Advocacy: Litigation And Dispute Resolution Overview
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP has been recognized by Lexpert® as having one of the best litigation departments in the province. With the added advantage of having the largest litigation group in Manitoba, we are also able to work collaboratively with our clients to ensure they receive innovative, cost effective representation.
Our litigators give incisive advice in all areas of the law for insurers, large corporations, small businesses and for individuals. Our litigation department regularly handles matters in the following areas:
- bankruptcy
- builder’s liens matters
- class actions
- construction litigation
- contractual disputes
- debt collection
- labour and employment matters
- expropriation cases
- health law
- insurance litigation
- intellectual property disputes
- pension litigation
- personal injury claims
- professional negligence
- regulatory/governmental affairs
- tax litigation
- wills, estates and trusts litigation
Our knowledge enables our litigation department to handle all disputes, including Business and Corporate Commercial Law Litigation matters. We also provide advice on Regulatory matters to a number of entities in both the Public and Private Sector, and we are counsel and advisors to numerous Health Care Sector groups and authorities. Our firm also acts as counsel to employers dealing with complex pension disputes.
Our procedural and advocacy experience includes regular appearances before all levels of Court in Manitoba and other jurisdictions, from Small Claims to the Court of Appeal, as well as the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. In appropriate circumstances, our litigators have also used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods to resolve matters, including arbitration of disputes, mediation, and Judicially Assisted Dispute Resolution.
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Criminal Liability In Workplace Accidents
In a wake-up call to employers across Canada, this past year has seen an increase in criminal charges against corporate employers and individual supervisors following a spate of fatal workplace accidents. Read more...
- Liability Insurance
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Recent Tax Law Cases and Court Decisions
In the case of St. Arnaud et al. v. The Queen, the CRA assessed a large group of taxpayers from across Canada on the basis that investments in Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP) were not in qualified investments and that the amount of the investment was less than the fair market value, triggering a taxable income inclusion under the RRSP provisions of the Income Tax Act. While the investors thought they were purchasing valid investments, the investments were in fact worthless. Read more...
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Canadian National Railway Company
Acted as co-counsel for the Canadian National Railway Company in seeking injunctive relief to relating to the blockade of railway lines within Manitoba. Read more...
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