Our guidance on Small Claims Court

Whether you are the Plaintiff or the Defendant, you have the right to legal representation.
Small Claims Court in Ontario allow people to sue for money or damages up to $35,000.00.

It can come about for many reasons including:

Failure to pay for a good or service

Loan repayment

Unpaid rent from previous tenant

Bounced cheques

Property damage

Personal injury

Breach of contract

And more…

Plaintiff Representation: If you have been a victim of any of the situations listed above call Lambe's Legal Services to represent you with the court process from start to finish. Having a professional paralegal at your side will ensure that you don’t miss any limitation periods, any steps that could have your matter dismissed and that you have the best chance for full reimbursement for any losses.

Defendant Representation: If you have been served with a Plaintiff’s Claim at Small Claim Court you have responsibilities. If you don’t respond to the claim by filing a Defence in a timely manner the Plaintiff could move forward with the case without your involvement and receive a judgment against you. A professional paralegal will help you ensure that you are properly represented in court and that everything gets done in a timely manner. You may even be able to file a Defendant’s Claim for any losses that you incur as a result of the action.

Our guidance on Provincial & Traffic Offences

PROVINCIAL OFFENCES: The Law Society permits licensed paralegals to represent the accused on certain summary conviction offences. Specifically, those offences that are punishable by a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months or less when proceeding Summarily. Summary conviction offences are less serious offences but must be defended. Some hybrid offences can become Summary Offence when the Crown elects to prosecute the offence summarily.

Below are some summary convictions that Paralegals can appear:

Assault

Criminal harassment

Trespassing

Mischief

Theft under five thousand dollars

Fraud

Breaches of court orders

Unlawful assembly

Causing disturbance, indecent exhibition, loitering, etc.

TRAFFIC OFFENCES: Lambe’s Legal Services offers affordable legal defence services for your traffic ticket offence.

We specialize in defending you by preparing a solid defence to your traffic offence charges such as those mentioned below just to name a few:

Speeding Tickets, Seatbelt tickets

Careless Driving, Racing/stunt Driving

Impaired Driving Speeding or driving too slowly

Distracted driving --handheld communication devices

Failure to stop at red light; or stop sign

HOV Infractions

Driving motor vehicle without validated permit, no insurance, no driver’s licence

Are you aware that if you plead guilty or automatically pay a Traffic Ticket or Speeding Ticket that you are admitting that you're guilty of the offence and that any Traffic Ticket on your driving record can significantly affect your insurance rates and you may also accumulate demerit points which may lead to a licence suspension.

Our guidance on Human Rights

The Human Rights Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect employees and others from discrimination and/or harassment, on the basis of an individual’s or group’s personal characteristics including race, disability, place of origin, colour, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status and a number of other prohibited grounds. Discrimination can take many forms but is generally defined as a distinction related to the personal characteristics of an individual or group, which has the effect of imposing burdens, obligations, or disadvantages on the individual or group that is not imposed upon others, or which withholds or limits access to opportunities, benefits, and advantages available to other members of society.

Our guidance on Immigration & Refugee

At Lambe’s Legal Services we provide immigration and citizenship representation by explaining and giving you advice on your immigration or citizenship options. We will help you choose the best immigration program for you and fill out and submit your immigration or citizenship application. We will communicate with the Government of Canada on your behalf and represent you in an immigration or citizenship application or hearings.

We provide immigrations services in the following areas:

Permanent Residence:

Canadian Experienced Class

Canadian Family Sponsorship

Canadian Spousal Sponsorship

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds Applications

Permanent Residence Card Applications and Renewals

Super-Visa

Temporary Residence:

Canadian Business Visitors Visa

Canadian Study Permits for Students

Canadian Visa Extensions

Canadian Visitor Visa

Canadian Work Permit

Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs:


Canadian Business and Investor Immigration:

Canadian Federal Entrepreneur Program

Canadian Federal Investors Program

Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program

Canadian Start-Up Visa Program

Our guidance on Employment Disputes

Employment Disputes: Before you determine where you must bring your claim you must determine whether you are an employee or a dependant contractor? The determination whether or not an individual is an employee or a dependent contractor may make a difference as to what law applies to their situation. Often people are considered employees in the eyes of Ontario and Canadian employment law when they felt they were an independent contractor. Even when a written contract states that one of the parties is an independent contractor, they may in fact be an employee in Ontario employment law. Even if an individual is not found to be an employee by the court, he or she may be entitled to damages if he or she is considered to be an "independent contractor". Individuals such as, for example, sales agents who are not necessarily employees may benefit from the protections associated in this third legal category.

Employment Contracts: Many are not aware that the employment relationship between an employer and employee is a type of contract. Employment contracts in Canada and Ontario are often more complicated than most contracts since many special employment-law imposed rules are grafted upon them. An employment contract exists between an employee and the employer even if it has never been placed in writing. Due to the special nature of employment contracts, not all terms of the agreement are enforceable by operation of law. Often employment agreements contain clauses that are not binding on the employee or the employer. Examples include improperly drafted notice of termination provisions and other unfair or "unconscionable" terms.

Recent cases have shown that technical violations of employment standards legislation can render harsh termination provisions void. The result of this can be dramatic. Contracts which purport to limit statutory severance to a few weeks can be declared illegal, with common law reasonable notice of several months being substituted by the court.

There are many areas of employment contract disputes that we can be disputed such as:

Restraint of Trade Clauses, Non-Competition Agreements, and Restrictive Covenants

Wrongful Dismissal and Cause for Dismissal

Unjust Dismissal

Bad Faith Discharge, Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Notice Period

Severance Pay and Packages

Human Rights

Sexual Harrassment

Defamation and Loss of Reputation

Our guidance on Notary Public & Oath Commissioning

Lambe’s Legal Services provides same day service. Please call our office to set up a time at your convenience. As licenced Paralegals we are Commissioners for taking affidavits/commissioners of oaths to take affidavits or declarations by asking you to swear or affirm that what is in a document is true.

A notary public has all the powers of a commissioner for taking affidavits and, can verify that signatures, marks and copies of documents are true or genuine.

Notaries are regulated under the Notaries Act.