What Civil Law Defenses Are Commonly Raised in Commercial Litigation?
Let us be honest for a second. Business lawsuits almost never begin with a dramatic confrontation. They usually start small... a late payment, a misunderstood email, a contract nobody reread after signing. Then tension builds, calls stop getting returned, and suddenly civil lawyers in Montreal are involved. That is when businesses start asking the real question. Not “who is angry?” But “how do we defend ourselves?” Let us walk through the defenses we see most often... the same way we would explain them to a client across a table, not inside a textbook. “We Did Not Break the Contract” This is usually the first reaction, and sometimes it is absolutely correct. Contracts sound precise, but in practice they are full of grey areas. One company believes delivery meant “arrival at warehouse .” The other thinks it meant “ready for resale.” Both read the same clause and both feel right. Even legal groups in Canada have repeatedly noted that unclear wording is one of the biggest causes of ...
