Nicholas R. Hughes

Nicholas R. Hughes

(604) 643-7106
(604) 643-7900
745 Thurlow St, Suite 2400, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 1990
Mr. Hughes is a senior litigator in McCarthy Tétrault’s Vancouver Office who specializes in all facets of environmental law. His clients are primarily in the mining, transportation, industrial and real estate sectors. His practice spans from comprehensive compliance-related advisory services, through all manner of dispute resolution services, including regulatory litigation, regulatory appeals, judicial review of regulatory decisions, criminal prosecutions of environmental offences, civil claims arising from environmental disputes and appeals arising therefrom. The environmental litigation Mr. Hughes is engaged in includes litigation in relation to the following subject matters: wildfire litigation, contaminated sites litigation, Fisheries Act litigation, Migratory Birds Act litigation, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act litigation, Canadian Environmental Protection Act litigation, Environmental Management Act Litigation (including permit appeals), and herbicide litigation under the Integrated Pest Management Act.
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