal path often requires reviewing the facts, gathering documents, and running precedent research so the arguments match the specific wrongdoing alleged and the court or tribunal that has jurisdiction,  If you want to move forward with a clear plan and practical litigation support, call (800) 716-1897 to book a free half-hour consultation with a paralegal in Ontario.

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.

“... 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.