Professional Liability

Rueter Scargall Bennett LLP acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in claims involving professional standards and liability.  We also act for individuals subject to professional disciplinary action and review by regulatory agencies.  We understand the issues involved in professional liability matters and the multi-faceted approach required to deal with these types of cases.

In addition, our lawyers are involved in commercial litigation matters based upon claims of professional negligence, including accountants’ and auditors’ negligence, lawyers’ negligence, engineers’ and architects’ negligence, as well as bankers’ and underwriters’ negligence.  Our lawyers have represented professionals before regulatory bodies including the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Investment Dealers’ Association, the Mutual Fund Dealers’ Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Certified General Accountants of Ontario.