OMURA LAW BLOG

The British Columbia Supreme Court reversed the Assessment Appeal Board's valuation of an unremediated brownfield. Not enough consideration was given to the potential risk that the regulator might require remediation or the unique circumstances of the buyer in relation to the land: Victory Motors (Abbotsford) Ltd. v. British Columbia (Assessor of Area No. 15 - Fraser Valley), 2015 BCSC 1230. Valuing Unremediated Brownfields What's wrong with discounting tax assessments for unremediated

Valuing Unremediated Brownfields

The burden of establishing undue hardship is a heavy one. The hardship must be exceptional, excessive, or disproportionate. Undue hardship and Second Families Establishing an undue hardship claim The Child Support Guidelines are paramount and should be followed except in unusual circumstances. But what happens when a payor parent has obligations to a second family? Is that enough to ask for a reduction in support? The law is clear. A payor is required to pay child support based on the

Undue hardship and Second Families

What's to be done about historical contamination? Toxic chemicals, radioactive materials, industrial wastes, and other by-products of agricultural, bio-medical, mining, residential, industrial, and other commercial activities remain long after the activity that produces it ends. This depresses land values and poses a risk to human health and the environment. Strategies for Cleaning Up Brownfields  Tips for better regulation  Move away from the blame game. Historic contamination is everyone's

Strategies for Cleaning Up Brownfields