Scargall Owen-King LLP is pleased to announce that we have been recognized in the 2022 Canadian edition of Best Lawyers. Paul Scargall, Matthew Owen-King and Guillaume Lavictoire were recognized as “Best Lawyers” for their expertise in Expropriation Law. Best Lawyers, first published in…
At the Annual General Meeting held on June 24, 2021, Guillaume Lavictoire was named President Elect and International Voting Director for Chapter 29 of the IRWA for the 2021/2022 year. The IRWA is an international professional organization dedicated to the advancement…
Guillaume Lavictoire was quoted in a March 13, 2021 Toronto Star article ‘It wasn’t the best home, but he was lucky to afford it. Now, this Toronto renter has to move out for the Scarborough subway.” A link to the article is…
Guillaume Lavictoire was interviewed by Ben Spurr of The Toronto Star. In his capacity as President of the Ontario Expropriation Association, Guillaume was asked to comment on the Ontario Government’s Building Transit Faster Act which includes proposed changes to the Expropriations Act. To read the full article, please see the…
Guillaume Lavictoire was interviewed by Tara Lindemann of The Sachem in Caledonia. In his capacity as President of the Ontario Expropriation Association, Guillaume was asked to comment on a recent expropriation in Haldimand County. To see the full article, click on the below link: https://www.sachem.ca/news-story/9747120–it-was-my-home-it-is-my-home-that-s-the-part-that-s-the-hardest-
The Ministry of Transportation is currently undertaking the planning, design and environmental assessment regarding the ‘407 Transitway’ anticipated to be constructed from Hurontario Street in Brampton/Mississauga to east of Highway 400 in Vaughan. The Transitway will include a dedicated transit corridor,…
Scargall Owen-King LLP is pleased to announce that Guillaume Lavictoire was named President of the Ontario Expropriation Association (the “OEA”) at its recent Annual General Meeting. Guillaume has served for many years on the executive of the OEA Board, most recently…
According to its website, ‘Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario under the Metrolinx Act, 2006, was created to improve the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.’ In the expropriations context, Metrolinx is…
http://highway400dunlopannesunnidale.com/ The Ministry of Transportation has initiated expropriation proceedings in the City of Barrie. This work is to facilitate the construction of improvements to Highway 400 and related interchanges. The project will also require the widening and improvement of the Dunlop…
On April 26, 2019 Guillaume Lavictoire was a presenter at the IRWA Spring Education Seminar. The presentation reviewed issues relating to trespass by third-party contractors outside of areas expropriated by the authority, as well as the consequences arising from ‘trespassing’ infrastructure that has been…
