Areas of Practice

Sivret Légal acts in a wide range of litigation matters, with experience across the following areas:

Civil and Commercial Litigation

  • Representation in a wide range of disputes, including contractual matters, liability claims, and complex commercial conflicts

  • Strategic case assessment, negotiation, mediation, and courtroom advocacy to protect client interests and seek efficient, enforceable outcomes.

Shareholder and Corporate Disputes

  • Advising and representing shareholders and businesses in internal conflicts, commercial fraud, and high-stakes litigation.

  • Services include derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, corporate governance counseling, and shareholder agreement enforcement.

Real estate Litigation

  • Handling disputes relating to real estate transactions, hidden defects, leases, property rights, Acquisitive Perscription, and contractual obligations.

  • Experience with landlord-tenant conflicts, title and boundary disputes, breach of sale agreements, Co-ownership/Condominium law and enforcement of property-related remedies.

Estates & Succession

  • Representation in high-value estate disputes, including challenges to wills, liquidators’ conduct, disputes between beneficiaries/heirs, and related claims.

  • Pursuit of remedies such as will invalidation, accounting and removal of executors or liquidators, and claims for undue influence or lack of capacity.

  • Advising and representing clients in matters involving termination (severance), workplace disputes, discrimination, and employment-related claims.

  • Support through negotiation, tribunal hearings, and litigation to resolve wrongful dismissal, severance and contractual disputes.

Employment & Labour law

Municipal Law

  • Advisory and litigation services in matters involving municipal regulations, Permits, urban planning, and penal matters.

  • Representation before municipal bodies, planning tribunals, and courts on zoning, permitting, bylaw challenges, Liability claims, land-use approvals, and enforcement actions.

Construction Law

  • Representation in complex construction disputes, including construction hypothecs, payment disputes, warranty and deficiency claims, project delays, and disputes involving contractors, subcontractors, and owners.

“The law should be stable, but it should not stand still.”

- Rosalie Abella