BAKER & BAKER
Specialized Services in Municipal and Administrative Law     
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  We are one of the few firms in British Columbia that is dedicated to providing a full range of services in the field of municipal and administrative law. Working as a team, we know our way around bureaucracies and provide comprehensive services in this specialized area.



Why specialists are needed
  Civic bureaucracy works within a minefield of conflicting rules and regulations.
    Municipalities can assert defenses that are not available to other corporations.
    Limitation periods may expire in as little as 60 days from the date of an injury.
    Hearings before administrative tribunals often follow mysterious procedures.
    Municipalities are limited to the powers prescribed by either the
Community Charter, Local Government Act or the Vancouver Charter,
but they often exceed their powers.
    Zoning powers in British Columbia are unique.
    The remedies available against municipalities are complex.
    City governments can inspect without warrants.
    Municipalities can order businesses to shut down.
    Variance Board's wield enormous power; their decisions in most cases are final
and can not be appealed.


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