Expropriation
Associated Areas of law
Patterson Law is Atlantic Canada’s leading Expropriation Litigation law firm.
Expropriation is the taking of land for a public purpose by a governmental or utility company without the landowner’s consent. In Canada, the Federal Government, all provincial, territorial and municipal governments as well as public utility companies operating pipelines, power, water and communications companies have the expropriation power. We represent clients in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta
We assist landowners, expropriating authorities and other law firms with all aspects of the litigation process.
Our services include:
- Guidance throughout the pre-expropriation process, including settlements ending in the sale of land to the authority
- Litigating pre-compensation matters such as expropriation validity claims and landowner entitlement to compensation
- Representing landowners in land value compensation, business losses, injurious affection and disturbance claims
- Hearings for compensation before tribunals and courts
- Appeals of compensation decisions
- Guidance regarding the expropriation process
- Land Acquisition without resort to expropriation
- Expropriation of land
- Litigating pre-compensation matters such as expropriation validity claims and landowner entitlement to compensation
- Pre-litigation settlements of expropriation claims
- Litigation of all expropriation compensation claims
- Appeals of compensation decisions
- Consultation services for lawyers on any aspect of expropriation matters
- Ghost-writing services for any expropriation documents
- Co-counsel services for all litigation matters
- Referrals of clients with expropriation matters
- Appeals of compensation decisions
