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Review
We read the agreement, the invoices and the messages, confirm exactly who owes you, and work out the amount.
Demand Letters
Demand Letter Lawyer in Toronto
We write and send demand letters for people and businesses who are owed money, a refund, or work that was paid for and never done. If the letter goes unanswered, we take the same file to court.
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Successful wins
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Clients served
What we do
Letters we write
Unpaid invoicesCustomers who stopped paying
Personal loansFamily, friends, former partners
Deposits keptContractors and sellers
Broken agreementsGoods or work never delivered
Replying to a demandWhen the letter is addressed to you
How it works
A clear path, start to finish.
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Draft
We set out the facts, the amount, the documents it rests on, and a firm date to pay or respond.
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Send
We send it by email and by a method that proves delivery, so nobody can later say it never arrived.
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Follow up
If they answer, we negotiate and put any deal in writing. If they don't, we prepare the claim.
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Common questions
Answers, in plain language.
For most claims, no rule requires one. It is still usually worth sending. It gives the other side one last chance to pay without court, and it shows a judge later that you tried. A few kinds of claim carry their own notice rules and shorter deadlines, so we check for those first.
No. Under the Limitations Act, 2002, the two years keep running while you wait for an answer. Starting a claim stops it. So does a signed agreement with the other side to suspend the period. If the deadline is close, we start the claim instead of waiting on a reply.
You decide whether to sue. A claim of $50,000 or less, not counting interest and costs, belongs in Small Claims Court. A larger one goes to the Superior Court of Justice and starts with a statement of claim. We can draft and file either.
Long enough that a judge would call it fair, short enough to keep the matter moving. We usually set a date 10 to 14 days out, and sooner when a limitation date is close or money may be moved out of reach.
Note the response date and keep everything it refers to. Do not ignore it, and do not fire back an angry reply: what you write can be used later. Bring it to a consultation and we will tell you whether the claim holds up and how to answer it.
Free tool
Small Claims interest calculator
Work out the interest on the amount you are owed before you put a number in the letter, at the rates the Ministry of the Attorney General publishes each quarter.
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