Expropriation Law: Important Notice for Homeowners
October 24, 2025 Our BC municipalities are constantly changing and growing and from time to time, municipal and federal governments undertake projects designed to enhance…
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What Happens to a Deposit When a Purchaser Defaults on a Contract of Purchase and Sale?
September 19, 2025 What Happens to a Deposit When a Purchaser Defaults on a Contract of Purchase and Sale? A deposit is a common feature in contracts of purchase and sale…
Read moreFive McQuarrie Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients 2026
September 4, 2025 McQuarrie is proud to announce that five of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and Best Lawyers: Ones …
Read moreMcQuarrie’s Family Law Team Achieves Significant Hague Convention Victory
August 29, 2025 We are proud to share a major victory for McQuarrie’s Family Law team, led by David Halkett, Partner, and Krystin Wang, Associate. In a recent internation…
Read moreMcQuarrie Welcomes Sara Fry as Director of Operations
May 21, 2025 We’re excited to welcome Sara Fry as the new Director of Operations at McQuarrie, a leading full-service law firm based in Surrey, BC, and proudly serving cl…
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Has Annapolis Expanded the Law of Constructive Expropriation in BC?
May 1, 2025 | By Douglas J. Conolly & Robert Goddard Introduction Where the government forcibly takes an individual’s property for public use or in the public interes…
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Expropriation in British Columbia: Your Rights, Compensation, and Legal Options Explained
April 7, 2025 | By Douglas J. Conolly 1. What is a section 3 agreement? When the government intends to take an individual’s land pursuant to the Expropriation Act, RSBC 1…
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Does a tribunal determination prevent someone from successfully suing you?
April 3, 2025 | By Sunny Uppal Issue estoppel is a legal doctrine which can stop a legal proceeding dead in its tracks due to an issue in the legal proceeding having prev…
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BC Homeowner Wins Appeal After Insurance Denied Payout Over Legal Marijuana Cultivation: Led by Sepideh at McQuarrie
March 19, 2025 | Represented By Sepideh Alimirzaee In a landmark decision, the BC Court of Appeal recently ruled in favor of a BC homeowner, whose claim for an insurance …
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