Services provided by BHLF Lawyers
We accept a wide range of mandates : opinion, advice, negociation, mediation, litigation, drafting, training.
Terms and conditions of access
- You must be an agricultural producer
- The legal issue must not be between two producers or between a producer and the UPA or a group of producers
Like any private practice firm, BHLF Lawyers reserves the right to accept or refuse a mandate due to the unavailability of lawyers or other criteria. Services are billable at a competitive rate and are offered throughout the province of Quebec. Please note that we do not provide matrimonial or estate law services.
Services provided
Agricultural production
- Production and marketing
- Collective marketing agreements
- Regulatory drafting
- Contracts (purchase, sale, rental)
- Animal welfare
- Programs and subsidies
- Governance and ethical issues
Environnement
- Permits and authorizations
- Wetlands and bodies of water
- Watercourses and ditches
- Tree felling
- Nuisance
- Pesticides
- Sustainable development
Municipal and spatial planning
- Preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities
- Municipal by-laws (zoning, construction, urban planning)
- Permits and authorizations
- Acquired rights and derogatory uses
- Separation distances standards
- Municipal taxation
- Real estate assessment
- Expropriation
Real estate law
- Encroachment and infringement of property rights
- Easements (right of way, conservation, public utility)
- Boundary delimitation procedures
- Acquisitive prescription
- Common works
Liability and offences
- Damage action
- Neighbourhood annoyances
- Latent defects
- Defamation
- Statements of offence (Highway Safety Code, Municipal law, Environmental law, etc.)
- Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)
Other services
- Access to information and privacy protection related matters
- Farm buildings construction standards
- Labour law
- Insurance and claims
Legal columns
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26 October 2022Les troubles de voisinage et l’immunité en zone agricole
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Our publications
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29 June 2023La sécurité routière pour le monde agricole... en un coup d’œil!
Résumé du Guide de la sécurité routière pour le monde agricole préparé par l’UPA
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