Commercial Leasing 2025

Course Chairs
C. Nicole Mangan — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs
Nicole Mangan is a partner with Richards Buell Sutton and the chair of the firm's Commercial Leasing Practice Group and has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the area of Commercial Litigation Law for the 2021 edition. Nicole has broad experience working with property managers, landlords and tenants handling commercial lease disputes including failure to pay rent, rent distress, abandoned premises, abandoned goods in a premise, surrender agreements, eviction of overholding tenants and ownership of fixtures on premises. Nicole is also a member of the firm's insurance and employment law practice groups.

Ross McGowan provides a broad range of compliance, risk management and litigation support, with a focus on assisting financial institutions in combating fraud and corruption. He also advises clients in operations, payment systems, policy advice, and regulatory compliance matters.

Within his practice, Ross works with a variety of insurers to provide coverage and subrogation advice relating to fraud losses, bondability of employees, policy design, and defence of claims. Ross' expertise also extends to commercial leasing disputes, advising landlords, property managers, and tenants on an array of issues.

Ross has represented Canadian banks and credit unions at trial and appellate courts across Canada on national and provincial class action defence matters, including ones requiring extensive knowledge of the Bills of Exchange Act, Payment Canada's Automated Clearing Settlement System Rules and Standards, the Bank Act, the Credit Union Incorporation Act, the Financial Institutions Act, and other legislation.

Faculty
Robert Fischer — Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation, Vancouver
Layne Hellrung — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver
Ryan Shaw — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Sabdeep Sidhu — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver
Matthew G. Swanson — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Saravan J. Veylan — MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver

Course Materials Contributor
Joseph Romanoski — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

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• review of the most interesting leasing decisions of 2024
• Kingsgate Property Ltd. v. Vancouver School District No. 39, 2024 BCSC 2325; the appeal of arbitral awards and application of issue estoppel