administrative law
Strategic Guidance Through Regulatory and Tribunal Proceedings in BC
Experienced Employment Lawyer Serving Langley and British Columbia
Administrative law governs the relationship between individuals, businesses, and government agencies and regulatory bodies. When you face regulatory investigations, professional discipline proceedings, licensing disputes, or need to appeal administrative tribunal decisions, you need a lawyer who understands both administrative law principles and the specific regulatory framework governing your matter.
SERVICES
-
Licensed professionals in BC—including doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, real estate agents, financial advisors, and other regulated professions—face potential discipline from their governing bodies when complaints are made about professional conduct. Professional discipline proceedings can threaten your license, reputation, and livelihood. We defend professionals facing complaints, investigations, and discipline hearings before regulatory colleges and professional associations.
-
Many businesses and professionals require licenses or permits to operate. When applications are denied or licenses suspended or revoked, we pursue appeals and reconsideration before the relevant regulatory bodies. We handle business license appeals before municipal authorities and administrative tribunals, professional licensing matters including applications, renewals, and conditions, liquor license applications and appeals before the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, and various regulatory approvals and permits affecting business operations.
-
Municipal bylaws and land use regulations significantly impact property owners and businesses. We assist with development permit appeals when permits are denied or approved with unacceptable conditions, zoning variance applications seeking relief from zoning restrictions, subdivision appeals addressing lot creation and land division, bylaw enforcement matters including challenges to enforcement orders and compliance requirements, and business license disputes with municipal authorities.
-
Several BC tribunals handle employment and workplace matters outside of civil courts. We represent employees and employers before these specialized bodies, including the Employment Standards Tribunal on appeals of Employment Standards Branch determinations regarding wages, overtime, termination pay, and other statutory employment standards, the BC Human Rights Tribunal on discrimination and harassment complaints based on protected grounds, the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal on appeals of WorkSafeBC decisions regarding workplace injuries, compensation, and return to work matters, and the Labour Relations Board on union certification, collective bargaining disputes, and unfair labor practice complaints.
-
BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) governs access to government records and protection of personal information held by public bodies. We assist individuals and organizations with freedom of information requests seeking disclosure of government records, privacy complaint responses when public bodies improperly disclose personal information, appeals of access decisions to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner when requests are denied or records withheld, and defending against privacy breach allegations and complaints.
-
When Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or the Canada Border Services Agency makes adverse decisions affecting immigration status, appeal rights may exist. We handle appeals to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board concerning sponsorship denials when family sponsorship applications are refused, removal orders issued against permanent residents, and residency obligation cases where permanent residents have not met physical presence requirements.