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William G. Lane
Partner
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Regina
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306-565-5145
306-359-0785
wlane@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appeals
Commercial Litigation & Arbitrations
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Litigation
Construction Litigation & Arbitrations
Builder Liens & Bond Claims
Professional Discipline
Administrative Law

William Lane is a litigation partner whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, construction disputes, and administrative law. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal and Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan, as well as various administrative tribunals.

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William G. Lane
Partner
Office
Regina
Contact
306-565-5145
306-359-0785
wlane@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Appeals
Commercial Litigation & Arbitrations
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Litigation
Construction Litigation & Arbitrations
Builder Liens & Bond Claims
Professional Discipline
Administrative Law

William Lane is a litigation partner whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, construction disputes, and administrative law. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal and Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan, as well as various administrative tribunals.

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William practices civil litigation, with an emphasis on complex commercial litigation, construction disputes, and administrative law. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal and Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, and before various administrative tribunals.

William is the co-author of an annual article that reviews the previous year’s decisions from the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, published in the Saskatchewan Law Review. In 2018, he was elected to a three-year term as a Bencher for the Law Society of Saskatchewan. In 2021, he was re-elected for a second three-year term as a Bencher. 

During law school, William was an Editor and subsequently Managing Editor of the Saskatchewan Law Review. After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law in 2014, William clerked at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. He then obtained a Masters of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School.

Representative Work
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2021
Counsel for commercial entities in the prosecution and defence of commercial and contractual disputes.

Atwater Investment LP v BMO Life Assurance Company, 2021 SKCA 36

Counsel for both owners and contractors in relation to construction disputes, including claims involving defective/negligent work, delay, and payment disputes on residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
Achievements
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Bar Admission
  • Saskatchewan, 2015
3
Education
  • Masters of Laws, University of Chicago, 2016
  • Juris Doctor (Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2014 
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons), in Political Studies (High Honours), University of Saskatchewan, 2011
2
Awards & Recognition
  • 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
    • "Lawyer to Watch" in "Litigation – Corporate Commercial"
  • "Best Lawyers in Canada"
    • "Ones to Watch", Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2022-present

While attending law school, William won several academic awards, including:

  • College of Law Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2013
  • Cecil G. Schmitt Prize for Highest Standing in Company Law, 2013
  • Blake, Cassels & Graydon Prize for Highest Standing in Contract Law, 2012
  • John Trevor Maldwyn Jones Scholarship for Scholarship and Academic Progress, 2012
  • Award, Nasser Scholarship Fund, 2012
  • University Honours Scholarship for Academic Achievement, 2011
3
Memberships & Associations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan
    • Bencher, 2018-present
  • Regina Bar Association
2
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Saskatchewan Law Review

  • Managing Editor, 2013-2014
  • Editor, 2012-2013
     
Insights
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December 16, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada Relaxes the Test for “Constructive” Takings
William G. Lane
Case Comment
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Annapolis Group Inc. v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36 [Annapolis] clarified the test for a “constructive taking” by a regulatory body. Background In that case, a private property owner (Annapolis Group Inc.
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Academic Publications
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2022
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85:1 Saskatchewan Law Review 1
The Judgments of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, 2019 and 2020
William G. Lane
2020
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Saskatchewan Law Review 107
Judgments of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, 2018
William G. Lane

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