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Join us for this informative and entertaining session on land use matters and issues of procedural fairness from opposite legal perspectives!

Guy Patterson, partner with Young Anderson – a law firm that primarily specializes in advising local governments on a wide variety of issues - sets the stage for Nathalie Baker - litigator with Eyford Partners - who generally acts against local governments in land use regulation disputes and routinely represents landowners, developers, citizen groups and business owners on a wide range of local government matters.

Nathalie Baker discusses procedural fairness and outlines some key procedural mistakes that lead to litigation against local governments for bylaws, permitting decisions, and non-public hearing forms of engagement.  Nathalie offers valuable insight into what can go wrong with some local government procedures. She routinely represents clients on a wide range of local government matters arising under the Local Government Act, the Community Charter and the Vancouver Charter.

Whether a local government employee or client, don’t miss this important session! Come with all your questions for an extended Q & A.

Our Speakers

Nathalie Baker
Partner, Eyford Partners

Nathalie Baker is a litigator practising primarily in the area of municipal law. She has a particular interest in land use matters and issues of procedural fairness and represents landowners, developers, citizens groups and business owners on a wide range of local government matters arising under the Local Government Act, the Community Charter and the Vancouver Charter. Nathalie also acts for members of municipal councils and regional boards on motions to censure and allegations of conflict of interest and misconduct.

Nathalie has represented clients in the Provincial Court of British Columbia on bylaw prosecution matters, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on applications for judicial review and in the Court of Appeal. She also has experience before administrative tribunals, including the Board of Variance. The daughter of former City of Vancouver councillor and well-respected municipal lawyer, Jonathan Baker, she has had an interest in this area of law since well before she started practising with her father in 2002.

Guy Patterson RPP, MCIP
Partner, Young Anderson
Guy Patterson, a partner with Young Anderson, completed his law degree at UBC and clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court before articling at Young Anderson. He was called to the bar and joined the firm as an associate in March 2015. Before law school Guy worked as a planner for local governments and non-profit organizations in British Columbia, and for a brief stint in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He is a registered professional planner and a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and maintains a general practice in municipal law with a focus on planning and land use management, and subdivision regulation. Outside the office he spends most of his time with his wife and their four children.