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		<title>Douglas J. Conolly*</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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							<p>Called to the British Columbia Bar in May 2002</p>

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<li>Acted for builder’s lien claimant involved in complex, multi-party construction dispute arising from multi-million dollar transmission line project</li>
<li>Acted for corporate entity involved in multi-party joint-venture dispute arising from land development project in Surrey</li>
<li>Acted for well known company in negotiating and successfully resolving dispute regarding s.3 agreement and compensation for expropriated lands</li>
<li>Acted for hundreds of buyers and sellers over the years in relation to collapsed real estate transactions involving both residential and commercial properties</li>
<li>Acted for construction contractor specializing in the development and construction of high-end luxury homes with respect to numerous builders lien and priority issues</li>
<li>Acted for hundreds of owners over the years and in regard to real property claims for beneficial interests, trust declarations and accounting of values for a wide range of residential and commercial properties</li>
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<li>Acted for individual joint venturers and trustees in complex disputes regarding residential land development projects throughout the lower mainland, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island</li>
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<li><em>Challenge House Equities Inc. v Premier Sunrise Developments Ltd</em>., 2022 BCSC 825</li>
<li><em>Challenge House Equities Inc. v Premier Sunrise Developments Ltd.</em>, 2021 BCSC 910</li>
<li><em>In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of Bear Creek Contracting Ltd.</em>, 2021 BCSC 783</li>
<li><em>Chahal v. Chahal,</em> 2020 BCCA 147</li>
<li><em>Hunter West Consulting Group Inc. v 0748697 B.C. Ltd.</em>, 2019 BCSC 591</li>
<li><em>Hunter West Consulting Group Inc. v 0748697 B.C. Ltd.</em>, 2017 BCSC 2326</li>
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<li><em>Destiny Enterprises Canada Ltd. v. Sang Gab Kim</em>, 2012 BCCA 61</li>
<li><em>Destiny Enterprises Canada Ltd. v. Kim</em>, 2011 BCSC 1823</li>
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<li>Provided representation to numerous builder’s lien claimants over the last 25 years, some of whom were involved in large construction projects</li>
<li>Acted for joint venture partners involved in disputes arising from land development projects</li>
<li>Acted for buyers and sellers in collapsed real estate transactions with respect to both residential and commercial properties</li>
<li>Provide representation to general contractors with respect to various builder’s lien disputes</li>
<li>Provided representation to construction material suppliers based in Surrey with respect to collection of amounts owing on various construction projects</li>
<li>Acted for owners of jointly owned residential and commercial property in disputes between them regarding ownership interests (including Partition of Property matters)</li>
<li>Acted for individuals in corporations with respect to shareholder oppression claims</li>
<li>Assisted homeowners with fire insurance claims that had previously been denied</li>
<li>Sought remedies against negligent accountants for losses sustained by taxpayers</li>
<li>Sought remedies against negligent financial representatives for losses sustained by investors</li>
<li>Assisted parents facing property claims in the context of a divorce action</li>
<li>Provided representation to clients of realtors in litigation against them and their brokerages for failure to fulfil their duties as realtors</li>
<li>Assisted numerous homeowners and lenders in foreclosure matters</li>
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<li>Sandhu v. Gosal,  2022 BCSC 1033</li>
<li>Dhanda v. Gill,  2019 BCSC 1500</li>
<li>Sidhu v. Gill,  2011 BCSC 140</li>
<li>Gill v. Bucholtz,  2009 BCCA 137</li>
<li>Shetty v. Gill, et al,  2004 BCSC 451</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcpc/doc/2024/2024bcpc168/2024bcpc168.html">Application Re: s. 40.2(8) of the RCMP Act, 2024 BCPC 168 (CanLII)</a></li>
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<li>R. v. Hosack, 2012 BCSC 2139</li>
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<li>R. v. Boff, 2009 BCPC 337</li>
<li>Johannson v. National Car Rental (Canada) Inc., 2009 BCSC 1284</li>
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