Education Law

Our commercial litigation group has the experience, resources and expertise to handle the largest and most complex commercial disputes.

We approach dispute resolution through a commercial lens. Our lawyers have unmatched technical expertise as well as deep experience in corporate management. This unique mix allows our team to provide real value and ensure our client’s business objectives are understood and achieved.

Our team provides focused and strong advocacy while minimizing the present value of the total cost of litigation. We make it our mission to help clients avoid litigation or find early off-ramps if litigation is unavoidable. We are skilled in negotiation and have experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration, and know when and how to engage in those processes.

Where resolution is not possible, our team will aggressively pursue or defend an action through to judgment with unmatched advocacy and strategic direction.

No matter the issue, we are equipped to help.

Our expertise includes:

• Commercial contractual disputes;
• Real estate and leasing disputes;
• Construction disputes, including builders’ liens;
• Franchise disputes;
• Shareholder disputes;
• Defamation claims;
• Professional negligence claims;
• Regulatory matters;
• Plans of arrangements;
• Appeals to the British Columbia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada; and
• Injunctions to restrain unlawful activity.

Contact our Commercial Litigation team today at 604 684 6633

Our Education Law lawyers Vancouver services include:

• Rights and duties of school boards, school officials and school trustees;
• Rights and duties of students and parents under the School Act and other governing legislation, including parent appeals, special needs student accommodation and student discipline;
• Defamation issues including defamation on social media;
• Trademark and copyright issues;
• Current or historical sexual abuse claims;
• Trustee elections;
• Board governance;
• Conflict of interest;
• School District Business Corporations;
• School budgets;
• Bylaws and policy development;
• Parliamentary procedure;
• School fees;
• Teacher Regulation Branch proceedings;
• Procurement;
• Special education;
• Minority language rights;
• Codes of conduct;
• Custody and access issues;
• Parental rights;
• Student records;
• Section 177 orders;
• School closures; and
• School calendars.

As the recognized leader in education law in Western Canada, we understand the importance of education. Harris regularly hosts seminars and workshops for our school clients to keep them up to date on new developments in education law. We also offer annual scholarships to students throughout the province to help them to pursue their goals of a higher education.