Expertise
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- Education:
- McGill University (2021) JD/BCL
- Mount Saint Vincent University, (2017) BPR
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Bhreagh Ross (she/her)
is an associate at Lenczner Slaght.
Bhreagh maintains a broad litigation practice with a focus on public and administrative law and complex commercial litigation. Bhreagh’s clients have included regulated professionals, developers, railway companies, and Indigenous governments. Bhreagh has appeared before all levels of Court in Ontario, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and various administrative tribunals.
Bhreagh received her JD and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University, where she graduated on the Dean’s Honour List and was awarded the Stanley Kandestin W.C. prize for academic achievement and extracurricular involvement. Bhreagh was also the recipient of the Stephen A. Scott Award in Constitutional Law. A skilled oral advocate, Bhreagh competed in the 2020 Laskin Moot, where her team was selected as First Place School, First Place Factum, and First Place Pair. Bhreagh was also awarded Third Place Oralist overall.
Bhreagh is passionate about access to justice and is a proud volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario.
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Halton (Regional Municipality) v Canadian National Railway Company
Successful counsel to the intervener, Railway Association of Canada, in a dispute regarding the applicability of certain provincial legislation and municipal bylaws to CN’s intermodal logistics hub in the town of Milton, Ontario.
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Annapolis Group v Halifax Regional Municipality
Counsel to the plaintiff in an action concerning alleged de facto expropriation, misfeasance in public office, and unjust enrichment relating to the plaintiff’s efforts to develop its lands within the Halifax Regional Municipality. Successfully represented the plaintiff at the Supreme Court of Canada with the Court clarifying the test for de facto expropriation and concluding that our client’s claim for de facto expropriation could proceed to trial.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Seven New Associates
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to add to its collective experience and knowledge with the addition of seven exceptional associates.
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Hosted by UofT's Litigation Association, Bhreagh Ross and Keely Kinley led a moot demonstration and Q&A for students interested in mooting.
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Katrina Dods and Bhreagh Ross led a moot demonstration and Q&A for all those participating in Allard Law’s 2023 First Year Moot!
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Stanley Kandestin, Q.C. Prize (2021)
McGill University, Faculty of Law
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Laskin Moot (2020)
First Place Team, First Place Pair, First Place Factum, Third Place Oralist
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Highest Aggregate, Senate Medal of Distinction, Valedictorian (2017)
Mount Saint Vincent University
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Dr. Patrick O’Neill Award for Public Speaking (2015)
Mount Saint Vincent University
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Most Promising Student in French (2014, 2016)
Mount Saint Vincent University
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Exchequer Cup Moot (2022)
First Place Team, First Place Factum (Appellant)
Federal Court of Appeal -
Stephen A. Scott Award in Constitutional Law (2018)
McGill University, Faculty of Law