Breach of Contract Lawyer Alberta

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Business disputes associated with contract breaches can cause significant financial losses, unexpected business interruptions, and compromise relationships with stakeholders. Whether your client has breached a contract or another party is claiming your company breached their contract, Taurus Law is ready to provide the legal assistance you need to navigate Canada’s breach of contract law.

The Role of Contract Lawyers

Many businesses are sued each year for alleged contract breaches. Thus, there’s a chance you will be sued by someone whether you breached a contract or not, particularly if you deal with many contractors, vendors, and other third parties. Here’s why you need an experienced contract lawyer from Taurus Law.

Navigate Canada’s Contract Laws

Even if you hire contract lawyers to draft a standard contract for your business, you may not understand every provision it outlines. Each industry has unique laws and specificities that can take a lot of time to understand. Whether you have a new business or you have been in the industry for a long period, getting hit by a contract lawsuit you can’t defend can affect your business’s bottom line.

Luckily, Taurus Law has a team of knowledgeable civil litigation lawyers who can help you handle business disputes involving a breach of contract. We advocate for clients who have suffered losses due to the other party’s breach of contract. Also, we defend those accused of not fulfilling their contractual obligations.

Avoid Costly Contract Lawsuits

Depending on the severity of your contract dispute, you could face hefty fines or even a criminal charge. If you are accused of negligence, you could face hefty fines or jail time. Your business can also suffer irreparable harm, particularly if you lose the contract case. Thus, don’t delay in securing the legal services you need to prevent costly contract lawsuits against your business.

Our experienced contract lawyers are firmly grounded on the principles of dignity, unwavering honesty, and respect. If there has been a breach of contract, contact us and schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced lawyer. We will review the terms of your contract and ensure you are protected, especially if the alleged breach of contract didn’t happen.

Our Lawyers Know How to Handle Contract Lawsuits

There are times when filing a contract lawsuit is the only way to get the other party to honour the obligations highlighted in the contract. Some of the common breaches of contract cases involve a breach of non-compete clauses or confidentiality, providing inferior products, failure to deliver agreed goods, failure to make payments on time, and more.

All lawsuits related to contract breaches start by filing a formal complaint in the court of jurisdiction that references the specific agreement between the parties involved. The formal complaint must also reference the breach and all the damages you’re seeking. Filing a contract lawsuit can be stressful. Luckily, our experienced breach of contract litigators can handle your entire process of filing a contract case correctly.

Defend your Company against Breach of Contract Claims

If another party has accused your business of breaching a contract, there’s a chance they will file a claim in the Alberta Court of Justice or the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. Regardless of the extent of the alleged breach, our skilled and professional civil litigators are ready to defend your business against allegations of contract breach or contract claims.

Our lawyers will provide legal advice, review all written contract documents, and conduct extensive research to gather the information needed to defend your business. We have considerable experience in representing our clients at court hearings and trials to protect their rights and business investments. Remember, not all contract disputes end up in court. Thus, contact us to discuss your business contract dispute with a knowledgeable lawyer.

Breach of Contract Claims

Contracts are used in nearly all business transactions. As such, claims involving breach of contracts can arise from many situations in which one party fails to uphold their contractual obligations. Regardless of the circumstances that led to a breach of contract, a written contract is easier to prove than an oral contract.

Additionally, written contracts are easier to enforce if a breach occurs. However, one’s failure to meet their obligations under a verbal contract constitutes a breach of contract. A court’s decision to enforce the terms of a verbal contract will depend on the nature and strength of the evidence relating to the contract.

Legal Actions in Contract Disputes

The specific remedy or legal action to address a breach of contract depends on the overall effect of the violation and whether the non-breaching party wants to salvage the contract. Some of these legal actions include:

Damages

When a contract violation occurs, the non-breaching party can seek damages for the financial loss linked to the breach. These damages include:

• The costs that the innocent party incurred on the expectation that the other party would fulfil their obligations. For instance, supplies or materials bought for a project that didn’t proceed.
• The refund for any deposit offered at the onset of the contract
• Profit loss
• Forfeited business opportunities
• Punitive damages which can only be awarded in cases where the other party’s conduct is high-handed or malicious

If you are claiming damages, you are legally required to alleviate the overall harm caused by the breach and mitigate any financial losses. Otherwise, the court may limit the amount of damages awarded. Once the award of the damages has been made, a variety of collection actions can be used to enforce it.

These include garnishment of the judgment debtor’s bank accounts or wages, registration of the court judgment against the party’s property title, or seizure and sale of their assets. At Taurus Law, we will provide the legal support you need during all court proceedings until the entire dispute is resolved.

Specific Performance

This is an equitable legal action obtained through the court. In cases involving a breach of contract, an order of specific performance requires the party responsible for the contract breach to fulfil their obligations under the agreement. You can seek an order of specific performance if the damages aren’t sufficient to remedy the harm you suffered due to the contract breach.

Injunctions

An order of specific performance usually compels a certain action, whereas an injunction restrains a party involved in a contract from a certain action. You can seek an injunction to stop the party responsible for a contract breach from continuing to violate the contract terms.

Injunctions are often granted on interlocutory (or interim) terms to stop further financial loss before the final determination of a business conflict, usually through a court case. Considering the prohibitive nature of injunctions, you (the party seeking an injunction) must prove that there’s a significant legal issue that should be addressed in court.

Additionally, you must prove that you would suffer irreparable harm if the court denies an injunction. Thus, your need for the injunction must outweigh its prohibitive effect on the party accused of a contract breach.

Do you need Legal Representation in a Breach of Contract Claim?

The knowledgeable and talented civil litigators of Taurus Law have a reputation for consistently delivering favourable outcomes for our clients on either side of a contract-related dispute. Whether you are accused of violating a contract or a stakeholder has breached a contract, we can help. Schedule a confidential consultation today and discuss your case with a legal professional.