Congratulations to AMLC’s Articled Student, Chloe Trudel

Congratulations to AMLC’s Chloe Trudel who was called to the bar on May 16, 2023. 

Chloe obtained her law degree from The University of British Columbia, during which she volunteered and worked for the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic and participated in the Kawaskimhon Moot.

Chloe will join AMLC as an associate on June 5, 2023!

Summer student, Vivian Li, joins Allen McMillan

AMLC is pleased to welcome its new summer student, Vivian Li, to the team.  Vivian is a second-year law student at UBC where she volunteers as a peer tutor and mentor to first-year law students.  Vivian will complete her summer articles with the firm from May 8 to August 18, 2023.

We are excited to have Vivian join our team!

Congratulations to Natalie Chan for being accepted into the FACL BC Leadership Academy!

Congratulations to our new Associate, Natalie Chan, for being accepted into the FACL BC Leadership Academy!

The FACL BC Leadership Academy was created to develop the next generation of leaders in the Asian-Canadian legal community and address the lack of diversity at organizational leadership levels. After undergoing a highly competitive selection process, Natalie has been accepted to this first of its kind, six-month program.

We are excited to support Natalie in this endeavour, and congratulate her on this incredible achievement!

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society is a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals working to promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the wider community.

Articling student, Mia Stewart, joins AMLC

AMLC is excited to welcome its new Articling Student, Mia Stewart, to the team.  Mia recently graduated with her JD from Dalhousie University.  As a McGill Pre-Law student, Mia volunteered as a member of McGill’s highly competitive Moot Court Team.  She was also a committee director and co-chair of the McGill Model United Nations.  We look forward to having Mia complete her articles with the firm until May 2024.

Articling student, Katelyn Chaudhary, returns to AMLC

AMLC is pleased to welcome its newest articling student, Katelyn Chaudhary, back to the team. 

Katelyn summered at AMLC before graduating from Thompson Rivers University. During her time at law school, she volunteered for the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program and completed placements with Kamloops Pride for Pro Bono Students Canada as a Project Lead. She was awarded the Law Foundation Public Interest Award for her active involvement in access to justice initiatives. Katelyn will complete her articles with the firm from August 2023 to May 2024.

We are excited to have Katelyn join us again!

Greg Allen wins in land title trial

In this case, Greg represented a purchaser of residential property whose purchase was thwarted by a third party asserting that the vendor held the property in trust for him. The third party did not assert his trust interest in the property until after Greg’s client paid the full purchase price to the vendor.

In her decision, the chambers judge confirmed that British Columbia operates on a “first in time” system of land title registration, and held that the third party could not block the transfer of title to Greg’s client after the purchase price had already been paid. Greg successfully obtained an order that the caveat against title filed by the third party be struck, and that the property be transferred to his client.

To read the decision, visit 2023 BCSC 1111. For more information on Allen / McMillan’s civil litigation practice, please contact Greg at greg@amlc.ca.