EXPROPRIATION AND SURFACE RIGHTS DISPUTES INVOLVING:

  • Land values and damages in respect of powerline and pipeline rights of way and surface leases
  • Land values and damages in respect of various highways, roadways, municipal projects and sanitary landfill facilities
  • Valuation of partial interests as well as fee simple (freehold) interests
  • Expert opinion evidence before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Alberta Land Compensation Board, the Alberta Surface Rights Board, the National Energy Board- Pipeline Arbitration Committee and various other arbitration committees.

AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DISPUTES INVOLVING:

  • Losses or damages suffered by livestock producers as a result of alleged poisoning/illness of animals due to contaminated feed
  • Damages arising from misapplication and/or spray drift of herbicides and/or fertilizers
  • Past and future income losses sustained by pedigreed seed producers as a result of fertilizer contaminated with problematic and noxious weeds
  • Losses as a result of weed contamination on a certified organic farm

MATRIMONIAL AND PARTNERSHIP DISPUTES INVOLVING:

  • Historical and current valuations of industrial, commercial and investment properties
  • Historical and current valuations of farmland, farm improvements and farm equipment
  • Valuations of life estates
  • Various assessments in respect of dissolution of partnerships, corporate shareholder disputes, matrimonial property actions and estate resolution

CONTRACTUAL AND UNJUST ENRICHEMENT DISPUTES:

  • Losses of Real Estate Earnings Estimates
  • Loss of Capital Appreciation Estimates
  • Allocation of Property Maintenance Costs

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION INVOLVING:

  • Partnership agreement disputes
  • Petroleum and natural gas lease disputes
  • Lessor/lessee disputes
  • Marketing contract disputes
  • The objective of each arbitration is to establish equitable arrangements between parties based on evidence presented