Litigation & Alternate Dispute Resolution

Legal disputes of all nature can be time-consuming, costly, and emotionally taxing for both people and businesses. Our litigation practice works to ensure that you can focus on your daily life or business, and that you are not bogged down in a legal dispute. We focus on resolving disputes efficiently to achieve the best outcome in the most timely and cost-efficient way, including through alternative dispute resolution, and offer representation at all levels of court, from Provincial Court to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as administrative tribunals and boards, as required. Our clients range from local individuals to international businesses who trust our strength and experience in negotiation and litigation to resolve even the most difficult of disputes. Our experience at both regional and national levels means our clients benefit from our expertise, whether large or small, for-profit or not-for-profit.

In order to help our clients successfully navigate legal disputes, our legal team offers expert legal services in the following areas:

• Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Law

Recent Decisions

Successful Divisional Court Appeal Overturns Trial Court Ruling Against Non Profit Successful Divisional Court Appeal Overturns Trial Court Ruling Against Non Profit. February 14, 2020 Learn more >>>

Settlement for Charity Successfully Enforced, with Costs Settlement for Charity Successfully Enforced, with Costs, Despite Defendant's (former lawyer) Dispute with LawPro. October 28, 2019. Learn more >>>

Appeal Successfully Dismissed with Costs Appeal Successfully Dismissed with Costs on Application to Force Sale of Land Owned by Charity. June 18, 2019 Learn more >>>

Application to Force Sale of Land Application to Force Sale of Land Successfully Defended: Application against Charity Dismissed with Costs. July 3, 2018. Learn more >>>

Court Completely Dismisses Unique Case Court Completely Dismisses Unique Case Against Charity's Directors and Officer: Application Under Charities Accounting Act Successfully Rebutted with Large Cost Award in Favour of Respondents. March 27, 2018. Judgement on Application Endorsement on Costs Learn more >>>

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Lawyers

 

Sean S. Carter

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Sean S. Carter, B.A., LL.B. – Sean Carter is a partner with Carters and the head of the litigation practice group at Carters. Sean has broad experience in civil litigation and joined Carters in 2012 after having articled with and been an associate with Fasken (Toronto office) for three years. Sean has published extensively, co-authoring several articles and papers on anti-terrorism law, including publications in The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, The Lawyers Weekly, Charity & NFP Law Bulletin and the Anti-Terrorism and Charity Law Alert, as well as presentations to the Law Society of Ontario and Ontario Bar Association CLE learning programs.

 

Publications

Ontario Bill Proposes to Limit Liability From COVID-19 By Terrance S. Carter and Sean S. Carter. Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 478, October 29, 2020. Learn more >>>

Archdiocese Found Vicariously Liable in Mount Cashel Sexual Assault Appeal By Sean S. Carter, Jennifer M. Leddy and Terrance S. Carter. Church Law Bulletin No. 58, August 27, 2020. Learn more >>>

Mitigating Financial Losses and Navigating the Courts During COVID-19 By Sean S. Carter and Heidi Leblanc, Litigation Bulletin No. 8, June 25, 2020. Learn more >>>

Practical Strategies for Dealing with Termination of Contracts in a Pandemic By Sean S. Carter and Heidi Leblanc, Litigation Bulletin No. 7, April 30, 2020. Learn more >>>

Ontario Court Orders Damages Relating to 'Revenge' Videos Posted Online By Sean Carter. Litigation Law Bulletin No. 6, May 30, 2019 Learn more >>>

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Speaking Engagements

Lessons Learned From Claims to the Courtroom Presented by Kenneth Hall & Sean S. Carter at The 2019 Charity & NFP Law Seminar Learn more >>>

Lessons Learned From Claims to the Courtroom Presented by Kenneth Hall and Sean S. Carter at The 2018 Church & Charity Law Seminar. Learn more >>>

Youth Programs: Identifying and Managing the Risks Presented by Sean S. Carter at The 2017 Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Seminar Learn more >>>

Youth Programs: Identifying and Managing the Risks Presented by Sean S. Carter at The 2016 Church & Charity Law Seminar Learn more >>>

Abuse Claims: What to do When Allegations Arise Presented by Sean Carter at The 2015 Ottawa Region Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Seminar Learn more >>>