Litigating by Letter: A Waste of My Time and Your Money
If you're going through a family law dispute in BC, sooner or later you'll be on the receiving end of an aggressive letter from opposing counsel - and few things upset a client more. The letter is forceful and one-sided. It makes allegations, it makes demands, and it presents the other party's version of events as if it were already accepted as fact. So the natural reaction is: we need to respond. Not just respond - respond forcefully, point by point, set the record straight, tell them they're wrong, go on offence, put the truth in writing.
A letter from opposing counsel is not a court decision. It doesn't mean the other side is right, it doesn't mean a judge agrees with them, and it doesn't mean you're losing. Usually it means one thing - the other lawyer is advocating for their client. That's their job.
