Civil Litigation Lawyers in British Columbia

Civil disputes in BC run through a tiered system that is worth understanding before you hire anyone, because it determines whether you need a lawyer at all. Claims up to 5,000 dollars go to the Civil Resolution Tribunal, an online tribunal where parties normally represent themselves. Claims from there up to 35,000 dollars go to Provincial Court Small Claims. Above that, and for anything seeking an injunction or involving land, you are in BC Supreme Court, where the real cost lives.

Common matters include contract and construction disputes, builders liens, which run on strict statutory deadlines that are easy to blow, shareholder and partnership breakdowns, professional negligence, and strata disputes. BC Supreme Court requires parties to consider alternative dispute resolution, so expect a serious lawyer to raise mediation early rather than late. The firms below handle civil and commercial litigation across British Columbia.