«We are here for good,» said Viner, speaking alternately in English and French as he explained Torys» decision to open an office in Montreal «first to be closer to Quebec clients, second, to deliver litigation
defence work with a single
actual integrated legal team and legal strategy, and third, and most importantly, Quebec is very important.
Everyone has an incentive to sort out the dispute by consent because an
actual trial of a petition involves a great deal of preparatory legal
work including service of points of claim and points of
defence.