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2023 Platinum Client Champion Award
October 12, 2023

2023 Platinum Client Champion Award

I was recently recognized with a 2023 Platinum Client Champion Award and Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Rating score of 5.0 out of 5.0.

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Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP): What We Learned from BC’s Mining Violations
September 22, 2023

Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP): What We Learned from BC’s Mining Violations

Since February 2017, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (EMLI) has been issuing Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP) to support the enforcement of the Mines Act, associated regulations, and permits issued under the Act.

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Significant Acquittals in Mining Prosecution
September 11, 2023

Significant Acquittals in Mining Prosecution

In a recent case, Chilwin Cheng and Janessa Mason obtained acquittals of all significant charges against two mining company executives in B.C.

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Chil for a Minute
August 3, 2023

Chil for a Minute

Confident and thoughtful in his delivery, Chilwin engages and educates on a range of topics,

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Don't Even Try It: Obstructing an investigation even means you can obstruct a non-investigation
June 19, 2023

Don't Even Try It: Obstructing an investigation even means you can obstruct a non-investigation

Here's why you should not obstruct an investigation.

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2023 Inns of Court Program
May 16, 2023

2023 Inns of Court Program

Our Associates Janessa Mason and Cory Russell have just completed the Winter 2023 session of the Vancouver Bar Association Inns of Court program.

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2023 CABL BC Mentorship Program
March 17, 2023

2023 CABL BC Mentorship Program

We have such a small community of Black lawyers in BC, and it’s amazing to see a new generation of students who will soon be entering the profession.

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Commentary - R. v Saad
March 8, 2023

Commentary - R. v Saad

The state really is watching you: The courts blur, again, the distinction between public and private information in a regulatory prosecution. A case comment on R. v Saad, 2021 BCSC 1117 (CanLII).

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A Guide to Mining Litigation in BC
March 2, 2023

A Guide to Mining Litigation in BC

Mining in British Columbia is heavily regulated. There is a myriad of statutes regulating the access, possession, and use of physical land and the minerals contained on such land and regulating activities we call mining.

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Commentary - R. v Stevikova
March 1, 2023

Commentary - R. v Stevikova

In R. v Stevikova, the accused successfully appealed a sentence imposed after a conviction under the Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488.

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Working With Your Regulator While Police Watch
February 22, 2023

Working With Your Regulator While Police Watch

Your phone rings. Your client is panicking. A regulator tells them that investigators and the police will be at their site the next day investigating an incident.

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The Benefits of Decision Analysis
February 20, 2023

The Benefits of Decision Analysis

Decision analysis is a discipline with universal use in other fields such as operations research, finance, project management, among many others.

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Fairness Opinions in Plans of Arrangements
February 20, 2023

Fairness Opinions in Plans of Arrangements

In 2014, corporate and securities lawyers across Canada united with grave concern over the Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in Champion Iron Mines, 2014 ONSC 1988.

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Why Lawyers are Bad Mediators
February 18, 2023

Why Lawyers are Bad Mediators

Lawyers are bad mediators when working in a win-win paradigm but operating with a lose-win approach.

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Preparing a Great Chronology
February 17, 2023

Preparing a Great Chronology

Here is a process of producing the best, most detailed chronology you can for your lawyer.

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