Overview
Balpreet maintains a broad commercial litigation practice. Balpreet appears often in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and has experience at all levels of court in British Columbia. He also has experience negotiating settlements for contentious disputes, including at mediations and judicial settlement conferences.
Balpreet acts as litigation counsel for clients in several practice areas and industries including:
- Commercial Litigation: Representing clients in complex contractual disputes, shareholder litigation, partnership and joint venture disputes, including disputes related to the purchase, sale and development of real property. Prosecuting and defending civil fraud proceedings, as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims against real estate agents, directors of companies, trustees, and other professionals.
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Debt Collection: Representing creditors, debtors, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy, insolvency and receivership proceedings, as well as residential and commercial foreclosure proceedings. Acting for equipment lease and finance companies in realization proceedings to recover assets and enforce their secured interests, with a focus on the transportation and logistics industry.
- Construction Litigation: Representing builders, developers, contractors and others in Builders Lien Act enforcement proceedings, negligence claims, and construction deficiency proceedings.
Balpreet strives to understand his clients’ business objectives, and then deliver responsive service, cost-effective solutions, and practical outcomes.
Notable matters
- Represented secured creditors and debtors in various commercial foreclosure and receivership proceedings. Coromandel Properties Ltd. (Re), 2023 BCSC 2187, Prospera Credit Union v. 1321725 B.C. Ltd., 2024 BCSC 696
- Successfully obtained a Court order to have multiple lawsuits heard together by the same trial judge, concerning joint venture disputes arising from a multi-million dollar development property. Sood v. Hans, 2022 BCSC 2416
- As co-counsel, successfully obtained an injunction to prohibit interference with a multi-million dollar timber harvesting operation of a commercial logging contractor. Eagle West Timber Ltd. v. 1089848 B.C. Ltd., 2022 BCSC 278
- Achieved desirable outcomes for clients in collapsing real estate transactions, including situations such as acting for a purchaser of a home damaged by fire prior to completion date with full remediation paid for by the seller’s insurer, obtaining judgment against a purchaser who failed to pay a deposit after subject removal, and obtaining an injunction to prevent construction on a residential lot for which ownership was in dispute
Languages spoken
- English
- Punjabi
Bar admissions & education
- British Columbia, 2020
- LL.M (Common Law), University of British Columbia, 2019
- LL.B (Honours), University of Birmingham, 2018
- B.B.A. (Honours) with specializations in Finance and Human Resources Management, Simon Fraser University, 2015
