Our firm will represent you to obtain fair compensation for your bodily, moral, material or financial damage, in particular in cases of accidents, conflicts between neighbors or interpretation of contracts.
The duty not to harm others
Civil liability is based on the fundamental principle of the obligation to make reparation for damage caused by wrongful act or negligence.
Our firm will evaluate the damage you have suffered due to a fault of negligence of others in order to ensure fair compensation. We will defend your rights and claim the fair amounts to which you are entitled against those who have caused you harm.
We offer you a percentage agreement in most of our liability cases. We win together or we lose together. So you don’t pay lawyers’ fees; however, be aware that you must assume the costs of court, formal notice, bailiff and expertise.
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Are you entitled to compensation?
The Civil Code of Québec provides for three cumulative criteria to give rise to a civil liability action. What are they?
Fault
Fault is the conduct of a person that is contrary to the law or any other written standard. It is also an act or omission that would not have been committed by a prudent or diligent person. The fault may be accidental.
Prejudice
The damage corresponds to the damage caused to the victim as a result of the fault that is committed. It can be material, corporeal or moral. Bodily or moral injury can sometimes be difficult to determine and may require medical expertise; for example, in cases where it is necessary to assess the psychological sequelae.
Causal link
The law requires us to present evidence between fault and harm to establish that the harm is the direct consequence of the fault. The causal link is often established by an expert.
A problem can occur when symptoms appear a few months after the accident and no mention was made at the time of the accident. It is therefore important to mention all of your symptoms at the time of an accident and to document your medical record as much as possible.
The action for bodily injury
Our firm will advise you on all your rights and guide you through the entire legal process to claim against the offender the compensation to which you are entitled for your physical, moral or pecuniary damages.
In the majority of our files, we accept a percentage agreement, that is, an agreement based on the amount that will be collected from the opposing party.
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Different cases of civil liability
If you have suffered bodily injury as a result of an accident and there is an injury to your physical integrity, the liability of the offender may be engaged. The law even provides in some cases for a presumption of liability.
See the different cases of bodily injury:
- Falls (snowy sidewalk, slippery floor, trap in the roadway)
- Ruin of a building (collapse of a staircase, balcony, ceiling, wall)
- Medical misconduct (misdiagnosis or surgery, lack of consent)
- Dog bite
- Water accidents (swimming pool, water park, tourist site)
- Acceptance of risk
You have hired a contractor to do renovation work and the latter has not respected the rules of the art? You have entered into a purchase or loan agreement and the other party is not meeting their obligations? Read the cases to consider compensation for damages.
You have been the victim of a crime and the accused has been convicted criminally? You now wish to sue him in plain clothes to obtain compensation for the damage you have suffered, whether physical, psychological, material or pecuniary?
Make the difference between a civil lawsuit and a criminal trial.
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