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Sarah Turney Toronto Lawyer

Sarah J. Turney

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2010
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Sarah Turney is an advocate with extensive experience in real property, development and construction litigation. She works with clients to solve complex disputes arising from real property.

Sarah’s litigation practice focuses on real property disputes. She advises clients on complex easement and title matters, boundary disputes, adverse possession claims, mortgage claims and commercial lease remedies. Sarah is recognized for her in-depth knowledge of real property and is able to provide efficient, strategic advice on a broad range of real property matters. 

Sarah was recognized as a “Rising Star: Leading Lawyer under 40” by Lexpert in 2019. Winners of these highly competitive awards are selected by a distinguished advisory board. In selecting winners, the advisory board considers contributions to the firm, legal profession, and larger community.

Sarah’s municipal and planning practice includes property tax assessment, zoning and other planning appeals and expropriation matters. Sarah advocates for clients before the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Assessment Review Board.

As a former program coordinator with the City of Ottawa, Sarah has experience with government relations and policy development at the municipal level.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Real Estate Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Property Development and recognized as a Leading Lawyer in 2020, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2019 to 2020
  • Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, Lexpert Rising Star 2019

Client Work

  • Appellants obtain leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, [Case - Pawel Kosicki and Megan Munro], In a rare decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to the appellants, Pawel Kosicki and Megan Munro, to appeal the decision of Ontario’s Court of Appeal, which found that certain public land cannot be adversely possessed unless a municipality expressly waives its rights to that land. The result was a fundamental change to the law of possessory title as it applies to municipal public lands.  The appeal to the Supreme Court grants an opportunity to have the law on possessory title over municipal land, clarified and settled.
  • Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. successfully appeals property tax assessments before the Assessment Review Board, [Case - Maple Lodge Farms Ltd.], Canada's largest independently owned poultry processor successfully appeals property tax assessment before the Assessment Review Board.
  • Head tenant argues at rent reset arbitration involving competing expert appraisal evidence and lease interpretation, [Case - Confidential], Multimillion dollar rent reset arbitration in the Greater Toronto Area.
  • Owner/landlord successful at rent reset arbitration concerning valuation of a development parcel, [Case - Confidential], Complex rent reset arbitration involving the valuation of a development parcel.
  • East Annex Condominiums Association makes appeal at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, [Case - East Annex Condominiums Association], East Annex Condominiums Association appeals a refusal by the City of Toronto to permit development of a condominium tower on an important stretch of Bloor Street
  • Crown Agency v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, [Case - Craig James]
  • Property Tax Assessment - Ontario Hospital, [Case - Ontario Hospital]
  • Property Tax Assessment - Not-For-Profit, [Case - Confidential]
  • Vivekanandan v. Terzian (Ont. C.A.) 443 DLR (4th) 678, [Case - Vivekanandan/Azargive]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Ottawa
  • MA, (cum laude) Carleton University
  • Bachelor, Public Affairs and Policy Management, High Honours Carleton University

Knowledge

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Speaking Engagements

  • Easements and the Changing Law, 3/1/2023
  • To Vest or Not to Vest, 11/17/2022
  • Cautions to the Wind: The Impending Need for CPLs, 11/17/2020
Presenter Easements and the Changing Law LandPRO 2023 Conference
CO-PRESENTER: PAPER: TO VEST OR NOT TO VEST To Vest or Not to Vest Law Society of Ontario's Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2022
CO-PRESENTER: PAPER: CAUTIONS TO THE WIND: THE IMPENDING NEED FOR CPLS Cautions to the Wind: The Impending Need for CPLs Law Society of Ontario's Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2021

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