Civil litigation, and advocacy broadly, is seldom confined to one area of legal doctrine — neither is our practice. Intellectual property disputes usually engage the law of contract. Environmental impact assessments often overlap with treaty rights and other aboriginal law. Employment cases may involve human rights, shareholder conflicts or oppression. And our substantial public law practice — comprising election, health and education cases among others — inevitably calls for a broader understanding of political, economic and social life in Canada.

Commercial disputes between and among multinational companies in the resource sector are a mainstay of Code Hunter’s practice. Supply contract breaches, product liability claims, and franchise rights or inventory protection guarantees are typical examples. Local and regional companies likewise engage us: as counsel in shareholder disputes and directors’ liability matters for example, or to protect proprietary interests. Some of the world’s biggest insurance companies use our services to pursue subrogated tort claims or defend covered claims or coverage suits. We have provided services to the courts as counsel for court-appointed receivers.

Individuals wronged by action or inaction of governmental agencies depend upon our counsel to seek redress. Persons denied their aboriginal rights of access to natural resources retain our lawyers. Employees wrongly terminated by employers call upon Code Hunter for representation. Defamation, malicious prosecution, trespass and all manner of private wrongs are prosecuted and defended as a regular part of our practice.

Some of the largest corporations in the world retain us, and so do some of the most isolated individuals. Each client is assured our integrity, trust and confidentiality.

E-Discovery is a mainstay of the law we practice. Data generated by business operations has grown exponentially in recent years. Electronically stored information (ESI) has lead to E-Discovery, which can encompass documents and messages contained in e-mails, computer hardware and software, CD-ROMS, personal digital assistants, laptops, archival storage facilities and an almost endless list of types of technology. New and complex issues have arisen about privilege, obligations to preserve data, allocation of costs, scope of disclosure, procedure and admissibility.