Congratulations to Naomi Baker, our new Articling Student

Naomi qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 2018, working for a number of prominent regional firms in the UK. She has been working with us as a Paralegal for just under two years, while working on requalifying as a lawyer in British Columbia. She has now completed all of her NCA exams and will article with us for five months before she is called to the British Columbia bar.

Congratulations Naomi!

AMLC sponsors Mission Possible’s 16th Annual Gala

AMLC was a Silver Partner at the 16th Annual Mission Possible Gala on November 27th, 2024. Our team had a wonderful evening, and we are glad to support an organization that helps people facing barriers to the traditional workforce through their Employment Readiness Program. We loved hearing the stories of program participants, and look forward to continuing our support as Impact Sponsors in the new year.

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Mission Possible is a non-profit organization in the Downtown Eastside that transforms lives through meaningful work. You can learn more about what they do at www.mission-possible.ca.

AMLC sponsors the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers Annual Gala

AMLC was a Bronze Sponsor at the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers’ 13th Annual Gala on November 15th, 2024. Our team had a fantastic evening, and are glad to support an organization that promotes equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.  FACL BC is the largest equity-seeking bar association in British Columbia with over 800 members ranging from judges, partners, associates, in-house counsel, academics and law students.

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You can learn more about them, their work, and their events at https://faclbc.ca/.

Greg Allen is featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2024

AMLC’s Greg Allen has been featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2024. Featured lawyers have been chosen from The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 where Greg was recognized for his work as a litigator in Corporate Commercial Law.

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More details about Greg’s inclusion in the Lexpert Directory can be found here.

Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel ranked as an Elite Boutique firm by Legal 500 Canada

Legal 500 Canada has ranked Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel as an Elite Boutique firm for dispute resolution in British Columbia for the second year in a row! The Elite Boutique ranking is for boutique firms which the Legal 500 research team has determined are competitive with the larger tier 1 and tier 2 firms.

In addition, Wes and Greg have been recognized as Leading Partners based on peer and client endorsements.

A testimonial about AMLC shares, “[t]he team of lawyers are specialized in their particular practice areas and they are also very practical in how they approach problem-solving for their clients. The lawyers, in particular Greg Allen, Wes McMillan and Kaitlyn Meyer, each are very reputable within the legal community and they generate referrals from other lawyers who have respect for who they are and how they practice.”

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More details about this year’s rankings can be found here.

AMLC’s Wanda Simek and Alina Chekh secure the return of a $1 million deposit in a failed real estate transaction

Wanda Simek and Alina Chekh successfully represented the plaintiff, a potential purchaser who entered into a contract to buy a luxury property from the developer/seller. Although the potential purchaser was ready to close on the completion date, the seller was not. The plaintiff accepted the seller’s repudiation, terminated the contract, and sued to recover the deposit. 

The court agreed with the plaintiff, finding that the seller breached the fundamental terms of the contract by failing to complete all construction work, provide an occupancy permit, and clear title by the closing date, and ordered that the seller return the $1 million deposit to the plaintiff.

The court also found the seller’s history of non-compliance with discovery obligations and court orders, along with the failure to engage meaningfully in the litigation, warranted awarding special costs to the plaintiff. 

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To read the decision, visit 2024 BCSC 1828. For more information on AMLC’s real estate litigation practice, please contact Wanda at wanda@amlc.ca or Alina at alina@amlc.ca.