Practice Groups

General litigation

The Ritch Durnford litigation group provides full legal services to resolve a wide spectrum of litigation scenarios, specializing in the area of insurance defence. In so doing, we make efficient use of the entire Ritch Durnford team to meet and exceed our clients' legal and billing needs.

Litigation can be a costly procedure. We recognize our clients' desire for effective file management and timely resolution. Our clients always know who is working on various aspects of their files - we assign work to the appropriate employee for the client's benefit.

Ritch Durnford is also a proponent of alternative dispute resolution, when possible, as a means of helping clients achieve resolution without incurring the cost of going through the entire court process.

But whenever matters can't be settled, the Ritch Durnford litigation group is always ready to act in various circumstances, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and negotiation. Our lawyers have appeared before all levels of provincial and federal courts, as well as a variety of regulatory and administrative tribunals.

Thanks to its continued success and cost-efficient ways, the firm's litigation group provides valued litigation services to national and international insurance companies, businesses and individuals, governmental bodies and financial institutions.

Ritch Durnford provides litigation services in various areas, including:

Bodily injury claims
Commercial and corporate matters
Construction
Contractual disputes
Directors and officers liability
Disability claims
Labour and employment
Municipal and administrative law
Professional negligence
Property and casualty
Real property disputes