The firm represents clients across Alberta who are pursuing civil damages arising from family violence. A civil claim is a separate path from the criminal process and from family law remedies, and it allows a person who has experienced abuse to seek compensation in their own right for the harm done to them.
Where the conduct fits the pattern of coercion and control described in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, it may support a claim under the tort of intimate partner violence. Where it involves discrete acts, established torts such as assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress remain available, and these claims are frequently advanced
together.
Keystone Legal reviews which causes of action fit the facts, what compensation is realistically available, and how a civil claim interacts with any criminal or family proceeding already underway. Each file is prepared to be proven at trial, with resolution pursued where it delivers a fair and certain outcome.
Matters are handled virtually across Alberta, with court attendance at the Calgary Courts Centre where required. Services are available in English and French.
