
J. Bruce Melville
Associate Counsel
Location:
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Phone:
(604) 588-9321
1-800-555-3288
1-800-555-3288
Fax:
(604) 589-5391
Email:
Areas of Practice
- Expropriation
- Municipal Law
- Civil Disputes
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, 1981
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- LL.B. - 1980
- University of British Columbia Faculty of Commerce, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1977
Published Works
- Cost recovery under the B.C. Tariff, Expropriation Law Centre
- Expropriation of Security Interests, Expropriation Law Centre
- Loss of Access, Expropriation Law Centre
- Regulatory takings in Canada, Expropriation Law Centre
- Statutory rights of way in British Columbia, Expropriation Law Centre
- Indian Reserves and Indian Treaty Problems in Northeastern British Columbia, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Vancouver, 1981
Classes/Seminars
- Guest Speaker, Canadian Real Estate Association Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
- Frequent guest speaker appearances at Canadian expropriation conferences
- Lecturer, Municipal Administration program, Capilano University, North Vancouver
- Frequent media commentator on expropriation and land compensation topics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Law Society of British Columbia, Member, 1981 - Present
- Alberta Expropriation Association, Member
- British Columbia Expropriation Association, Member
- Ontario Expropriation Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Melville & Company, 1985 - 1994
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 1981 - 1985
Pro Bono Activities
- Webmaster, Expropriation Law Centre