Lawson Lundell LLP

About this office:

For nearly 100 years, Lawson Lundell LLP has focussed on the practice of business law in Western Canada. Our lawyers are highly regarded for their legal ability and experience, and provide our business clients with a full range of legal advice, emphasizing strategy, value and results.

All Partners and Associates are members of the Law Society of British Columbia.

Aboriginal Law, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Debt Financing , Business Immigration, Business Law, Class Actions, Climate Change, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Competition, Constitutional Law, Construction and Engineering, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Defamation and Media, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Environmental Prosecutions, Financial Recovery, Financial Services, Forest Products, Freedom of Information, Health Care, Hospitality Law, Human Rights, Insolvency and Restructuring, Insurance Litigation, Labor (Labour) and Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining Law, Municipal Planning and Development, Occupational Health and Safety, Pensions, Pension Fund Investments, Privacy Law, Project Permitting, Products Liability, Property Tax, Public Law, Public Private Partnerships, Public Utility Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory Compliance , Research and Opinions, Securities, Securities Litigation, Tourism, Technology Law.

Pension & Benefits Briefing Note: Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc.
Lisa C. Chamzuk, August 19, 2009
On August 7, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much anticipated decision in Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc. The high court voted 5-2 in favor of upholding a 2007 lower court decision which backed Kerry's ability to pay plan administration expenses using plan assets.

Climate Change Bulletin - Legislative & Policy Initiatives: International, Regional, Federal & Provincial
Gordon M. Craig, Brad Armstrong, August 12, 2009
Concerns over global climate change have sparked a series of legislative and policy responses on the provincial, federal, regional, and international levels. The challenge of complying with climate change policy is that different governments have invoked a number of different policy tools to...

Cross-Canada Legal Update
James D. Fraser, August 12, 2009
An outline of updates in property tax law in British Columbia, including information on Part 3 of Bill 45 (Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, 2008).

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