thompson & elliott team

                              From left to right:
                  Richard Ledding, Walter Kosteckyj,
                  Gordon M. Elliott, Sonny S. Parhar

Gordon M. Elliott is one of the first partners of Thompson & Elliott. He was called to the B.C. Bar in 1977 and his practice focuses on Banking Law, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law which includes all matters relating to residential/commercial conveyance & mortgage transactions, foreclosure and collections.

Mr. Elliott is also a frequent lecturer in various seminars and teaching venues, both for the legal community and business community at large.

Gordon's Notable Cases - Click on a case to view details.

Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Canterbury Investment Corp.
Der Bach v. Mueller
Pabla v. Tara Development (1999) Ltd.
Thomas v. British Columbia (Provincial Approving Officer)
Canada Asian Centre Developments Inc. (Re)
Order Approving Sale - Glenrobin, by Polygon

Gordon was able to obtain an Order in the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving the sale of all of the Strata Lots on the Glenrobin site in Burnaby, B.C. which enabled the Polygon group to proceed with one of their largest devlopments in the Province to date.

Walter Kosteckyj was called to the B.C. Bar in 1984 after serving as a member of the R.C.M.P. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Saskatchewan and was appointed First Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. His practice focuses on Personal Injury Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Matrimonial and Real Estate Litigation.

Walter is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia.

Walter's Notable Cases - Click on a case to view details.

Blake v. Buy-Low Foods Ltd.
Braut v. Stec Supreme Court
Braut v. Stec
Cichy (Committee of) v. Cichy
Delmas v. Orion 2000 Technologies Ltd.
Dow v. Montreal Trust Co. Supreme Court
Dow v. Montreal Trust Co.
Siddaway v. Chonchawalit

Richard Ledding graduated with his law degree from the University of Victoria in 1981 and was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1982.

Richard has a varied solicitor’s practice focusing on corporate, real estate, trust and estate law. He is the corporate solicitor for many prominent corporations throughout British Columbia and has been serving various sectors of the business community in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia for over twenty years.

Richard also acts for a large number of “creative” as well as traditional real estate investors, syndicators and developers and frequently speaks at various real estate investment seminars, including Ozzie Jurock’s seminars for his real estate action groups.

Sonny Parhar practices in the areas of civil and corporate litigation including personal injury, family, real estate and contract law. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Commerce degree in 1996 and graduated from the University of Windsor with a Law degree in 2000.

After spending a summer as a student with Thompson & Elliott in 1999, Sonny articled with the downtown Toronto law firm of McDonald & Hayden in 2000 and 2001. He was called to the bar of the Provinces of Ontario and British Columbia in early 2002.

Sonny has successfully appeared as counsel on numerous matters in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. A list of reported decisions that Sonny has appeared as counsel on can be viewed below.

Sonny is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, and is a sitting member of the Legislation and Law Reform Committee and the Automobile Insurance Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.

Sonny's Notable Cases - Click on a case to view details.

Braut v. Stec Court of Appeal
Braut v. Stec Supreme Court
Pabla v. Tara Development (1999) Ltd.