EMPLOYMENT & Business Litigation

Consultations are generally paid. In limited situations, after we review the basic details of the matter, a consultation fee may be adjusted or waived if the case appears to meet certain criteria. This is decided case by case and is not guaranteed. Please contact our office so we can explain the consultation fee, what it covers, and whether any exception may apply.

Every case is different, so there isn’t one exact timeline. If we can settle your dispute through talks, most clients see results in about 4–6 months. If we need to start a lawsuit in an Ontario court, the process can take 12–18 months or longer, depending on court dates and how the other side responds. Once we review the facts, your lawyer will give you a clear, step-by-step timeline and keep you updated in writing at every stage.

Most cases are billed by the hour, which means you pay for the time we spend working on your matter. Before we start, you usually pay money upfront, called a retainer. The retainer is held for your legal work, and as we work on your case, our time is billed from that money. We will explain our hourly rate and how billing works before you decide to move forward. If the retainer starts to run low, we may ask you to add more money. If there is money left over when the work is finished, it is returned to you. In some cases, a different payment arrangement may be available if it is appropriate for your matter.

Vanguard Law assists clients with a wide range of workplace, employment, and business disputes across Ontario.

For employees, this includes wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, severance package reviews, workplace harassment, human rights issues, disability benefit disputes, executive compensation, and professional or regulatory matters affecting their career.

For employers, this includes defending wrongful dismissal claims, managing terminations, responding to employee complaints, handling workplace investigations, preparing employment contracts and policies, and resolving workplace disputes before they escalate.

For business owners, shareholders, directors, officers, and companies, this includes corporate-commercial litigation such as shareholder and partnership disputes, breach of contract claims, debt recovery, injunctions, business torts, real estate disputes, and director or officer liability issues.

Every case is different. If your matter involves your employment, your workplace, your business, or a serious commercial dispute, we can assess your situation and help you understand your options.

From your first email or phone call, your details are kept strictly confidential. We store all files in secure, encrypted systems, and only the lawyers and staff working on your case can open them. We will never contact anyone about your case. In short, when you hire our firm, your conversations, documents, and strategy stay between you and your lawyer.

Yes, in limited cases. We help employees and employers with some union-related issues. This may include help with a grievance, a workplace human rights issue, or a Duty of Fair Representation (DFR) claim. We review your case and explain your options in simple terms.

We proudly serve every corner of Ontario, so no matter where you work, help is only a call or video chat away. We regularly represent clients in the Greater Toronto Area – including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville and Burlington – as well as Hamilton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and the entire Niagara Region from St. Catharines to Niagara Falls. Clients in Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Belleville and the rest of Eastern Ontario rely on us too, and we are just as active across Central and Northern Ontario in cities like Barrie, Orillia, Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins. Whether you live in Windsor, Sarnia, Chatham, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Newmarket, Aurora, Collingwood, Owen Sound – or any other Ontario community – we are ready to stand up for your rights and empower them.