About Us

 

Murdy & McAllister provides advice, assistance and legal representation on local government matters.   This includes the preparation of agreements and bylaws, and the giving of advice on local government procedure, authority and liability.  

Our lawyers have extensive experience in land development and planning issues.  We have acted as counsel on matters that include the development of new town centres, and the design, finance, procurement and construction of general municipal infrastructure and other public works including arenas, swimming pools and golf courses.  We also have experience in dealing with a variety of bylaw enforcement issues, including with respect to grow-ops and nuisance properties. 

Lawyers from our firm have appeared on a wide variety of matters on behalf of local governments before all levels of court in British Columbia, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada, in mediations, arbitrations, and inquests, and before tribunals including the Environmental Appeal Board, the British Columbia Utilities Commission, the National Energy Board, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Property Assessment Appeal Board, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, the B.C. Labour Relations Tribunal, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of B.C., and the former Expropriation Compensation Board.  We also provide advice to legal counsel on local government matters.