Chilwin Cheng
Recent Posts
2024 Platinum Client Champion Award
Chilwin Cheng Speaks on Lawyered Podcast
I recently appeared on Lawyered the Podcast, hosted by Husein Panju.
Securities Litigation Conference 2024
I am looking forward to Chairing the upcoming Continuing Legal Education Society of BC Securities Litigation Conference on March 8, 2024.
Key Insights into Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs): Lessons from Recent Cases
Since 2017, the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation has issued Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) to support the enforcement of the Mines Act, associated regulations, and permits issued under the Act.
2023 Platinum Client Champion Award
I was recently recognized with a 2023 Platinum Client Champion Award and Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Rating score of 5.0 out of 5.0.
Significant Acquittals in Mining Prosecution
In a recent case, Chilwin Cheng and Janessa Mason obtained acquittals of all significant charges against two mining company executives in B.C.
Commentary - R. v Saad
The state really is watching you: The courts blur, again, the distinction between public and private information in a regulatory prosecution. A case comment on R. v Saad, 2021 BCSC 1117 (CanLII).
Commentary - R. v Stevikova
In R. v Stevikova, the accused successfully appealed a sentence imposed after a conviction under the Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488.
Working With Your Regulator While Police Watch
Your phone rings. Your client is panicking. A regulator tells them that investigators and the police will be at their site the next day investigating an incident.