Richard John Worsfold

Richard is pleased to bring his over 30 years of litigation experience to Mills & Mills LLP as a Counsel. Richard’s work involves acting as an advocate for his clients as well as acting as a mediator assisting in the settlement of disputes through alternate dispute resolution.

Richard’s litigation practice has included a wide variety of complex matters, including Will challenges , shareholders’ rights disputes , traffic fatality cases , incapacity issues and wrongful dismissal claims. Richard has appeared in Courts at all levels in Ontario and has become well respected by the Courts and his fellow advocates.

Richard now concentrates his litigation practice in Estate Litigation . Richard takes a practical and efficient approach to Estates litigation, attempting to move disputes efficiently to resolution. He is able to quickly identify the key disputes in a matter and takes a creative approach to resolution, always moving matters forward to a successful conclusion.

Richard is a firm believer in the mediation /negotiation process and as a mediator he works tirelessly to assist litigants resolve their disputes in a fair and respectful manner.

Hospital For Sick Children v. Nicholas et al , 2024 – Decision of the Superior Court of Ontario. Successfully obtained an Order removing Estate Trustees of an Estate where allegations of conflict of interest and financial mismanagement led the Court to appoint alternate Trustees.

Corion v. Corion , 2022 – Decision of the Superior Court of Ontario in a Guardianship matter where Richard successfully represented a brother and sister who sought an Order requiring their sibling to return their mother who had dementia to Canada for treatment.