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Cowan Litigation Areas of Practice
Cowan Litigation focuses exclusively on litigation across three core practice areas: real estate, business and corporate, and estate disputes. The firm represents clients across Toronto, the GTA, and Ontario in matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, and the Court of Appeal. Every file is handled with direct involvement from a senior lawyer from intake through resolution.
Whether the dispute is a failed real estate transaction, a shareholder conflict, or a contested will, Cowan Litigation brings clear legal analysis, practical judgment, and a cost-conscious approach to every matter.
Business / Corporate Litigation
Cowan Litigation represents business owners, shareholders, directors, and corporations in commercial disputes across Ontario. Common matters include shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression remedy claims, breach of contract actions, commercial debt recovery, corporate fraud, and restrictive covenant enforcement.
Real Estate Litigation
Cowan Litigation represents buyers, sellers, developers, lenders, and property owners across Ontario in real estate disputes. Common matters include aborted transactions and deposit disputes, builder and developer disputes, certificates of pending litigation, title and boundary disputes, mortgage enforcement, commercial lease disputes, and real estate fraud.
Estate Litigation
Cowan Litigation represents beneficiaries, executors, trustees, and family members in disputes involving wills, estates, and the care of incapable adults. Common matters include will challenges, executor and trustee disputes, passing of accounts, dependants’ relief claims, guardianship applications, power of attorney disputes, and estate appeals.