Bankruptcy
At Lindsay Kenney LLP we have extensive experience in all matters relating to bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency. Our lawyers are highly experienced in crafting and implementing cost effective and creative solutions and will provide assistance to clients in structuring their affairs to avoid bankruptcy or to minimize its impact.
Dispute Resolution
There may come a time in your personal or professional life when litigation cannot be avoided. When it does, you need the best representation possible. You need lawyers who will give you candid and accurate advice and will represent you or your business in an effective, yet practical way. The litigation lawyers at Lindsay Kenney LLP are committed to providing our clients with just such representation and service.
Our litigation department has the talent and experience to best represent your needs. We frequently work in teams to provide the best service to our clients, while still maintaining a personal connection to your case.
Our litigation lawyers have appeared in all levels of courts as well as before many administrative tribunals and agencies. The litigation lawyers at Lindsay Kenney LLP will do their best to help you try to resolve your legal problem successfully and in a cost-effective way. If your problem must go to court then we will provide you or your business with effective representation and advocacy.
Our litigation lawyers have experience with a wide array of legal areas. For example, our lawyers handle problems arising from:
This list by no means covers all of the areas of law that we have experience in. If you have a particular litigation problem please feel free to contact one of our lawyers to discuss how we can help you or your business.
Divorce, Adoptions & Custody
The lawyers at Lindsay Kenney LLP assist our clients with the difficult legal issues that arise in families after a marriage breakdown or in advance of such an event to minimize potential litigation.
Matrimonial litigation and the negotiation of pre nuptial and separation agreements require similar skills to estate litigation, in that families are in crisis. Our lawyers provide objective, practical advice to help individuals through these difficult times, and to reach an early resolution of matrimonial disputes. When a negotiated resolution is not possible, we thoroughly prepare to litigate these issues in contested Chambers motions and trials.
Estate Planning & Administration
At Lindsay Kenney LLP we can assist you with planning for the future: maximizing wealth, minimizing taxes, ensuring your personal wishes are carried out, both during illness and after death.
We can advise you with respect to estate planning, trusts, estate freezes and tax issues. We ensure that you have up to date advice with respect to statutory obligations in estate planning and the impact of the Wills Variation Act on decisions to be made. Our solicitors also are experienced in probate matters.
Our lawyers also handle all manner of estate litigation matters, including Wills Variation Act litigation, arguments about the validity of a Will, claims made against estates by third parties, executor compensation matters and arguments about the meaning of wills and trust agreements.
Insurance Claims
At Lindsay Kenney LLP we act for individuals and businesses in claims against insurance companies. We have extensive experience handling life insurance claims; disability claims, business interruption and property loss claims. If need be we will pursue your claim aggressively and seek punitive damages for the wrongful denial of insurance coverage, where appropriate. In other cases we can help resolve the claim early and in a expeditious fashion. Whatever the approach we strive to represent our clients in the most cost effective manner. Please feel free to contact one of the lawyers in our Insurance Claims practise group for advice on your claim.
Investor Disputes
The members of our Investor Disputes practise group handle various types of claims including:
Lindsay Kenney LLP litigators appear before all levels of courts at arbitrations, mediations and before various administrative tribunals. Some situations may require aggressive action, which may mean quickly obtaining an injunction, and conducting an expedited trial rapidly. In other matters, the client's interests may be served by negotiation or mediation. Our first concern is to reach a successful resolution by crafting creative and cost-effective approaches which lead to the best results for our clients.
Labour & Employment
The lawyers in the Lindsay Kenney LLP Employment Law Practice Group have experience handling and advising clients on a wide range of employment related issues. We act for both employers and employees in various matters. We represent our clients in wrongful dismissal claims and human rights complaints. We also frequently act in proceedings concerning post-employment competition issues. In addition to representing our clients in court proceedings, we also act before administrative tribunals on employment related matters. We pride ourselves in providing creative, yet practical, advice and solutions to your problems. Some of the areas where we provide services include:
In addition to representing our clients in court proceedings, we also act before administrative tribunals on employment related matters. We pride ourselves in providing creative, yet practical, advice and solutions to your problems.
Motor Vehicle Accidents & Personal Injury
Our personal injury practice group acts for individuals who suffer injuries in a wide range of circumstances. For example, we represent individuals and their families who have been harmed in motor vehicle accidents, by hazardous premises and sexual assaults. We represent our clients aggressively, but with intelligence and compassion. We handle claims in many areas, including:
Pensions
At LINDSAY KENNEY LLP our Pensions Law Group is experienced in a broad range of pension matters. We represent a wide variety of clients with various pension matters including:
Real Estate
At Lindsay Kenney LLP we can help you with the Buying and Selling of residential real estate including drafting and review of Contracts of Purchase and Sale; conveyancing, mortgages and refinancing of residences, investment and recreational properties.
Taxation
The lawyers at Lindsay Kenney LLP are experienced in providing advice on a variety of matters arising from federal and provincial taxation. Our goal is to help our clients implement efficient tax plans so that they can achieve their goals in the most tax efficient manner. Our lawyers have a wide range of tax expertise and can advise on all issues related to personal taxation, including:
Tax, Wealth Preservation
We advise on all issues relating to the establishment and operations of Health and Welfare trusts and single and multi-employer pension funds, including Trustee responsibilities and obligations. We also act on behalf of pension and Health and Welfare trusts in related litigation matters.
We assist our clients with the difficult legal issues that arise in families after a death or in advance of such an event to minimize potential litigation.
Our solicitors advise clients with respect to estate planning, trusts, estate freezes and tax issues. We ensure that you have up to date advice with respect to statutory obligations in estate planning and the impact of the Wills Variation Act on decisions to be made. Our solicitors also are experienced in probate matters.
Our litigators handle all manner of estate litigation matters, including Wills Variation Act litigation, arguments about the validity of a Will, quantum meruit claims made against estates, executor compensation matters and interpretation and construction of wills and trust agreements. We also act on behalf of pension and Health and Welfare trusts in related litigation matters.
Trusts
Whether you need a trust for tax planning, succession planning, or to protect a vulnerable family member, our lawyers can assist you achieve your goals by preparing a Family Trust, an Alter-ego Trust, our a Testamentary Trust created in your will. Trusts may be set up for your spouse or a family member with reduced mental capacity, or you can create a Discretionary trust for a person receiving Disability Benefits.
We can also advise you regarding the duties of Trustees, and assist you in case of a dispute about the interpretation of a Trust and the rights of beneficiaries of a Trust.
Wills & Estate Litigation
Disputes that arise after the death of a loved one can be unusually difficult and sensitive. At Lindsay Kenney LLP our litigators handle all manner of estate litigation matters, including Wills Variation Act litigation, arguments about the validity of a Will, quantum meruit claims made against estates, executor compensation matters and interpretation and construction of wills and trust agreements. We also act on behalf of pension and Health and Welfare trusts in related litigation matters. Please feel free to contact one of the lawyers listed for assistance in handling your dispute.
