Injunction Lawyer in Toronto
Some harm cannot be undone with money after the fact. When you need a court to stop something from happening — right now — Legal Solutions Law Firm brings urgent injunction motions in the Ontario Superior Court, often within days, to protect clients from irreparable harm.
Why Choose Legal Solutions
Toronto's Trusted Injunction Counsel
True Emergency Availability
We are available 24/7 for genuinely urgent matters, and can bring emergency motions on short notice when circumstances demand it.
RJR-MacDonald Test Expertise
We build injunction motions around the three-part legal test Ontario courts apply, giving your application the strongest possible foundation.
Asset Freezing & Preservation Orders
We pursue Mareva injunctions and other preservation orders where a party may otherwise move or dissipate assets to defeat your claim.
Business & Personal Injunctions
We seek and defend against injunctions in business, contractual, property, and personal disputes across Toronto and the GTA.
Overview
What Is an Injunction?
An injunction is a court order requiring a party to do something (a "mandatory" injunction) or, far more commonly, to stop doing something (a "prohibitory" injunction). Unlike most civil remedies, which compensate a party after harm has occurred, an injunction is designed to prevent harm before it happens, or to stop ongoing harm immediately — which is why injunctions are among the most urgent and time-sensitive remedies available in Ontario civil litigation.
Ontario recognizes several types of injunctions, distinguished mainly by their duration and the stage of proceedings at which they are granted. An interim injunction is a very short-term order, sometimes granted without notice to the other side (ex parte) in genuinely urgent circumstances, lasting only until a proper hearing can be held. An interlocutory injunction is granted after a hearing (though generally still before a full trial) and remains in effect until the underlying dispute is finally resolved. A permanent injunction is granted as part of the final judgment in a case, after the merits of the dispute have been fully determined at trial.
Ontario courts apply a well-established three-part test (from the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in RJR-MacDonald) to decide whether to grant an interim or interlocutory injunction: first, whether there is a serious issue to be tried (a relatively low threshold, though certain injunctions require a stronger prima facie case); second, whether the applicant will suffer irreparable harm — harm that cannot be adequately compensated by money — if the injunction is not granted; and third, whether the balance of convenience favours granting the injunction, weighing the harm to the applicant against the harm an injunction would cause the other party.
Because injunctions are an extraordinary remedy, courts do not grant them lightly, and an applicant seeking an injunction (particularly on an urgent, without-notice basis) is generally required to give an undertaking to compensate the other party for any harm caused by the injunction if it is later found to have been wrongly granted. Preparing a strong injunction motion — with clear evidence of irreparable harm and a properly supported legal basis — is essential, since courts scrutinize these applications carefully given how significant their effect can be.
Quick Definition: Injunction
An injunction is a court order requiring a party to do, or to stop doing, a specific act. Ontario courts assess whether to grant one using a three-part test: whether there is a serious issue to be tried, whether the applicant would suffer irreparable harm without it, and whether the balance of convenience favours granting it.
The Legal Framework
How the Law Works: Types of Injunctions and When They Apply
Interim, Interlocutory, and Permanent Injunctions
The type of injunction available depends on timing and urgency. An interim injunction addresses immediate emergencies and can, in truly urgent cases, be granted without notice to the other party — though the applicant must fully and fairly disclose all relevant facts, including facts unfavourable to their position, given the other side has not had an opportunity to respond. An interlocutory injunction follows a proper (though expedited) hearing with both sides represented, and remains in place while the underlying litigation proceeds. A permanent injunction is granted only after the full merits of a case have been decided, typically at trial.
Mareva Injunctions (Asset Freezing Orders)
A Mareva injunction is a specialized order freezing a defendant's assets to prevent them from being moved, hidden, or dissipated before a judgment can be obtained and enforced. Because a Mareva injunction can seriously disrupt a defendant's affairs, courts apply a demanding standard: the applicant must show a strong prima facie case, that the defendant has assets within the jurisdiction, and a real risk that those assets will be removed or dissipated to defeat a future judgment. These orders are typically sought where a defendant's conduct — such as an unexplained pattern of asset transfers — suggests they may be preparing to become judgment-proof.
Anton Piller Orders
An Anton Piller order is an extraordinary civil search order, allowing a plaintiff (accompanied by an independent supervising lawyer) to enter a defendant's premises and search for and preserve evidence that might otherwise be destroyed — most commonly used in cases involving alleged theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential business information. Courts grant these orders only in the clearest cases, given how significant an intrusion they represent, and require an extremely strong evidentiary basis before doing so.
