General Civil Litigation
The foundation of Billington Barristers practice is our experience before the Court in all manners of civil dispute. Billington Barristers provides experienced representation and dispute resolution services as Counsel for plaintiffs or defendants in many areas including:
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring
- Corporate/Commercial Disputes
- Contract disputes
- Defamation
- Employment and Wrongful dismissal (employees and employers)
- Enforcement of Security
- Estate and Wills Litigation
- Fraud and Asset Recovery
- Injunctions and Emergency Orders
- Insurance disputes
- Intellectual Property disputes
- Investor Claims
- Medical Malpractice
- Municipal law
- Negligence and tort claims
- Oil and Gas Industry disputes
- Personal Injury
- Professional Negligence and Discipline
- Regulatory including Alberta Securities Commission
- Shareholder Oppression actions
- White collar crime
- Wrongful Imprisonment
Our lawyers are experienced trial, appeal and chambers advocates with many precedent setting and reported case law decisions. Additionally, Billington Barristers represents clients in the regulatory setting. Our experience includes providing representation before self-governing professions, advocating before regulatory tribunals in matters of utility governance and in acting for clients in energy sector matters. We provide advice to regulatory bodies and representation to persons appearing before tribunals and boards. We are also experienced in applications for Judicial Review, where decisions of such proceedings are challenged in the Court.
Billington Barristers is proud to have experienced paralegals that support our litigation lawyers and who utilize current electronic document handling technologies.