John A. McLachlan

Tel: (604) 305-0299
johnmclachlan@lexpacifica.com

Professional Biography

John is a Director and owner of Lex Pacifica. His practice is in the areas of commercial litigation and administrative law. John has a broad range of litigation experience including construction litigation, builders’ liens, shareholder disputes, employment litigation, discipline matters, real estate transactions, commercial lease disputes, property tax disputes and other contract litigation.

John has appeared as counsel before the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court, and various Administrative Tribunals including the Employment Standards Tribunal, the Property Assessment Appeal Board, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal and the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.

John has appeared as a speaker at legal education seminars and has been a guest instructor at the Professional Legal Training Course. He regularly writes for the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia’s quarterly publication, INPUT magazine, on a wide variety of legal issues related to real property matters. He was also a contributing author for the CLE British Columbia Property Assessment Manual from 2009 to 2013.