Undertakings and the Cost of Being Wrong
A party seeking an interim or interlocutory injunction is almost always required to provide an undertaking to the court — a formal promise to compensate the other party for losses caused by the injunction if it later turns out the injunction should not have been granted. This means seeking an injunction carries real risk: if your underlying claim ultimately fails, you may be liable for the harm the injunction caused the other side while it was in effect. This is one of many reasons injunction motions require careful, honest strategic assessment before they are brought.
What We See
Common Injunction Applications We Handle
Our Toronto injunction practice acts in urgent matters including:
Timing Matters
When You Should Contact an Injunction Lawyer
Injunctions are inherently time-sensitive — courts expect applicants to act promptly once harm becomes apparent. Contact us immediately if:
Our Process
The Step-by-Step Legal Process
Immediate Consultation
We assess the urgency and merits of your situation immediately — injunction matters often cannot wait for a scheduled appointment.
Evidence Assembly
We move quickly to assemble the affidavit evidence needed to establish irreparable harm and the other elements of the injunction test.
Motion Preparation & Filing
We prepare and file the motion, seeking the shortest available hearing timeline given the genuine urgency involved.
Hearing
We argue the motion before the court, addressing the serious issue, irreparable harm, and balance of convenience directly.
Ongoing Litigation
Where an injunction is granted, we continue the underlying action toward a final resolution, whether by settlement or trial.
Realistic Expectations
Possible Outcomes
Injunction motions are decided relatively quickly compared to a full trial, and courts weigh the evidence carefully given the significance of the remedy. Realistic outcomes include:
Fees & Costs
Costs and Legal Fees
Injunction motions require intensive, compressed work given their urgency, which affects cost. We are direct about likely fees given the time-sensitive nature of these applications.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Avoid These
Common Mistakes in Injunction Matters
Getting Started
Documents to Gather Before Your Consultation
Given the urgency of injunction matters, bringing the following immediately helps us act quickly on your behalf:
Our Role
How Legal Solutions Can Help
Legal Solutions Law Firm brings and defends against injunction applications in the Ontario Superior Court, for individuals and businesses facing genuinely urgent harm across Toronto and the GTA. We understand that injunction matters cannot wait for a routine scheduling process, and we act accordingly — assembling evidence, drafting motion materials, and appearing in court on compressed timelines when the situation demands it.
Before recommending an injunction, we assess honestly whether your circumstances meet the demanding legal test Ontario courts apply, including whether the harm you face is genuinely irreparable and whether the balance of convenience realistically favours the relief you are seeking. Bringing a weak motion wastes time and resources and can expose you to liability under the undertaking required of most applicants.
Where an injunction is warranted, we move as quickly as the court process allows to secure it — including seeking urgent, even same-day relief in the clearest emergencies. We also represent clients on the receiving end of injunction applications, building a proper evidentiary response to protect their position.
An injunction is rarely the end of a dispute on its own — it is typically part of a broader lawsuit. We carry every injunction matter forward through the underlying litigation toward a final, lasting resolution.
Tools & Guides
Wondering how long it takes to get a matter before the court, or what an urgent motion might cost? These free guides can help:
Our Reach
Serving Every Toronto Neighbourhood
From My Experience: Injunctions Reward Speed and Preparation in Equal Measure
The clients who get injunctions granted are almost always the ones who called me the same day something happened, not two weeks later after trying to handle it themselves. Courts are genuinely skeptical of urgency claims from applicants who sat on the problem for a while before acting — and honestly, that skepticism is fair. If something is truly causing irreparable harm right now, the evidence of that should look like you treated it that way from the start.
At the same time, speed without preparation doesn't work either. An injunction motion built on a thin affidavit, without clear evidence of irreparable harm, gets picked apart in court — and a failed motion can leave you worse off than if you'd never brought it, both in cost and in how the judge views your underlying case going forward. The real skill in this area is doing both at once: moving fast while still building a legally solid application.
On Irreparable Harm
This is where I see the most confusion. Clients often come to me convinced their situation is an emergency because the financial stakes are high — and high stakes alone doesn't get you an injunction if the harm can eventually be fixed with money. The strongest injunction cases I've run involve something that genuinely cannot be undone: confidential information that's already out once disclosed, a unique property about to be sold to someone else, a business relationship that will be permanently destroyed if we don't act now. Understanding that distinction early saves clients from chasing a remedy that was never realistically available.
On the Undertaking
I make sure every client understands the undertaking as to damages before we file anything — you are essentially promising the court that if you turn out to be wrong, you will personally compensate the other side for the harm the injunction caused them. This isn't meant to discourage genuinely urgent applications. It's meant to make sure clients go in with clear eyes about what they're signing up for, not just the upside of getting the order granted.
If something urgent is happening right now — call us immediately, day or night, at 416-274-2222. We are available 24/7, and the first consultation is free.
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