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​Strategic Solutions in Expropriation Law. 

Scargall Owen-King LLP is a boutique law firm focusing only on expropriation law. We provide strategic legal advice and services to private landowners, as well as municipalities and other public entities throughout Ontario.

Our team has extensive experience regarding development and infrastructure projects of all complexities, including road widenings and highway extensions, major capital works, electricity transmission corridors, pipelines, transit and residential and commercial developments.

SOK is committed to providing clients with excellent service, effective representation and practical solutions in expropriation law and related areas.

We recognize that an expropriation's impacts upon a property's unique characteristics can best be understood by inspecting the property in person, and reviewing issues on site with the owner.  That is why it is our practice to attend and review all aspects of each impacted property. 

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Expropriation Law


Expropriation Law


Aug
19
2025
Blog Post

The Ring of Fire: Road Projects and Legal Implications

Ontario’s Ring of Fire is a mineral-rich region 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay, poised for major development. Yet it remains inaccessible by road. Two major infrastructure projects aim to change that—and raise significant land use and...

Aug
11
2025
Blog Post

“Am I Being Fairly Compensated?” — Understanding Full and Fair Compensation in Expropriation

Expropriation does not always involve the full taking of a property. In many cases, only a portion of the land is acquired for public infrastructure or utility projects, while the remainder continues to be owned by the impacted property owner. In ...

Jul
23
2025
Blog Post

Tribunal Declines Metrolinx Request to Combine Hearings

On July 9, 2025, the Ontario Land Tribunal recently dismissed a motion brought by Metrolinx to have three expropriation claims heard together (OLT-23-000848; OLT-23-000851; OLT-23-000860). The matters relate to adjacent properties along Queen Stre...

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