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Harness the New Power of Municipalities With New Book From the Municipal Law Group

Published: 03/31/2010

By Signe Leisk

Cassels Brock lawyers, Stan Makuch, Signe Leisk, James Ayres and Nicole Auty co-author Canadian Forms & Precedents – Municipal Law, recently published by LexisNexis. 

Municipal power has expanded dramatically over the past 10 years. Today’s legislation is less prescriptive, giving municipalities the authority to craft their own by-law terms.

When drafting by-laws, many important questions must be considered:

  • Can a municipality undertake the given action?
  • Is the by-law valid and enforceable?
  • Does it accomplish its objectives?
  • Will it withstand a court challenge?
  • On what grounds could the by-law be struck down?

Canadian Forms & Precedents – Municipal Law is a complete package of tools to simplify drafting municipal legal documents. It includes: 

  • Expert commentary to guide you through the essential aspects of municipal legal practice and how to use key municipal forms
     
  • Comprehensive sample forms and precedents to assist with developing documents related to regulatory by-laws (such as tree protection and site alteration), business licensing, municipal agreements, Community Development Corporations and Business Improvement Areas, municipal finances (including fees and charges), tax sales, and expropriation
     
  • Checklists to ensure no fine details are overlooked

Canadian Forms & Precedents – Municipal Law is a valuable resource for lawyers practicing in the municipal law field or seeking expert guidance on municipal by-laws, municipal staff whose responsibilities include preparing by-laws and advising municipal councils and planning, engineering, environmental, and other consultants working in the municipal field, who also have occasion to draft, review, or interpret municipal by-laws. 

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To learn more about this book, please contact any of the authors:

Stanley Makuch - smakuch@casselsbrock.com
Signe Leisk - sleisk@casselsbrock.com
James Ayres - jayres@casselsbrock.com
Nicole Auty - nauty@casselsbrock.com