Firm History

Staples McDannold Stewart grew out of a municipal law practice established in 1975. In 1988, wishing to concentrate on local government and other government clients only, the partners established a new firm. The three partners and various associates conduct a province wide practice acting for Regional Health Authorities and local governments as well as contract work for various provincial government ministries and crown corporations, including the Ministries of Municipal Affairs, Highways, Attorney General, Health, B.C. Buildings Corporation and B.C. Assessment Authority.

Our core areas of expertise are (1) public health law: advising the Regional Health Authorities through the MHOs , EHOs, CLOs and their staff and providing corporate law and real estate law services to the Regional Health Authorities, and (2) local government law: covering all of the activities of any local government corporation, from legislative and policy functions to corporate activities, such as finance and real estate, and to regulatory activities, including law enforcement.

In addition to provincial court and administrative tribunal work, we also have extensive expertise in both plaintiff and defence representation in the civil courts.

We have a solid background in public health law issues as a result of our work for the Capital Regional District and local and regional health authorities over the last 19 years.