If You Are Tired of Injustice,
You Have Come to the Right Place
You know the injustice we’re talking about. Someone has defrauded you. It could be in any number of ways. You can just picture their smug face asking, “What are you going to do about it?”
Well, you can start by getting all the advice you need to make an informed decision. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are offering safe and easy consultations by way of telephone or video conference. Yes, that’s right: you can speak with a Toronto fraud lawyer and have all of your questions answered from the safety, comfort, and convenience of your own home.
As you can imagine, there are a lot of people who need the help of a Toronto Fraud lawyer at the moment. Our office has been flooded with calls and we will not be able to extend this offer for very long. To have a safe and easy consultation with a Toronto fraud lawyer, call us right now at (437) 222-2234.
What can you expect during your consultation? Well, our lawyers are some of the most sought after legal talent in Ontario, so we have to start every consultation with a conflict check. We need to make sure that your adversary hasn’t already poached us.
Once we’ve run the conflict check, we’ll listen intently to your story, answer all of your questions, and then give you strategic legal advice tailored to your specific situation. We will treat you the same way we would treat our families if they got in legal trouble: with straightforward, no-nonsense advice given in the simplest terms possible. Call us right now for your safe and easy consultation at (437) 222-2234.
What Our Clients Say:
Fantastic work by Mr. Powell and his team. Referred them a litigation matter and they were able to get great results in a short window of time. They provide undivided attention to your matter.
– Khesrau Ahmadi, Toronto
We hired Powell Litigation to help us with a condo dispute. Weston was absolutely fantastic. He is extremely knowledgeable, eager, and trustworthy. He helped us to understand the legal nuances of our case and our options moving forward. We recommend Powell Litigation in the strongest possible terms and will trust him with our business going forward!
– Lesley Thornton-Cronin, Toronto
What is Civil Fraud?
The leading case in Ontario on civil fraud is Hryniak v. Mauldin.
In that case, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the tort of civil fraud has four elements that have to be proven on a balance of probabilities: a false representation by the Defendant; some level of knowledge of the falsehood by the Defendant; the false representation caused the Plaintiff to act; and the Plaintiff’s actions resulted in a loss.
A hypothetical example will help illustrate. Imagine that Bob tells Joe that he has found a construction project to invest in and that, if Joe lends him $100,000.00, Bob will put Joe on title and pay him back $200,000.00 in a year once the property has been sold. Joe lends him the $100,000.00, but Bob just takes the money and goes on a boozy round-the-world adventure. There was never any construction project.
This case meets the four criteria of civil fraud: Bob lied to Joe because he said the money would go to a construction project and it didn’t; Bob knew he was lying because there never was any construction project; Bob’s lie caused Joe to give him the money; and now Joe has suffered a $100,000.00 loss.
There are an infinite number of ways that a fraud can take place, but if a Plaintiff is able to establish the four criteria above, they will be in a position to win their case. To see if you have a strong case for fraud, call us today for a consultation at (437) 222-2234.
Now You Can Sleep Soundly,
Knowing You Are in Strong, Capable Hands
At Last
A Law Firm WIth the Expertise you Need
At a Price You Can Afford
Do you want to know a secret about why large law firms in Toronto are so outrageously expensive? Well, for starters, they have massive overhead. Their offices are in the financial district which has the highest commercial rents in the entire province. Do you benefit at all from them having those really nice offices? Nope. Not at all. Lawyers argue their cases at court, not at their offices, so it doesn’t matter whether their offices are in overpriced steel and glass towers downtown or in a nice professional building in North York like us.
We are a young legal team, yet we have more courtroom experience than most lawyers who have been practising for decades. At the end of the day, what matters is the experience and skill that your lawyer brings to the table. What you really need is a lawyer who is as comfortable in the courtroom as they are in their own living room. The only way to get that level of comfort is by going to court. A lot. And that is exactly what you can expect from your Toronto fraud lawyer at Powell Litigation.
You’ll be shocked by this. At a recent trial, I was facing off against a lawyer who has literally been practising law since I was born. He did a fine job (although we ended up winning the trial and getting $170,117.84 for our client. You can read the decision here). What was shocking was that this lawyer confided in me that, after decades of practising law, this was his very first trial! Can you imagine that?
To get a lawyer with the courtroom experience you need to win your case, call us today at (437) 222-2234.
What Our Clients Say:
I contacted Powell Litigation for some legal assistance concerning my business and immediately felt very comfortable and knew I was in the right place.
Mr. Powell’s communication and responsiveness were beyond my expectations throughout the process; he was clear, intelligent and honest with a real understanding of my concerns. He was always accessible, listened intently and answered all my questions directly, offering both highly professional advice and recommendations.
When my case went to court, is when I saw Mr. Powell’s true skill and brilliance at work.
He handled the proceedings with the highest degree of professionalism, achieving an outcome in my favor and a monetary result higher than I could have ever expected.
Mr. Powell’s passion for his work is definitely clear. He is knowledgeable, efficient and extremely attentive to detail which makes him very pleasant to work with. Weston Was instrumental in winning my case and I am extremely fortunate to have found him. I would without hesitation and wholeheartedly recommend working with him to my friends and colleagues, knowing they would be in strong capable hands with an attorney who truly cares.
Thank you does not seem like enough for what Weston did for me.
– J.O., Richmond Hill