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CONTACT Andrew

250.762.5434
[email protected]

FOCUS

Commercial Litigation
Construction Law

EDUCATION

  • B.A. (Hons) University of Calgary
  • LL.B University of Ottawa

MEET MY TEAM

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ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Child Advocacy Center- Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Andrew has written and presented extensively on matters impacting property and real estate in British Columbia.

Andrew Prior

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B.A.(Hons), LL.B.

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Andrew is one of our Shareholders practicing in Civil and Commercial Litigation as well as Construction Law. Before moving to Kelowna in 2013 to join Pihl Law Corporation, Andrew was a partner in the Vancouver office of a national business law firm.

Andrew has appeared before all levels of Court in British Columbia as well as courts in Alberta, Newfoundland and the Yukon. Andrew also has extensive arbitration and mediation experience.

Andrew has wide-ranging experience with business, partnership and property disputes as well as construction and complicated builders lien matters.

Andrew is routinely invited to speak at legal and industry events and seminars and has written articles about land use, property disputes and liens.

Andrew is also a highly regarded mentor within the firm and the local legal community. In 2025 Andrew was the first recipient outside of the Lower Mainland to be honoured with the Peter S. Hyndman Mentorship Award by the Vancouver Bar Association.

Andrew is involved in a number of community initiatives, including the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre of Kelowna where he has been on the Board of Directors since before the Centre was built, and served as the Chair of the Board for three years.

Outside of the office, Andrew will be spending time with his family, skiing as often as he can in winter and driving his two children all over Western Canada and the United States for competitive archery and motorsports.

Business and Partnership Disputes

Shareholders Disputes
Oppression Remedies
Injunctions and Declaratory relief
Commercial Litigation

Breach of contract
Negligent misrepresentation and economic loss
Construction and Real Estate Disputes

Builders Liens
Construction deficiency claims
Partition of Property Act and Property Law Act petitions
Real Estate Development

Regulatory compliance with the Real Estate Development Marketing Act
Disputes between co-owners, joint venturers, and partners surrounding the assembly and development of land

RECENT BLOG POSTS BY Andrew

Protecting Against Tenant Created Builder’s Liens

August 14, 2020

Kelowna’s reputation as a hot bed of entrepreneurialism is well earned and as a result, many people invest either in commercial real estate or in rental residential units. An owner of land, however, faces risk when their tenant engages in work within the premises.  If a contractor or sub-contractor goes unpaid, they may lien the…

Negotiating Renovation Contracts to Reduce Risk

June 19, 2019

The media has recently reported on RCMP warnings regarding supposed repair contractors offering discounted and shoddy or fraudulent work. Although it is always tempting to try to keep costs as low as possible, it is important to have an up-front discussion about the scope and nature of the agreement and to reduce the agreement to…

Foreshore Rights, Docks and Retaining Walls

June 26, 2017

A number of years ago I wrote an article about the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resources’ decision to direct additional resources towards reviewing foreshore rights and enforcing the use and construction of docks, retaining walls and other structures along the shoreline. Giving the ongoing flood event in the Okanagan, it seems an opportune…


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